MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271200F006.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271200F006.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 18Z 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 24.7 23.0 90 1.7 23.5 201 5 297.5 300.7 296.4 349.2 17.84 1 1000 101 23.9 22.7 93 1.2 23.0 203 5 297.0 300.2 296.2 348.1 17.65 2 950 549 21.1 20.9 99 0.2 21.0 274 7 298.6 301.6 296.0 347.1 16.65 3 900 1016 17.5 17.1 97 0.5 17.2 256 14 299.6 302.1 294.3 339.7 13.74 4 850 1504 15.4 12.9 86 2.4 13.8 234 17 302.2 304.3 293.1 335.1 11.10 5 800 2017 12.8 10.9 88 1.9 11.6 227 17 304.8 306.7 293.2 335.7 10.32 6 750 2556 9.4 6.7 83 2.8 7.8 222 16 306.8 308.4 292.2 331.8 8.22 7 700 3126 6.1 4.8 91 1.4 5.4 222 19 309.3 310.7 292.5 332.9 7.72 8 650 3732 3.2 2.2 93 1.0 2.7 210 17 312.6 313.9 292.9 334.2 6.92 9 600 4377 0.1 -0.1 99 0.2 -0.0 191 21 316.2 317.4 293.4 336.3 6.35 10 550 5071 -3.7 -5.4 88 1.7 -4.6 191 29 319.7 320.6 293.0 334.7 4.65 11 500 5819 -7.3 -8.5 91 1.2 -7.8 183 30 324.1 324.9 293.7 337.5 4.04 12 450 6631 -12.1 -14.5 82 2.5 -13.0 190 39 328.1 328.6 293.7 337.5 2.76 13 400 7522 -18.7 -23.5 66 4.8 -20.0 192 44 330.6 330.9 293.3 335.7 1.43 14 350 8501 -25.0 -46.2 12 21.2 -27.5 194 57 335.1 335.1 293.3 335.8 0.17 15 300 9604 -32.9 -46.9 23 14.0 -34.3 196 67 338.9 339.0 294.3 339.7 0.19 16 250 10861 -42.8 -46.7 65 3.9 -43.1 197 78 342.4 342.4 295.1 343.3 0.23 17 200 12328 -52.7 -63.7 26 10.9 -53.0 187 57 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.4 0.04 18 150 14139 -61.3 -78.8 8 17.5 -61.4 209 41 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.01 19 100 16596 -69.0 -83.8 10 14.8 -69.1 207 24 394.4 394.4 304.4 394.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5717.17 m Freezing level: 599.03 mb = 4390.15 m = 14403.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 600.72 mb = 4366.98 m = 14327.20 ft Precipitable water: 2.07 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.49 % Est. max temperature: 29.22 C = 84.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.77 mb = 279.84 m = 918.09 ft T: 22.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.99 C/km ThetaE index: 14.12 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 941.41 mb = 627.65 m = 2059.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.97 C = 78.75 F Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lifted Index: -2.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.29 C Showalter Index: 1.59 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.90 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.65 C Cross Totals Index: 20.25 C K Index: 34.24 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 218.94 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.39 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1025.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 947.13 mb = 575.25 m = 1887.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 932.13 mb = 713.18 m = 2339.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 222.13 mb = 11637.96 m = 38181.83 ft B at Equ Level: 1017.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 132.13 mb = 14907.75 m = 48909.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.2 at 19.0 knts Storm direction: 238.2 at 14.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 2.6 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: -29.8 tot: -27.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -9.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: -3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 35.51 Bulk Shear: 28.89 m/s