MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F008.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F008.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 8 hour NAM valid 2Z 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 1005 65 25.7 21.2 76 4.5 22.5 319 2 298.4 301.3 295.5 344.9 15.98 1 1000 105 25.1 20.9 77 4.3 22.1 321 2 298.3 301.1 295.3 344.0 15.72 2 950 554 20.8 19.9 94 0.9 20.2 297 2 298.3 301.2 295.2 343.6 15.59 3 900 1020 17.5 17.5 100 -0.0 17.5 299 4 299.5 302.1 294.5 340.7 14.10 4 850 1508 16.0 11.7 76 4.3 13.3 276 6 302.9 304.8 292.6 333.4 10.25 5 800 2022 13.4 7.5 67 5.9 9.9 265 6 305.5 307.0 291.7 330.1 8.17 6 750 2562 10.0 6.2 77 3.8 7.8 212 6 307.5 309.0 292.2 331.6 7.95 7 700 3133 7.1 0.1 61 6.9 3.4 199 15 310.3 311.4 291.0 327.5 5.53 8 650 3738 3.2 -3.5 62 6.7 -0.1 199 17 312.5 313.4 290.8 326.9 4.55 9 600 4383 0.2 -18.1 24 18.2 -6.2 201 23 316.3 316.6 289.2 321.5 1.54 10 550 5074 -3.9 -24.5 19 20.5 -9.9 204 32 319.4 319.6 289.6 322.7 0.96 11 500 5821 -6.9 -30.9 13 24.0 -12.8 204 38 324.7 324.8 290.8 326.8 0.58 12 450 6633 -12.4 -42.3 6 29.9 -17.5 202 41 327.7 327.7 291.3 328.5 0.21 13 400 7522 -18.0 -46.4 6 28.5 -21.9 202 45 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.2 0.15 14 350 8508 -23.8 -30.7 53 6.9 -25.2 199 53 336.7 336.9 294.3 339.9 0.85 15 300 9616 -31.8 -37.6 56 5.8 -32.7 196 62 340.5 340.6 294.9 342.4 0.50 16 250 10878 -41.7 -51.1 35 9.5 -42.2 189 69 344.1 344.2 295.4 344.7 0.14 17 200 12350 -53.6 -59.8 46 6.3 -53.7 188 75 348.0 348.0 296.3 348.2 0.06 18 150 14157 -62.0 -79.4 8 17.5 -62.1 227 46 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.00 19 100 16626 -69.9 -84.4 10 14.5 -69.9 224 26 392.7 392.7 304.2 392.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.20 m Freezing level: 597.89 mb = 4411.69 m = 14473.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.39 mb = 3720.83 m = 12207.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.52 % Est. max temperature: 29.86 C = 85.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.41 mb = 632.14 m = 2073.92 ft T: 20.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.19 C/km ThetaE index: 14.79 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 926.17 mb = 772.97 m = 2535.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.13 C = 79.04 F Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lifted Index: -1.38 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.56 C Showalter Index: 2.78 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 41.50 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.89 C Cross Totals Index: 18.61 C K Index: 27.71 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 191.66 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.23 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 432.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.83 mb = 729.72 m = 2394.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 915.83 mb = 869.91 m = 2854.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 315.83 mb = 9246.91 m = 30337.27 ft B at Equ Level: 431.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 175.83 mb = 13159.10 m = 43172.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.3 at 16.0 knts Storm direction: 238.3 at 12.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 2.7 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 23.7 neg: -10.5 tot: 13.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.7 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 12.08 Bulk Shear: 35.78 m/s