MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271200F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271200F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 0Z TUE 30 SEP 25 Station: 37.24,-80.05 Latitude: 37.24 Longitude: -80.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 183 SFC 975 399 20.0 18.7 92 1.4 19.1 93 3 295.3 297.8 293.2 335.6 14.03 2 950 625 18.4 17.5 95 0.8 17.8 75 11 295.8 298.2 292.9 334.3 13.38 3 900 1087 14.9 14.9 100 -0.0 14.9 69 21 296.9 299.0 292.1 331.4 11.93 4 850 1569 13.2 11.8 92 1.3 12.3 98 9 299.9 301.8 291.7 330.2 10.31 5 800 2079 11.8 7.1 72 4.8 9.0 117 9 303.8 305.2 291.0 327.5 7.91 6 750 2617 8.3 6.1 86 2.2 7.1 135 9 305.6 307.1 291.6 329.5 7.92 7 700 3184 5.2 2.7 84 2.5 3.8 148 11 308.3 309.5 291.3 328.6 6.65 8 650 3786 1.8 -0.4 85 2.2 0.7 140 8 311.0 312.1 291.4 328.9 5.74 9 600 4429 -0.9 -5.3 72 4.4 -3.0 29 17 315.1 315.9 291.4 328.8 4.29 10 550 5119 -5.4 -7.3 87 1.8 -6.2 30 14 317.6 318.4 291.9 330.6 4.03 11 500 5858 -11.5 -13.1 88 1.6 -12.1 27 11 319.0 319.6 291.2 328.3 2.80 12 450 6663 -14.5 -15.1 96 0.5 -14.7 112 9 324.9 325.5 292.7 333.9 2.63 13 400 7548 -18.7 -20.4 87 1.6 -19.3 164 18 330.6 331.0 293.6 337.3 1.89 14 350 8533 -23.8 -26.6 78 2.7 -24.5 182 33 336.6 336.9 294.6 341.1 1.24 15 300 9643 -30.8 -33.8 75 3.0 -31.3 184 49 341.9 342.1 295.4 344.7 0.73 16 250 10912 -40.9 -43.9 72 3.1 -41.1 190 55 345.3 345.4 295.8 346.6 0.31 17 200 12387 -51.1 -59.0 38 7.9 -51.3 215 67 351.9 351.9 297.1 352.2 0.07 18 150 14211 -61.1 -81.3 5 20.3 -61.2 218 43 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.00 19 100 16666 -70.9 -85.9 9 15.1 -70.9 252 26 390.8 390.8 303.9 390.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.57 m Freezing level: 616.72 mb = 4214.07 m = 13825.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.86 mb = 3899.91 m = 12794.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.26 % Est. max temperature: 26.49 C = 79.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.13 mb = 569.52 m = 1868.49 ft T: 18.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.25 C/km ThetaE index: 8.08 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.60 mb = 930.53 m = 3052.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.24 C = 70.24 F Cap Strength: 1.04 C Lifted Index: -1.60 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.12 C Showalter Index: -0.34 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.95 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.63 C Cross Totals Index: 23.32 C K Index: 33.93 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 171.19 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.41 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 66.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.28 mb = 924.25 m = 3032.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 912.28 mb = 970.94 m = 3185.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 842.28 mb = 1646.13 m = 5400.63 ft B at Equ Level: 14.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 782.28 mb = 2265.81 m = 7433.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 72.9 at 11.8 knts Storm direction: 102.9 at 8.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 2.4 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -85.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 22.8 neg: -2.1 tot: 20.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 825.95 Bulk Shear: 0.08 m/s