MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F024.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F024.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 18Z 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 26.0 20.2 71 5.8 21.9 33 7 298.2 301.0 294.7 341.5 14.91 1 1000 153 23.7 19.8 79 3.9 21.0 32 7 296.8 299.5 294.1 339.2 14.69 2 950 599 19.1 18.9 99 0.1 18.9 31 9 296.5 299.2 294.0 338.7 14.63 3 900 1063 17.3 13.6 79 3.7 14.9 33 9 299.3 301.3 292.0 331.3 10.95 4 850 1550 15.7 12.8 83 3.0 13.8 111 2 302.6 304.6 293.1 335.1 10.96 5 800 2063 12.9 9.6 81 3.2 10.9 204 3 304.8 306.6 292.6 333.2 9.45 6 750 2603 9.6 5.8 77 3.8 7.4 209 3 307.0 308.5 291.9 330.6 7.75 7 700 3172 6.6 -2.5 52 9.2 2.1 215 8 309.8 310.7 290.0 324.0 4.53 8 650 3777 3.1 -5.7 52 8.9 -1.0 212 11 312.5 313.2 290.2 324.7 3.83 9 600 4420 -0.5 -16.4 29 15.9 -6.2 209 13 315.5 315.8 289.2 321.4 1.76 10 550 5110 -4.3 -20.2 28 15.9 -9.4 218 12 319.0 319.3 289.9 323.8 1.40 11 500 5855 -8.5 -29.8 16 21.2 -13.7 217 18 322.6 322.7 290.2 324.9 0.65 12 450 6663 -13.7 -39.2 10 25.6 -18.2 216 23 326.1 326.1 290.9 327.1 0.28 13 400 7549 -18.5 -47.9 6 29.3 -22.4 213 27 330.9 330.9 292.1 331.4 0.13 14 350 8532 -24.5 -49.9 8 25.4 -27.3 212 34 335.7 335.7 293.3 336.1 0.11 15 300 9637 -32.5 -53.7 10 21.1 -34.1 201 46 339.5 339.5 294.3 339.9 0.09 16 250 10894 -41.8 -45.6 67 3.8 -42.2 195 66 343.8 343.9 295.5 344.9 0.26 17 200 12367 -53.3 -60.1 44 6.7 -53.5 202 77 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.5 0.06 18 150 14189 -60.3 -83.3 3 23.0 -60.5 212 29 366.1 366.1 299.9 366.1 0.00 19 100 16648 -70.2 -85.3 9 15.1 -70.2 199 16 392.2 392.2 304.1 392.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.76 m Freezing level: 607.51 mb = 4323.82 m = 14185.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.66 mb = 3570.51 m = 11714.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.19 % Est. max temperature: 29.64 C = 85.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.92 mb = 791.29 m = 2596.08 ft T: 18.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.66 C/km ThetaE index: 11.09 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.98 mb = 977.44 m = 3206.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.50 C = 79.70 F Cap Strength: 1.16 C Lifted Index: -0.83 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.36 C Showalter Index: 0.34 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.25 C Cross Totals Index: 21.30 C K Index: 27.82 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 175.56 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.96 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 132.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 39.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.21 mb = 770.17 m = 2526.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 756.21 mb = 2533.60 m = 8312.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 406.21 mb = 7432.70 m = 24385.19 ft B at Equ Level: 130.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 306.21 mb = 9490.00 m = 31134.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.7 at 9.1 knts Storm direction: 242.7 at 6.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 0.3 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 31.4 neg: -2.6 tot: 28.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.6 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 3.51 Bulk Shear: 37.79 m/s