MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260000F032.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260000F032.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 32 hour NAM valid 8Z SAT 27 SEP 25 Station: 35.13,-78.93 Latitude: 35.13 Longitude: -78.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1004 65 23.9 21.6 87 2.3 22.3 282 1 296.7 299.7 295.3 344.0 16.37 1 1000 99 23.3 21.5 89 1.8 22.0 260 1 296.5 299.4 295.1 343.5 16.32 2 950 545 21.2 19.8 92 1.3 20.2 204 15 298.7 301.5 295.2 343.8 15.50 3 900 1014 19.5 16.5 83 3.0 17.4 200 18 301.6 304.0 294.4 340.4 13.19 4 850 1505 17.1 12.9 77 4.1 14.4 193 19 304.0 306.1 293.6 337.0 11.08 5 800 2020 14.5 7.0 61 7.4 10.0 201 21 306.6 308.0 291.8 330.5 7.89 6 750 2562 10.9 4.3 64 6.6 7.1 197 21 308.4 309.7 291.6 329.7 6.95 7 700 3134 7.1 1.9 69 5.2 4.3 199 23 310.4 311.6 291.7 329.9 6.29 8 650 3740 3.1 1.2 88 1.8 2.1 198 25 312.4 313.7 292.4 332.6 6.45 9 600 4384 -0.6 -1.9 91 1.3 -1.3 204 24 315.4 316.5 292.6 333.1 5.56 10 550 5076 -3.7 -4.3 96 0.6 -4.0 211 23 319.7 320.6 293.3 336.0 5.05 11 500 5824 -8.0 -8.9 94 0.8 -8.4 208 27 323.2 324.0 293.4 336.2 3.92 12 450 6636 -12.8 -14.1 90 1.3 -13.3 202 31 327.1 327.7 293.5 336.8 2.85 13 400 7524 -18.5 -21.4 77 3.0 -19.3 197 28 331.0 331.4 293.6 337.1 1.72 14 350 8507 -24.9 -28.0 75 3.1 -25.6 200 42 335.2 335.4 294.1 339.2 1.09 15 300 9611 -32.5 -35.3 76 2.8 -33.0 206 41 339.5 339.6 294.8 341.9 0.63 16 250 10868 -42.8 -46.1 70 3.3 -43.1 204 49 342.4 342.4 295.1 343.3 0.24 17 200 12332 -54.2 -58.2 61 4.0 -54.4 195 59 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.2 0.07 18 150 14130 -64.1 -76.3 17 12.2 -64.1 211 56 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.8 0.01 19 100 16574 -68.2 -86.4 6 18.2 -68.4 214 20 395.9 395.9 304.6 395.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5724.96 m Freezing level: 607.93 mb = 4281.77 m = 14047.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.00 mb = 4132.98 m = 13559.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.00 % Est. max temperature: 31.01 C = 87.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.05 mb = 354.49 m = 1162.99 ft T: 22.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.65 C/km ThetaE index: 14.02 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 873.83 mb = 1267.03 m = 4156.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.02 C = 86.03 F Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lifted Index: -2.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.43 C Showalter Index: -0.01 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.07 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.11 C Cross Totals Index: 20.97 C K Index: 32.81 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 218.96 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 540.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 55.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.98 mb = 748.39 m = 2455.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 762.98 mb = 2417.78 m = 7932.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 272.98 mb = 10262.08 m = 33667.83 ft B at Equ Level: 540.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.98 mb = 14007.03 m = 45954.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.4 at 21.3 knts Storm direction: 232.4 at 16.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 3.3 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 38.4 neg: -6.6 tot: 31.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 21.72 Bulk Shear: 24.90 m/s