MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271200F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271200F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 4Z 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 25.0 22.0 84 2.9 22.9 88 1 297.6 300.7 295.8 346.3 16.78 1 1000 113 24.5 21.5 84 2.9 22.4 108 2 297.6 300.6 295.6 345.2 16.40 2 950 561 20.9 19.6 92 1.3 20.0 73 1 298.4 301.2 295.0 342.9 15.31 3 900 1028 17.7 16.3 91 1.4 16.7 313 1 299.7 302.1 293.8 337.8 13.03 4 850 1515 14.2 14.0 99 0.2 14.1 291 2 301.0 303.2 293.3 336.0 11.90 5 800 2026 11.8 9.6 86 2.2 10.4 247 5 303.7 305.4 292.2 331.7 9.39 6 750 2564 9.2 4.2 71 4.9 6.3 238 9 306.5 307.8 291.0 327.6 6.92 7 700 3134 6.7 -0.8 59 7.5 2.8 221 13 310.0 310.9 290.6 326.1 5.18 8 650 3738 2.4 -0.5 81 2.9 0.9 206 14 311.7 312.8 291.6 329.5 5.69 9 600 4381 -0.4 -14.8 33 14.4 -5.8 205 22 315.6 316.0 289.5 322.3 2.01 10 550 5072 -4.0 -14.1 45 10.1 -7.8 201 36 319.4 319.8 290.9 327.2 2.34 11 500 5818 -7.9 -23.3 28 15.4 -12.5 195 46 323.4 323.6 291.0 327.5 1.17 12 450 6630 -12.1 -24.3 35 12.2 -15.6 195 49 328.0 328.2 292.3 332.2 1.18 13 400 7521 -17.4 -22.6 64 5.2 -18.8 198 46 332.4 332.7 293.8 338.0 1.56 14 350 8508 -23.5 -38.8 23 15.3 -26.0 202 54 337.0 337.1 293.9 338.5 0.38 15 300 9616 -32.1 -38.7 52 6.6 -32.9 202 61 340.2 340.3 294.8 341.9 0.45 16 250 10877 -41.6 -46.6 59 4.9 -42.0 197 68 344.2 344.2 295.6 345.1 0.23 17 200 12350 -53.2 -58.4 54 5.1 -53.4 197 74 348.4 348.5 296.4 348.8 0.07 18 150 14159 -62.9 -78.8 10 16.0 -63.0 230 45 361.8 361.8 299.1 361.8 0.01 19 100 16626 -68.4 -85.0 7 16.6 -68.5 250 17 395.7 395.7 304.6 395.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5704.99 m Freezing level: 607.41 mb = 4285.64 m = 14060.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.33 mb = 3821.00 m = 12535.93 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.52 % Est. max temperature: 28.18 C = 82.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.61 mb = 436.94 m = 1433.50 ft T: 21.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 20.24 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 919.73 mb = 840.60 m = 2757.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.54 C = 79.77 F Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lifted Index: -2.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.71 C Showalter Index: 0.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.01 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.09 C Cross Totals Index: 21.92 C K Index: 28.59 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 219.35 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.70 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 486.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.36 mb = 741.45 m = 2432.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 905.36 mb = 976.42 m = 3203.42 ft Equ Level (EL): 355.36 mb = 8396.04 m = 27545.74 ft B at Equ Level: 486.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 175.36 mb = 13176.98 m = 43231.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.0 at 16.4 knts Storm direction: 235.0 at 12.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 2.2 tot: 2.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: -13.4 tot: -6.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -2.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.06 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.1 stream: 0.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 12.66 Bulk Shear: 38.44 m/s