MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271200F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271200F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 3Z 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 1006 65 24.9 22.3 86 2.6 23.0 69 1 297.6 300.7 296.0 347.3 17.14 1 1000 113 24.7 21.4 82 3.3 22.4 71 2 297.9 300.8 295.6 345.1 16.27 2 950 562 21.2 19.0 87 2.2 19.7 35 2 298.7 301.4 294.7 341.6 14.73 3 900 1029 18.2 16.1 87 2.2 16.8 351 2 300.3 302.6 293.8 338.0 12.86 4 850 1517 14.9 13.5 92 1.4 14.0 300 3 301.7 303.8 293.3 335.7 11.52 5 800 2028 12.4 8.2 76 4.2 9.9 262 5 304.3 305.9 291.7 330.0 8.55 6 750 2567 9.6 4.2 69 5.4 6.5 242 9 306.9 308.2 291.1 327.9 6.89 7 700 3137 7.1 -0.8 57 7.9 3.0 220 14 310.4 311.4 290.7 326.5 5.17 8 650 3743 2.6 -2.3 70 4.9 0.1 209 14 311.8 312.8 291.0 327.4 4.97 9 600 4384 -1.2 -18.5 25 17.3 -7.1 206 21 314.7 315.0 288.6 319.7 1.48 10 550 5073 -4.2 -22.8 22 18.5 -9.9 203 41 319.1 319.3 289.6 322.9 1.12 11 500 5819 -7.1 -41.0 5 33.9 -13.6 200 46 324.4 324.4 290.3 325.2 0.21 12 450 6632 -12.0 -42.6 6 30.6 -17.3 206 48 328.1 328.1 291.4 328.9 0.20 13 400 7521 -17.9 -48.9 5 31.0 -22.0 199 52 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.1 0.11 14 350 8509 -23.5 -53.6 5 30.1 -26.6 203 57 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.3 0.07 15 300 9618 -31.8 -36.8 61 5.0 -32.6 200 65 340.5 340.6 295.0 342.6 0.54 16 250 10880 -41.7 -44.8 72 3.1 -42.0 190 70 344.0 344.1 295.6 345.2 0.28 17 200 12352 -53.4 -57.1 63 3.8 -53.5 190 72 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.6 0.08 18 150 14153 -64.3 -78.0 14 13.7 -64.4 223 53 359.4 359.4 298.6 359.4 0.01 19 100 16616 -67.6 -85.0 7 17.4 -67.7 258 23 397.2 397.2 304.8 397.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.01 m Freezing level: 616.02 mb = 4178.64 m = 13709.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.05 mb = 3754.35 m = 12317.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.11 % Est. max temperature: 28.90 C = 84.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.11 mb = 387.96 m = 1272.82 ft T: 22.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.31 C/km ThetaE index: 20.77 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.17 mb = 1017.61 m = 3338.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.59 C = 81.66 F Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lifted Index: -1.13 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.14 C Showalter Index: 1.51 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.56 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.96 C Cross Totals Index: 20.59 C K Index: 27.56 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 215.04 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.02 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 401.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.85 mb = 831.19 m = 2726.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 875.85 mb = 1260.97 m = 4136.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 355.85 mb = 8386.36 m = 27513.96 ft B at Equ Level: 399.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 185.85 mb = 12811.78 m = 42032.88 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.8 at 17.2 knts Storm direction: 238.8 at 12.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 2.5 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: -15.3 tot: -9.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -3.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.08 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.4 stream: 0.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 8.28 Bulk Shear: 48.50 m/s