MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F026.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F026.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 26 hour NAM valid 20Z 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 26.5 20.1 68 6.4 22.0 28 7 298.8 301.5 294.8 341.8 14.79 1 1000 151 24.4 19.6 75 4.7 21.1 27 8 297.5 300.1 294.2 339.6 14.54 2 950 598 19.8 18.8 94 1.0 19.1 26 9 297.2 299.9 294.1 339.2 14.49 3 900 1062 17.8 13.7 77 4.1 15.1 44 7 299.8 301.8 292.3 332.0 11.00 4 850 1550 15.7 13.0 84 2.7 13.9 158 3 302.5 304.6 293.2 335.4 11.11 5 800 2063 12.9 9.9 82 2.9 11.0 157 2 304.9 306.6 292.7 333.7 9.62 6 750 2603 9.6 5.9 78 3.7 7.4 120 3 307.0 308.4 291.9 330.6 7.79 7 700 3173 6.7 -2.6 51 9.3 2.1 184 4 309.9 310.8 290.0 324.1 4.52 8 650 3778 3.2 -4.7 56 7.8 -0.6 238 6 312.5 313.3 290.5 325.7 4.16 9 600 4422 -0.4 -17.1 27 16.6 -6.4 228 7 315.6 315.9 289.1 321.2 1.67 10 550 5112 -4.2 -20.3 27 16.2 -9.4 222 10 319.2 319.4 289.9 323.9 1.38 11 500 5857 -8.3 -34.3 10 25.9 -14.0 222 15 322.9 322.9 290.1 324.4 0.42 12 450 6665 -13.7 -42.1 7 28.4 -18.4 217 20 326.1 326.1 290.8 326.9 0.21 13 400 7551 -18.3 -53.3 3 35.0 -22.4 215 24 331.1 331.2 292.1 331.4 0.07 14 350 8535 -24.7 -55.2 4 30.5 -27.6 212 31 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.6 0.06 15 300 9636 -32.3 -39.5 49 7.1 -33.3 195 47 339.8 339.9 294.7 341.4 0.41 16 250 10900 -41.7 -46.0 62 4.4 -42.0 196 67 344.1 344.2 295.6 345.1 0.25 17 200 12371 -53.0 -61.4 35 8.4 -53.2 201 82 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.1 0.05 18 150 14196 -60.7 -83.6 3 22.9 -60.8 208 34 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 19 100 16652 -69.4 -84.7 9 15.2 -69.5 196 17 393.6 393.6 304.3 393.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.93 m Freezing level: 606.11 mb = 4342.88 m = 14248.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.74 mb = 3644.18 m = 11955.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.51 % Est. max temperature: 29.69 C = 85.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 919.66 mb = 876.68 m = 2876.21 ft T: 18.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.62 C/km ThetaE index: 11.39 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 880.86 mb = 1245.98 m = 4087.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.53 C = 83.36 F Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lifted Index: -0.84 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.38 C Showalter Index: 0.36 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.31 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.01 C Cross Totals Index: 21.30 C K Index: 27.64 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 177.62 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 149.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 38.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.41 mb = 869.65 m = 2853.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 765.41 mb = 2433.22 m = 7982.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 405.41 mb = 7450.17 m = 24442.51 ft B at Equ Level: 148.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 285.41 mb = 9981.93 m = 32748.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.8 at 7.1 knts Storm direction: 244.8 at 5.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 0.6 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 36.4 neg: -4.2 tot: 32.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.7 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 5.03 Bulk Shear: 29.75 m/s