MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271200F004.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271200F004.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 4 hour NAM valid 16Z 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 1005 65 26.7 21.8 74 5.0 23.2 176 0 299.5 302.5 296.1 347.8 16.54 1 1000 106 25.7 21.6 78 4.1 22.8 210 0 298.8 301.8 295.9 346.6 16.42 2 950 555 21.1 20.6 97 0.5 20.7 239 1 298.6 301.5 295.7 345.8 16.26 3 900 1022 18.4 16.8 90 1.6 17.3 220 8 300.5 302.9 294.3 340.0 13.47 4 850 1511 15.5 13.1 85 2.4 14.0 209 12 302.4 304.5 293.2 335.6 11.21 5 800 2023 12.5 11.1 91 1.4 11.6 198 13 304.4 306.4 293.2 335.6 10.43 6 750 2563 9.3 9.3 100 -0.0 9.3 206 13 306.7 308.6 293.4 336.6 9.89 7 700 3133 6.1 5.4 96 0.7 5.6 197 17 309.2 310.7 292.7 333.8 8.06 8 650 3738 3.0 2.9 99 0.1 2.9 200 24 312.4 313.8 293.0 335.0 7.27 9 600 4383 -0.4 -0.6 99 0.1 -0.5 201 28 315.6 316.8 293.1 335.0 6.14 10 550 5075 -4.1 -4.7 96 0.5 -4.4 201 29 319.2 320.1 293.1 335.0 4.92 11 500 5821 -8.3 -10.4 85 2.1 -9.1 196 34 323.0 323.7 292.9 334.5 3.48 12 450 6632 -12.7 -14.4 87 1.7 -13.4 191 44 327.2 327.8 293.5 336.7 2.78 13 400 7522 -18.2 -20.5 82 2.3 -18.8 193 53 331.4 331.8 293.8 338.0 1.88 14 350 8505 -25.2 -28.5 74 3.3 -25.9 196 57 334.7 335.0 294.0 338.5 1.04 15 300 9607 -33.2 -37.7 64 4.5 -33.8 193 59 338.5 338.6 294.4 340.4 0.50 16 250 10862 -42.7 -52.7 33 9.9 -43.3 192 63 342.5 342.6 295.0 343.0 0.12 17 200 12331 -53.3 -68.8 13 15.5 -53.7 186 58 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.02 18 150 14141 -61.9 -80.1 7 18.2 -62.0 210 41 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.00 19 100 16596 -68.9 -83.6 10 14.7 -68.9 205 21 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.70 m Freezing level: 606.02 mb = 4305.21 m = 14124.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 607.34 mb = 4284.85 m = 14057.74 ft Precipitable water: 2.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.79 % Est. max temperature: 29.50 C = 85.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.83 mb = 693.94 m = 2276.68 ft T: 20.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.32 C/km ThetaE index: 12.18 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 921.68 mb = 816.39 m = 2678.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.88 C = 80.38 F Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lifted Index: -3.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.11 C Showalter Index: 0.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.14 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.79 C Cross Totals Index: 21.35 C K Index: 36.23 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 214.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.29 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 943.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.85 mb = 740.12 m = 2428.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 904.85 mb = 975.66 m = 3200.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.85 mb = 11273.49 m = 36986.08 ft B at Equ Level: 940.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.85 mb = 14785.29 m = 48507.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.6 at 18.7 knts Storm direction: 230.6 at 14.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 2.8 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 17.6 neg: -1.2 tot: 16.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.5 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 21.13 Bulk Shear: 44.66 m/s