MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 28 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 25.9 21.5 77 4.4 22.8 351 3 298.7 301.6 295.7 346.1 16.29 1 1000 103 25.4 21.3 78 4.1 22.5 344 3 298.5 301.5 295.6 345.4 16.12 2 950 551 21.0 20.0 94 1.0 20.4 330 4 298.5 301.3 295.3 344.2 15.72 3 900 1018 18.6 14.6 77 4.0 16.0 314 4 300.7 302.8 293.0 335.0 11.68 4 850 1507 15.9 11.1 74 4.7 12.9 277 7 302.8 304.6 292.3 332.0 9.83 5 800 2020 13.1 8.1 72 4.9 10.0 255 8 305.1 306.7 291.9 330.7 8.51 6 750 2560 10.5 3.3 61 7.2 6.4 234 11 307.9 309.1 291.0 327.7 6.46 7 700 3131 7.3 -1.2 55 8.4 2.9 221 15 310.5 311.5 290.6 326.2 5.02 8 650 3738 4.0 -8.2 41 12.2 -1.4 224 17 313.5 314.1 289.9 323.7 3.18 9 600 4382 -1.4 -3.8 83 2.4 -2.6 212 21 314.5 315.4 291.6 329.8 4.81 10 550 5071 -5.1 -12.2 57 7.1 -7.9 206 36 318.0 318.5 290.9 327.0 2.73 11 500 5814 -8.3 -27.7 19 19.4 -13.3 207 43 322.9 323.1 290.5 325.7 0.78 12 450 6626 -12.3 -37.9 10 25.5 -17.3 204 46 327.7 327.8 291.4 328.9 0.33 13 400 7515 -17.8 -44.1 8 26.3 -21.7 202 52 331.9 331.9 292.4 332.6 0.19 14 350 8503 -23.6 -30.2 55 6.5 -25.0 195 54 336.9 337.1 294.4 340.2 0.89 15 300 9613 -31.2 -35.6 65 4.4 -31.9 201 62 341.4 341.5 295.2 343.7 0.61 16 250 10879 -41.1 -47.6 49 6.6 -41.5 190 76 345.0 345.1 295.7 345.9 0.21 17 200 12352 -53.7 -57.2 65 3.5 -53.8 191 75 347.8 347.8 296.2 348.2 0.08 18 150 14156 -63.2 -79.2 10 15.9 -63.4 217 58 361.1 361.1 298.9 361.1 0.01 19 100 16608 -69.5 -85.3 8 15.8 -69.5 232 32 393.5 393.5 304.3 393.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5711.55 m Freezing level: 612.73 mb = 4217.83 m = 13837.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.21 mb = 3536.26 m = 11601.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.08 % Est. max temperature: 29.80 C = 85.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.71 mb = 617.98 m = 2027.48 ft T: 20.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.79 C/km ThetaE index: 22.33 C Layer 1000.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 894.14 mb = 1074.15 m = 3524.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.17 C = 82.71 F Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lifted Index: -2.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.20 C Showalter Index: 2.01 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.56 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.14 C Cross Totals Index: 19.42 C K Index: 26.84 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 190.39 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.17 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 446.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.17 mb = 826.93 m = 2713.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 845.17 mb = 1555.08 m = 5101.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 345.17 mb = 8602.65 m = 28223.56 ft B at Equ Level: 445.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 185.17 mb = 12835.39 m = 42110.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.9 at 17.8 knts Storm direction: 247.9 at 13.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 2.8 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 9.2 neg: -9.6 tot: -0.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.3 stream: 0.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 8.82 Bulk Shear: 50.62 m/s