MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509280000F057.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509280000F057.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 57 hour NAM valid 9Z TUE 30 SEP 25 Station: 35.45,-78.90 Latitude: 35.45 Longitude: -78.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1006 81 20.0 17.0 83 3.0 18.1 5 9 292.7 294.8 291.0 327.4 12.22 1 1000 136 19.8 16.7 82 3.1 17.8 6 12 293.0 295.1 290.9 327.3 12.08 2 950 578 19.2 19.1 99 0.1 19.1 40 22 296.7 299.3 294.1 339.4 14.79 3 900 1043 17.7 17.4 98 0.3 17.5 46 20 299.7 302.3 294.5 340.6 13.99 4 850 1532 16.1 12.1 77 3.9 13.6 49 18 303.0 304.9 292.9 334.2 10.51 5 800 2045 13.1 4.4 56 8.7 8.2 55 18 305.1 306.3 290.3 325.0 6.57 6 750 2584 9.0 1.5 59 7.6 4.9 56 18 306.4 307.4 289.9 323.7 5.67 7 700 3151 4.5 -1.4 66 5.9 1.5 71 18 307.4 308.3 289.5 322.6 4.92 8 650 3750 0.4 -0.3 95 0.7 0.1 78 13 309.4 310.5 290.9 327.3 5.78 9 600 4388 -3.5 -4.1 96 0.6 -3.8 65 13 312.1 313.0 290.8 326.9 4.71 10 550 5072 -6.7 -7.5 94 0.8 -7.1 95 19 316.1 316.9 291.4 328.8 3.94 11 500 5813 -9.0 -9.9 93 0.9 -9.4 139 16 322.0 322.7 292.8 334.0 3.61 12 450 6624 -12.7 -13.7 92 1.0 -13.0 172 20 327.3 327.9 293.7 337.3 2.95 13 400 7514 -18.4 -19.9 88 1.5 -18.8 170 25 331.1 331.5 293.9 338.1 1.98 14 350 8498 -24.5 -26.7 82 2.2 -25.1 169 28 335.7 335.9 294.3 340.1 1.23 15 300 9606 -31.4 -33.9 78 2.6 -31.8 180 37 341.2 341.3 295.3 343.9 0.72 16 250 10868 -41.5 -46.7 57 5.2 -41.9 191 63 344.3 344.3 295.6 345.2 0.23 17 200 12353 -49.0 -78.3 2 29.2 -49.6 198 57 355.1 355.1 297.7 355.1 0.00 18 150 14195 -59.4 -81.1 4 21.7 -59.6 217 45 367.7 367.7 300.1 367.7 0.00 19 100 16654 -71.1 -85.1 11 14.0 -71.2 254 28 390.3 390.3 303.8 390.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.32 m Freezing level: 644.94 mb = 3814.13 m = 12513.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.99 mb = 3762.01 m = 12342.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.36 % Est. max temperature: 29.96 C = 85.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.79 mb = 462.63 m = 1517.78 ft T: 19.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.06 C/km ThetaE index: 18.02 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.28 mb = 1399.35 m = 4591.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.51 C = 85.11 F Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lifted Index: -0.49 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.90 C Showalter Index: 0.27 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.25 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.09 C Cross Totals Index: 21.15 C K Index: 31.34 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 197.45 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.18 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 290.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 87.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.46 mb = 655.50 m = 2150.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 746.46 mb = 2622.70 m = 8604.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 476.46 mb = 6184.47 m = 20290.01 ft B at Equ Level: 289.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 306.46 mb = 9453.05 m = 31013.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 68.5 at 16.9 knts Storm direction: 98.5 at 12.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 93.8 neg: -1.7 tot: 92.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 15.40 Bulk Shear: 18.87 m/s