MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F022.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F022.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 22 hour NAM valid 16Z 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 1010 65 25.4 20.3 73 5.1 21.8 27 8 297.7 300.4 294.6 341.1 14.98 1 1000 152 23.0 19.9 83 3.1 20.8 28 8 296.1 298.8 294.0 338.7 14.79 2 950 597 18.6 18.6 100 -0.0 18.6 35 10 296.0 298.6 293.6 337.2 14.32 3 900 1060 16.8 14.9 88 1.9 15.6 33 8 298.9 301.0 292.7 333.7 11.94 4 850 1547 15.4 12.6 83 2.8 13.6 96 1 302.2 304.2 292.9 334.2 10.81 5 800 2060 13.2 8.1 71 5.1 10.1 215 4 305.2 306.8 291.9 330.7 8.49 6 750 2600 9.9 5.2 73 4.7 7.2 233 6 307.4 308.8 291.7 330.0 7.44 7 700 3170 6.7 -0.9 58 7.6 2.8 197 7 309.9 310.8 290.5 325.8 5.12 8 650 3775 3.5 -5.6 52 9.0 -0.7 219 11 312.9 313.6 290.3 325.3 3.89 9 600 4419 -0.8 -8.6 56 7.8 -4.2 206 15 315.2 315.8 290.5 325.9 3.33 10 550 5109 -4.4 -16.7 38 12.3 -8.8 217 16 318.8 319.2 290.3 325.1 1.88 11 500 5853 -8.6 -22.0 33 13.4 -12.6 216 22 322.6 322.8 290.9 327.1 1.31 12 450 6661 -13.6 -29.2 26 15.6 -17.3 215 26 326.1 326.2 291.4 328.8 0.76 13 400 7547 -18.8 -47.5 6 28.6 -22.6 210 30 330.5 330.5 292.0 331.0 0.13 14 350 8529 -25.1 -54.0 5 28.9 -27.9 203 35 334.9 334.9 293.1 335.1 0.07 15 300 9630 -33.5 -57.8 7 24.4 -35.0 200 43 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.4 0.05 16 250 10885 -42.0 -56.8 18 14.8 -42.7 202 57 343.7 343.7 295.3 344.0 0.07 17 200 12361 -52.8 -60.4 39 7.6 -53.1 201 69 349.1 349.1 296.5 349.3 0.06 18 150 14180 -61.2 -80.5 6 19.2 -61.4 213 29 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16639 -68.8 -85.3 7 16.6 -68.8 213 11 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.11 m Freezing level: 609.62 mb = 4295.17 m = 14091.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.55 mb = 3643.54 m = 11953.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.16 % Est. max temperature: 29.25 C = 84.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.63 mb = 708.96 m = 2325.95 ft T: 18.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.68 C/km ThetaE index: 8.96 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 937.50 mb = 710.18 m = 2329.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.41 C = 75.95 F Cap Strength: 1.07 C Lifted Index: -0.65 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.15 C Showalter Index: 0.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.04 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.92 C Cross Totals Index: 21.12 C K Index: 28.90 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 173.75 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.39 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 104.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 44.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.46 mb = 692.31 m = 2271.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 704.46 mb = 3117.26 m = 10227.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 414.46 mb = 7280.05 m = 23884.38 ft B at Equ Level: 104.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 304.46 mb = 9524.67 m = 31248.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.0 at 10.6 knts Storm direction: 244.0 at 7.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 0.7 tot: 2.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 29.2 neg: -0.5 tot: 28.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.4 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 2.08 Bulk Shear: 50.22 m/s