MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271200F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271200F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 23Z 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 26.5 21.9 76 4.6 23.2 338 4 299.3 302.4 296.2 348.2 16.72 1 1000 98 26.0 21.7 77 4.3 22.9 336 4 299.2 302.2 296.1 347.6 16.60 2 950 548 21.5 20.6 94 1.0 20.9 328 4 299.0 302.0 295.8 346.5 16.26 3 900 1015 17.6 16.6 94 1.0 16.9 286 6 299.6 302.1 293.9 338.5 13.28 4 850 1504 16.2 10.3 68 5.9 12.6 271 9 303.1 304.9 291.9 330.9 9.31 5 800 2017 13.4 7.7 69 5.6 10.0 248 10 305.4 306.9 291.8 330.4 8.29 6 750 2558 10.7 4.1 64 6.6 7.0 231 13 308.2 309.5 291.5 329.3 6.87 7 700 3130 7.6 -0.8 55 8.4 3.2 225 17 310.9 311.8 290.9 327.0 5.15 8 650 3737 4.1 -6.1 48 10.1 -0.7 222 21 313.5 314.3 290.4 325.5 3.74 9 600 4382 -0.4 -11.1 44 10.6 -4.8 219 23 315.6 316.1 290.1 324.5 2.74 10 550 5071 -4.2 -7.2 80 3.0 -5.5 211 30 319.1 319.9 292.3 332.3 4.07 11 500 5818 -8.4 -16.5 52 8.1 -11.2 200 40 322.8 323.2 291.7 330.0 2.10 12 450 6628 -12.3 -25.8 32 13.5 -16.0 197 40 327.7 327.9 292.1 331.4 1.04 13 400 7517 -18.1 -43.3 9 25.2 -22.0 202 50 331.4 331.4 292.3 332.2 0.21 14 350 8504 -23.7 -35.9 32 12.2 -25.8 194 59 336.8 336.9 294.0 338.7 0.51 15 300 9614 -31.2 -40.2 41 8.9 -32.4 195 73 341.3 341.4 295.0 342.8 0.39 16 250 10880 -41.3 -48.8 44 7.5 -41.9 195 77 344.6 344.6 295.6 345.3 0.18 17 200 12351 -52.9 -62.2 32 9.3 -53.1 190 76 349.1 349.1 296.5 349.3 0.04 18 150 14155 -63.3 -79.8 9 16.5 -63.4 213 59 361.1 361.1 298.9 361.1 0.00 19 100 16609 -69.5 -85.4 8 15.8 -69.6 230 29 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5719.96 m Freezing level: 604.95 mb = 4318.40 m = 14167.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.84 mb = 3626.69 m = 11898.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.12 % Est. max temperature: 30.05 C = 86.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.96 mb = 648.89 m = 2128.86 ft T: 20.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.93 C/km ThetaE index: 23.62 C Layer 1000.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.39 mb = 774.64 m = 2541.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.51 C = 79.73 F Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lifted Index: -3.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.65 C Showalter Index: 2.45 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.30 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.60 C Cross Totals Index: 18.70 C K Index: 26.54 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 181.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.16 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 672.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.46 mb = 755.30 m = 2478.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 922.46 mb = 802.01 m = 2631.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 282.46 mb = 10032.39 m = 32914.27 ft B at Equ Level: 671.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.46 mb = 14053.16 m = 46105.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.4 at 18.3 knts Storm direction: 250.4 at 13.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.1 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 116.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 11.2 neg: -5.1 tot: 6.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.4 stream: 1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 12.37 Bulk Shear: 54.36 m/s