MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270600F014.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270600F014.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 14 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 27 SEP 25 Station: 38.50,-80.36 Latitude: 38.50 Longitude: -80.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 102 1 950 546 SFC 932 711 22.7 17.4 72 5.3 19.1 321 2 301.9 304.4 294.8 341.9 13.56 3 900 1015 18.8 15.9 83 2.9 16.8 318 2 300.9 303.2 293.9 338.2 12.72 4 850 1503 14.2 13.6 97 0.5 13.8 262 1 301.0 303.1 293.1 335.2 11.63 5 800 2012 10.7 8.5 86 2.3 9.3 293 3 302.6 304.2 291.3 328.5 8.71 6 750 2548 8.4 1.6 62 6.7 4.8 252 2 305.7 306.7 289.7 323.2 5.74 7 700 3116 5.7 -1.2 61 6.9 2.2 268 3 308.8 309.7 290.0 324.3 4.99 8 650 3718 1.6 -5.9 57 7.5 -1.8 294 6 310.8 311.5 289.6 322.8 3.79 9 600 4357 -2.5 -6.5 74 4.0 -4.3 245 5 313.3 314.0 290.5 325.8 3.93 10 550 5044 -5.9 -11.1 67 5.2 -8.0 219 16 317.1 317.6 290.8 326.8 2.98 11 500 5785 -10.1 -14.1 72 4.1 -11.6 219 17 320.7 321.2 291.5 329.3 2.56 12 450 6589 -15.3 -27.2 35 12.0 -18.1 208 30 324.1 324.2 290.9 327.3 0.91 13 400 7468 -21.0 -33.0 33 11.9 -23.3 202 41 327.6 327.7 291.6 329.8 0.60 14 350 8439 -28.8 -52.2 9 23.4 -30.7 194 43 330.0 330.0 291.8 330.3 0.09 15 300 9525 -35.7 -55.4 12 19.6 -37.0 192 56 335.0 335.0 293.1 335.3 0.07 16 250 10771 -43.5 -62.9 10 19.3 -44.3 190 74 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.5 0.03 17 200 12241 -51.6 -73.4 6 21.9 -52.0 191 62 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.2 0.01 18 150 14069 -59.7 -81.3 4 21.6 -59.9 203 42 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 19 100 16556 -66.2 -85.7 5 19.4 -66.4 229 28 399.7 399.7 305.2 399.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.08 m Freezing level: 630.00 mb = 3973.57 m = 13036.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.55 mb = 3440.78 m = 11288.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.21 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.94 % Est. max temperature: 24.47 C = 76.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 862.70 mb = 1376.13 m = 4514.79 ft T: 15.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 18.69 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.71 mb = 1465.57 m = 4808.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.86 C = 71.35 F Cap Strength: -0.14 C Lifted Index: -2.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.11 C Showalter Index: -1.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.99 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.26 C Cross Totals Index: 23.73 C K Index: 30.95 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 182.46 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.27 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 541.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 852.16 mb = 1481.07 m = 4859.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 847.16 mb = 1530.86 m = 5022.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 297.16 mb = 9589.56 m = 31461.42 ft B at Equ Level: 540.20 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 197.16 mb = 12331.95 m = 40458.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.7 at 9.2 knts Storm direction: 256.7 at 6.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 0.4 tot: 1.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -47.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: -5.9 tot: -1.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.22 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 1.8 stream: -0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 46.69 Bulk Shear: 11.61 m/s