MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260000F039.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260000F039.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 15Z 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 1006 65 25.0 22.0 84 3.0 22.9 153 3 297.6 300.7 295.8 346.3 16.78 1 1000 114 24.1 21.9 87 2.2 22.5 157 3 297.3 300.3 295.7 345.8 16.75 2 950 562 20.9 19.7 93 1.3 20.1 212 5 298.4 301.2 295.1 343.1 15.36 3 900 1029 18.5 18.1 98 0.3 18.2 211 4 300.5 303.2 295.2 343.6 14.68 4 850 1519 16.5 12.8 79 3.7 14.1 235 8 303.4 305.4 293.3 336.0 10.99 5 800 2033 13.3 11.0 86 2.3 11.8 217 8 305.3 307.2 293.4 336.3 10.35 6 750 2574 10.1 8.0 87 2.0 8.8 225 13 307.5 309.2 293.0 334.9 9.03 7 700 3145 6.3 5.5 94 0.9 5.8 231 11 309.5 311.0 292.9 334.4 8.11 8 650 3748 2.2 0.9 91 1.3 1.5 209 11 311.5 312.7 292.0 331.1 6.31 9 600 4392 -1.1 -8.5 57 7.5 -4.3 186 21 314.9 315.5 290.5 325.6 3.34 10 550 5081 -4.5 -10.5 63 6.0 -7.0 195 34 318.7 319.3 291.4 328.9 3.12 11 500 5825 -9.0 -14.3 66 5.2 -11.0 196 41 322.0 322.5 291.9 330.5 2.54 12 450 6635 -12.4 -14.1 87 1.7 -13.0 201 37 327.7 328.3 293.7 337.4 2.86 13 400 7526 -18.2 -20.2 85 1.9 -18.8 203 42 331.3 331.7 293.9 338.1 1.93 14 350 8509 -24.8 -27.8 76 3.0 -25.5 198 49 335.3 335.5 294.1 339.3 1.11 15 300 9612 -33.0 -37.1 67 4.0 -33.6 190 51 338.8 338.9 294.5 340.8 0.53 16 250 10871 -41.7 -45.3 68 3.7 -41.9 190 67 344.1 344.2 295.6 345.2 0.27 17 200 12341 -54.4 -58.5 60 4.1 -54.5 184 72 346.7 346.7 296.0 347.0 0.07 18 150 14139 -63.5 -78.2 12 14.8 -63.6 203 52 360.8 360.8 298.8 360.8 0.01 19 100 16587 -69.1 -85.7 7 16.5 -69.2 204 24 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.79 m Freezing level: 616.37 mb = 4181.09 m = 13717.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.83 mb = 3912.90 m = 12837.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.55 % Est. max temperature: 30.39 C = 86.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.36 mb = 439.89 m = 1443.21 ft T: 21.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.74 C/km ThetaE index: 10.69 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.31 mb = 836.15 m = 2743.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.99 C = 80.59 F Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lifted Index: -3.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.58 C Showalter Index: -0.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.33 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.49 C Cross Totals Index: 21.84 C K Index: 37.41 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 209.26 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.14 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 781.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 935.96 mb = 690.34 m = 2264.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 830.96 mb = 1711.05 m = 5613.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 260.96 mb = 10574.55 m = 34692.97 ft B at Equ Level: 776.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.96 mb = 14514.02 m = 47617.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.3 at 16.5 knts Storm direction: 232.3 at 12.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 0.4 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 20.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: -4.1 tot: 3.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.17 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.1 stream: 0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 34.77 Bulk Shear: 22.47 m/s