MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F002.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F002.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 2 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 27 SEP 25 Station: 36.46,-75.04 Latitude: 36.46 Longitude: -75.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1012 -0 22.7 22.6 100 0.1 22.6 133 6 294.9 298.0 295.4 344.5 17.33 1 1000 99 22.7 22.7 100 -0.0 22.8 136 11 295.8 299.0 295.9 346.6 17.65 2 950 548 21.9 17.9 78 4.0 19.1 122 10 299.4 301.9 294.1 339.3 13.68 3 900 1017 19.2 16.1 82 3.1 17.1 131 11 301.2 303.6 294.1 339.1 12.87 4 850 1507 16.9 13.2 79 3.7 14.5 150 9 303.9 305.9 293.7 337.5 11.32 5 800 2023 14.4 10.9 80 3.4 12.2 173 11 306.5 308.4 293.7 337.6 10.32 6 750 2566 11.6 8.3 80 3.3 9.6 185 12 309.2 310.9 293.6 337.3 9.21 7 700 3140 8.6 3.8 72 4.8 5.8 208 13 312.0 313.3 292.9 334.3 7.19 8 650 3750 4.7 0.7 75 4.1 2.5 212 18 314.3 315.5 292.7 333.8 6.20 9 600 4397 0.2 -2.8 80 3.0 -1.3 213 24 316.4 317.4 292.5 333.0 5.20 10 550 5091 -3.4 -6.2 81 2.8 -4.7 215 32 320.1 320.9 292.9 334.3 4.37 11 500 5840 -6.9 -10.2 78 3.2 -8.3 214 38 324.6 325.3 293.4 336.4 3.53 12 450 6655 -11.2 -15.0 74 3.7 -12.6 215 39 329.1 329.6 293.9 338.2 2.66 13 400 7550 -16.8 -21.8 66 4.9 -18.3 214 42 333.1 333.4 294.1 339.1 1.68 14 350 8539 -23.5 -26.5 76 3.0 -24.3 210 47 337.0 337.3 294.7 341.6 1.25 15 300 9650 -30.8 -33.2 79 2.4 -31.2 202 49 342.0 342.1 295.5 344.9 0.77 16 250 10917 -41.3 -44.3 72 3.1 -41.5 196 49 344.7 344.8 295.7 345.9 0.30 17 200 12388 -54.0 -57.8 63 3.7 -54.2 179 51 347.2 347.2 296.1 347.5 0.08 18 150 14173 -66.0 -76.5 22 10.4 -66.1 208 55 356.3 356.3 298.0 356.3 0.01 19 100 16598 -69.2 -86.0 7 16.8 -69.2 221 30 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5740.19 m Freezing level: 596.57 mb = 4444.81 m = 14582.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 616.66 mb = 4175.64 m = 13699.44 ft Precipitable water: 2.05 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.59 % Est. max temperature: 31.08 C = 87.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1011.21 mb = 2.78 m = 9.13 ft T: 22.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.74 C/km ThetaE index: 9.07 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.88 mb = 1288.90 m = 4228.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.54 C = 86.97 F Cap Strength: 1.78 C Lifted Index: -0.93 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.33 C Showalter Index: 0.88 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.04 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.85 C Cross Totals Index: 20.18 C K Index: 32.33 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 215.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.29 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 149.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 90.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.67 mb = 744.93 m = 2443.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 673.67 mb = 3455.61 m = 11337.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 403.67 mb = 7480.20 m = 24541.04 ft B at Equ Level: 149.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 263.67 mb = 10546.94 m = 34602.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 199.9 at 18.4 knts Storm direction: 229.9 at 13.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 0.6 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 43.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 48.1 neg: -13.0 tot: 35.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.0 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 3.66 Bulk Shear: 40.82 m/s