MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 5Z 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 23.8 21.9 89 2.0 22.5 21 3 296.5 299.5 295.4 344.5 16.63 1 1000 111 23.1 21.7 92 1.5 22.1 21 3 296.3 299.3 295.3 344.0 16.54 2 950 558 20.5 19.5 94 1.0 19.8 73 2 298.0 300.7 294.8 342.0 15.17 3 900 1024 16.9 16.9 100 -0.0 16.9 318 1 298.9 301.4 293.9 338.5 13.59 4 850 1512 16.6 10.8 68 5.8 12.9 227 2 303.5 305.3 292.3 332.1 9.59 5 800 2025 13.4 7.6 68 5.7 9.9 217 6 305.4 306.9 291.7 330.2 8.22 6 750 2565 9.9 5.5 74 4.5 7.3 207 8 307.4 308.8 291.8 330.3 7.55 7 700 3136 6.4 1.5 71 4.9 3.8 192 18 309.6 310.8 291.3 328.5 6.12 8 650 3740 2.9 -9.0 41 11.9 -2.3 198 22 312.2 312.8 289.3 321.7 2.97 9 600 4383 -0.3 -15.9 30 15.6 -6.0 204 23 315.7 316.1 289.3 321.8 1.84 10 550 5074 -4.2 -10.9 60 6.7 -7.0 209 33 319.1 319.7 291.5 329.1 3.03 11 500 5820 -7.7 -17.5 45 9.8 -11.1 211 38 323.6 324.0 291.8 330.2 1.93 12 450 6632 -12.4 -32.0 18 19.6 -16.8 208 38 327.7 327.8 291.7 329.8 0.58 13 400 7521 -17.9 -45.9 7 27.9 -21.9 200 42 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.3 0.16 14 350 8506 -24.2 -47.2 10 22.9 -27.0 200 50 336.1 336.1 293.5 336.7 0.16 15 300 9611 -32.5 -43.8 31 11.4 -33.7 202 54 339.6 339.7 294.5 340.7 0.26 16 250 10872 -41.5 -55.3 21 13.9 -42.2 192 67 344.4 344.5 295.4 344.8 0.08 17 200 12344 -53.3 -65.4 22 12.1 -53.5 196 67 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.6 0.03 18 150 14156 -62.2 -80.3 7 18.2 -62.3 226 36 363.0 363.0 299.3 363.0 0.00 19 100 16611 -70.9 -85.4 10 14.5 -70.9 232 25 390.8 390.8 303.9 390.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.34 m Freezing level: 605.39 mb = 4313.56 m = 14151.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 668.77 mb = 3507.74 m = 11508.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.28 % Est. max temperature: 30.33 C = 86.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.17 mb = 312.56 m = 1025.46 ft T: 21.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.27 C/km ThetaE index: 14.36 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 933.40 mb = 710.12 m = 2329.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.59 C = 78.05 F Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lifted Index: -1.69 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.85 C Showalter Index: 2.53 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.78 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.30 C Cross Totals Index: 18.48 C K Index: 30.19 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 170.29 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.38 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 390.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.10 mb = 630.16 m = 2067.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 927.10 mb = 768.46 m = 2521.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 867.10 mb = 1341.71 m = 4401.90 ft B at Equ Level: 17.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 187.10 mb = 12763.67 m = 41875.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.4 at 16.7 knts Storm direction: 235.4 at 12.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 3.1 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 35.8 neg: -7.4 tot: 28.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 8.16 Bulk Shear: 47.84 m/s