MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F003.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F003.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 27 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 1003 65 27.3 20.6 67 6.7 22.6 90 4 300.2 303.1 295.6 345.4 15.43 1 1000 89 26.5 20.5 69 6.1 22.2 89 4 299.7 302.5 295.4 344.4 15.31 2 950 540 21.9 19.4 85 2.6 20.1 84 4 299.4 302.2 295.1 343.4 15.05 3 900 1007 17.5 17.5 100 -0.0 17.5 70 3 299.6 302.2 294.6 340.9 14.16 4 850 1494 14.4 13.4 94 1.0 13.7 230 8 301.2 303.3 293.0 334.9 11.44 5 800 2006 13.4 9.0 75 4.3 10.7 225 8 305.4 307.1 292.4 332.6 9.06 6 750 2548 11.2 5.0 66 6.1 7.6 222 10 308.7 310.1 292.0 331.1 7.33 7 700 3120 7.4 2.5 71 4.9 4.7 221 13 310.7 312.0 292.0 331.1 6.58 8 650 3727 3.6 -1.4 70 5.0 1.0 223 19 313.0 314.0 291.6 329.7 5.31 9 600 4372 -0.4 -10.3 47 9.9 -4.6 216 28 315.6 316.2 290.3 325.0 2.90 10 550 5063 -3.9 -12.6 51 8.7 -7.4 209 32 319.4 319.9 291.2 328.1 2.63 11 500 5809 -8.0 -18.8 42 10.7 -11.6 208 38 323.2 323.6 291.5 329.2 1.74 12 450 6620 -12.5 -28.1 26 15.5 -16.4 210 44 327.5 327.6 291.9 330.5 0.84 13 400 7509 -18.0 -29.0 38 11.0 -20.6 207 54 331.5 331.7 293.0 334.7 0.87 14 350 8495 -24.1 -32.2 47 8.0 -25.7 201 64 336.2 336.3 294.1 339.0 0.74 15 300 9603 -31.4 -36.9 59 5.4 -32.2 192 74 341.1 341.2 295.1 343.1 0.54 16 250 10867 -41.9 -51.4 35 9.5 -42.5 192 76 343.7 343.7 295.3 344.3 0.13 17 200 12335 -52.8 -67.8 15 15.1 -53.1 189 58 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.02 18 150 14138 -63.8 -78.0 13 14.3 -63.9 214 57 360.2 360.2 298.7 360.3 0.01 19 100 16596 -67.7 -85.9 6 18.3 -67.8 216 26 397.0 397.0 304.8 397.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5719.27 m Freezing level: 605.62 mb = 4299.15 m = 14104.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.18 mb = 3837.09 m = 12588.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.52 % Est. max temperature: 28.22 C = 82.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 909.64 mb = 914.91 m = 3001.62 ft T: 18.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.76 C/km ThetaE index: 20.40 C Layer 1000.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 911.72 mb = 895.18 m = 2936.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.64 C = 79.96 F Cap Strength: 0.01 C Lifted Index: -2.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.19 C Showalter Index: 0.90 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.88 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.44 C Cross Totals Index: 21.44 C K Index: 30.92 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 214.52 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.14 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 487.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.22 mb = 890.39 m = 2921.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 907.22 mb = 937.90 m = 3077.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 317.22 mb = 9201.80 m = 30189.28 ft B at Equ Level: 485.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.22 mb = 13456.76 m = 44148.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.2 at 17.6 knts Storm direction: 243.2 at 13.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 0.8 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 36.6 neg: -9.0 tot: 27.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.2 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: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 8.95 Bulk Shear: 54.43 m/s