MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F033.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F033.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 28 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 1005 65 22.7 22.1 97 0.6 22.3 31 8 295.4 298.4 295.3 343.8 16.87 1 1000 109 22.1 21.9 99 0.1 22.0 32 10 295.2 298.2 295.1 343.5 16.81 2 950 555 20.4 20.4 100 -0.0 20.4 70 16 297.8 300.8 295.4 344.4 16.07 3 900 1022 18.3 17.2 93 1.1 17.5 104 15 300.4 302.9 294.5 340.8 13.81 4 850 1510 15.5 14.0 91 1.5 14.6 149 18 302.4 304.6 293.7 337.6 11.92 5 800 2023 13.2 11.5 90 1.6 12.1 168 15 305.2 307.2 293.6 337.3 10.73 6 750 2565 10.9 7.7 81 3.2 8.9 184 15 308.4 310.0 293.1 335.3 8.84 7 700 3136 7.0 -9.8 29 16.8 -0.2 191 21 310.2 310.7 288.3 318.5 2.60 8 650 3742 3.6 -17.4 20 21.0 -3.9 195 24 313.0 313.3 288.1 318.0 1.50 9 600 4386 1.0 -43.4 2 44.5 -7.9 206 28 317.3 317.3 288.1 317.8 0.14 10 550 5077 -4.3 -20.2 28 16.0 -9.4 207 27 319.0 319.3 289.9 323.8 1.39 11 500 5823 -7.4 -22.6 28 15.2 -12.0 209 34 324.1 324.3 291.3 328.4 1.25 12 450 6635 -12.8 -37.3 11 24.5 -17.6 213 41 327.1 327.2 291.3 328.4 0.34 13 400 7523 -18.2 -48.3 5 30.1 -22.2 209 46 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.8 0.12 14 350 8505 -25.2 -50.5 8 25.3 -27.8 203 51 334.8 334.8 293.1 335.2 0.11 15 300 9608 -32.5 -41.1 42 8.5 -33.6 199 51 339.5 339.6 294.6 340.9 0.35 16 250 10868 -41.7 -46.5 59 4.9 -42.1 204 65 344.1 344.2 295.6 345.1 0.23 17 200 12342 -52.5 -65.2 20 12.7 -52.8 211 69 349.7 349.7 296.6 349.8 0.03 18 150 14163 -61.9 -82.2 5 20.2 -62.1 226 36 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.00 19 100 16611 -67.5 -85.8 6 18.3 -67.6 266 20 397.3 397.3 304.8 397.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.95 m Freezing level: 590.31 mb = 4519.96 m = 14829.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 701.17 mb = 3122.24 m = 10243.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.74 % Est. max temperature: 29.44 C = 85.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 997.08 mb = 134.58 m = 441.54 ft T: 21.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.34 C/km ThetaE index: 26.62 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 941.41 mb = 633.69 m = 2079.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.56 C = 78.01 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -2.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.76 C Showalter Index: 0.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.24 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.85 C Cross Totals Index: 21.39 C K Index: 20.10 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 236.93 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.83 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 568.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 951.06 mb = 545.66 m = 1790.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 886.06 mb = 1155.17 m = 3789.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 276.06 mb = 10182.75 m = 33407.56 ft B at Equ Level: 565.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.06 mb = 13519.53 m = 44354.88 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 188.2 at 21.6 knts Storm direction: 218.2 at 16.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 212.8 neg: -0.3 tot: 212.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.70 Bulk Rich Number: 4.26 Bulk Shear: 133.29 m/s