MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250000F036.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250000F036.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 12Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 34.22,-80.41 Latitude: 34.22 Longitude: -80.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 88 24.4 22.2 88 2.2 22.8 174 4 297.5 300.6 296.0 347.0 17.06 1 1000 90 24.4 22.3 88 2.0 22.9 167 3 297.5 300.6 296.0 347.4 17.20 2 950 539 22.5 20.3 88 2.1 20.9 237 15 300.0 302.9 295.9 346.8 15.99 3 900 1008 18.6 18.3 98 0.4 18.4 226 18 300.7 303.4 295.3 344.2 14.82 4 850 1498 17.1 14.2 83 2.9 15.1 223 21 304.0 306.3 294.3 339.9 12.03 5 800 2013 13.6 12.7 94 0.9 13.0 217 23 305.6 307.8 294.4 340.4 11.58 6 750 2555 10.7 8.4 86 2.3 9.3 223 23 308.2 309.9 293.4 336.3 9.25 7 700 3129 8.0 3.9 76 4.1 5.6 225 22 311.3 312.7 292.7 333.7 7.25 8 650 3737 4.3 -0.3 72 4.6 1.9 225 24 313.9 315.0 292.3 332.1 5.79 9 600 4384 0.3 -3.3 77 3.6 -1.5 224 31 316.5 317.4 292.4 332.5 5.02 10 550 5077 -3.8 -5.8 87 1.9 -4.8 223 32 319.5 320.4 292.9 334.2 4.53 11 500 5823 -8.1 -13.8 63 5.7 -10.2 221 33 323.2 323.7 292.3 332.1 2.64 12 450 6635 -12.9 -17.5 68 4.6 -14.5 215 30 327.0 327.5 292.9 334.4 2.15 13 400 7522 -18.9 -22.7 72 3.8 -20.0 218 26 330.4 330.7 293.3 335.8 1.54 14 350 8503 -25.6 -27.6 84 2.0 -26.1 210 36 334.2 334.4 293.9 338.3 1.13 15 300 9605 -32.9 -41.2 43 8.3 -33.9 205 38 338.9 339.0 294.4 340.3 0.34 16 250 10859 -43.2 -46.3 71 3.1 -43.4 228 53 341.9 342.0 295.0 342.9 0.24 17 200 12327 -53.6 -58.0 58 4.5 -53.7 209 53 348.0 348.0 296.3 348.3 0.08 18 150 14128 -64.2 -80.3 9 16.1 -64.3 223 45 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.5 0.00 19 100 16565 -69.9 -86.7 7 16.8 -70.0 218 22 392.7 392.7 304.2 392.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5733.48 m Freezing level: 596.26 mb = 4435.56 m = 14552.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.12 mb = 4091.12 m = 13422.16 ft Precipitable water: 2.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.35 % Est. max temperature: 30.90 C = 87.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.87 mb = 366.98 m = 1203.99 ft T: 23.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.94 C/km ThetaE index: 8.29 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 913.57 mb = 878.49 m = 2882.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.38 C = 81.29 F Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lifted Index: -3.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.61 C Showalter Index: -1.22 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.36 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.14 C Cross Totals Index: 22.21 C K Index: 35.24 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 245.59 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.58 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1070.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.71 mb = 754.68 m = 2475.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 901.71 mb = 991.81 m = 3253.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 871.71 mb = 1281.92 m = 4205.73 ft B at Equ Level: 13.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 121.71 mb = 15383.97 m = 50471.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.3 at 24.3 knts Storm direction: 253.3 at 18.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 1.6 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 49.2 neg: -1.4 tot: 47.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 37.45 Bulk Shear: 28.58 m/s