MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F005.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F005.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 5 hour NAM valid 23Z 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 1004 65 26.6 20.5 69 6.1 22.3 116 1 299.5 302.3 295.3 344.3 15.35 1 1000 96 26.1 20.3 70 5.8 22.0 104 1 299.3 302.0 295.1 343.5 15.17 2 950 545 21.7 19.3 86 2.4 20.1 91 1 299.2 302.0 295.1 343.1 15.04 3 900 1012 17.4 17.4 100 -0.0 17.4 343 1 299.5 302.0 294.4 340.5 14.07 4 850 1500 15.0 13.8 92 1.2 14.2 256 8 301.8 304.0 293.4 336.4 11.72 5 800 2013 13.9 7.2 64 6.8 9.9 234 9 306.0 307.5 291.7 330.1 7.97 6 750 2555 11.0 5.2 68 5.8 7.6 215 11 308.5 309.9 292.0 331.1 7.40 7 700 3128 7.8 1.6 65 6.2 4.4 211 11 311.1 312.2 291.7 330.1 6.13 8 650 3735 3.9 -4.6 54 8.5 -0.2 219 17 313.3 314.1 290.7 326.6 4.18 9 600 4380 -0.6 -4.0 78 3.4 -2.3 215 23 315.5 316.4 291.9 330.6 4.74 10 550 5071 -4.3 -7.2 80 2.9 -5.6 202 22 319.0 319.8 292.3 332.2 4.07 11 500 5817 -7.7 -10.6 80 2.9 -8.9 197 27 323.6 324.3 293.0 335.0 3.41 12 450 6631 -12.1 -19.9 53 7.7 -14.6 204 33 328.0 328.3 292.8 334.1 1.76 13 400 7523 -17.0 -25.0 50 8.0 -19.1 203 46 332.9 333.1 293.7 337.4 1.26 14 350 8512 -23.4 -27.4 70 4.0 -24.4 194 65 337.2 337.4 294.7 341.4 1.15 15 300 9621 -31.8 -36.6 62 4.9 -32.4 191 67 340.6 340.7 295.0 342.8 0.55 16 250 10884 -41.7 -52.4 30 10.7 -42.3 192 69 344.1 344.2 295.4 344.6 0.12 17 200 12353 -53.5 -66.4 19 12.9 -53.7 189 58 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.2 0.03 18 150 14152 -64.6 -77.9 15 13.3 -64.7 214 56 358.7 358.7 298.5 358.8 0.01 19 100 16608 -68.0 -84.6 8 16.7 -68.1 224 27 396.4 396.4 304.7 396.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5721.80 m Freezing level: 606.38 mb = 4297.39 m = 14098.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.35 mb = 3705.27 m = 12156.25 ft Precipitable water: 1.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.37 % Est. max temperature: 28.82 C = 83.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 918.86 mb = 833.22 m = 2733.61 ft T: 19.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.76 C/km ThetaE index: 14.19 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.70 mb = 891.41 m = 2924.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.56 C = 79.82 F Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lifted Index: -2.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.76 C Showalter Index: 0.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.71 C Cross Totals Index: 21.50 C K Index: 30.28 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 208.02 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.36 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 346.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.50 mb = 874.32 m = 2868.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 909.50 mb = 921.67 m = 3023.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 809.50 mb = 1913.22 m = 6276.89 ft B at Equ Level: 20.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 189.50 mb = 12689.93 m = 41633.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.7 at 13.8 knts Storm direction: 241.7 at 10.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 2.0 tot: 2.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: -17.3 tot: -13.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -4.6 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: 13.21 Bulk Shear: 26.26 m/s