MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 28 SEP 25 Station: 35.05,-79.35 Latitude: 35.05 Longitude: -79.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 109 SFC 999 115 22.6 22.0 96 0.6 22.2 129 1 295.8 298.9 295.4 344.4 16.88 2 950 557 21.5 18.3 82 3.2 19.2 50 3 299.0 301.5 294.3 339.9 14.04 3 900 1023 17.0 17.0 100 -0.0 17.1 47 3 299.1 301.6 294.1 339.0 13.71 4 850 1511 15.6 13.9 90 1.7 14.5 177 1 302.4 304.6 293.7 337.4 11.82 5 800 2025 13.8 7.0 63 6.8 9.7 242 5 305.9 307.3 291.6 329.6 7.86 6 750 2566 10.1 5.1 71 5.0 7.2 216 7 307.6 309.0 291.7 330.1 7.38 7 700 3136 6.0 0.4 67 5.6 3.1 190 12 309.1 310.2 290.7 326.6 5.65 8 650 3739 2.6 -7.1 49 9.7 -1.7 201 13 311.9 312.6 289.6 322.9 3.45 9 600 4382 -0.4 -16.2 29 15.8 -6.1 204 16 315.7 316.0 289.3 321.7 1.80 10 550 5073 -3.8 -24.1 19 20.3 -9.8 204 29 319.5 319.7 289.6 323.0 0.99 11 500 5819 -8.0 -13.8 63 5.7 -10.2 207 36 323.3 323.8 292.3 332.1 2.64 12 450 6631 -12.3 -36.9 11 24.5 -17.2 205 42 327.7 327.8 291.5 329.1 0.36 13 400 7520 -18.1 -43.5 9 25.3 -22.0 206 42 331.4 331.4 292.3 332.2 0.20 14 350 8504 -23.6 -46.7 10 23.0 -26.5 203 56 336.9 336.9 293.7 337.5 0.16 15 300 9612 -31.7 -43.6 30 11.8 -33.1 199 60 340.6 340.7 294.7 341.7 0.27 16 250 10875 -41.5 -55.5 21 14.0 -42.3 191 68 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.6 0.08 17 200 12349 -52.7 -65.1 21 12.4 -52.9 193 68 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.5 0.03 18 150 14158 -62.9 -79.8 9 16.8 -63.0 231 43 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.7 0.00 19 100 16625 -70.3 -84.9 10 14.6 -70.4 224 22 391.9 391.9 304.0 391.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.49 m Freezing level: 606.33 mb = 4300.86 m = 14110.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 668.09 mb = 3515.72 m = 11534.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.74 % Est. max temperature: 29.29 C = 84.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.57 mb = 191.95 m = 629.76 ft T: 22.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.23 C/km ThetaE index: 14.77 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.45 mb = 885.90 m = 2906.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.83 C = 78.49 F Cap Strength: 0.76 C Lifted Index: -1.53 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.93 C Showalter Index: -0.15 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.49 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.58 C Cross Totals Index: 21.91 C K Index: 31.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 205.49 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.12 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 297.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.46 mb = 782.70 m = 2567.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 900.46 mb = 1018.91 m = 3342.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 860.46 mb = 1407.00 m = 4616.08 ft B at Equ Level: 15.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 230.46 mb = 11412.73 m = 37442.88 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.9 at 13.8 knts Storm direction: 233.9 at 10.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 1.3 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 19.0 neg: -9.7 tot: 9.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 9.24 Bulk Shear: 32.18 m/s