MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F015.namnest.sound Searching the city database file for: KFBG ... Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 21Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: KFBG 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 1003 65 31.9 21.5 54 10.4 24.3 197 10 304.8 307.8 297.4 353.4 16.27 1 1000 89 31.3 21.2 55 10.1 24.0 199 10 304.5 307.5 297.1 352.4 16.08 2 950 546 26.6 20.4 69 6.2 22.1 199 17 304.1 307.1 297.0 351.9 16.03 3 900 1021 22.0 19.3 85 2.7 20.1 200 18 304.1 307.1 296.9 351.2 15.82 4 850 1515 17.3 17.4 100 -0.0 17.4 205 20 304.3 307.1 296.3 348.5 14.83 5 800 2031 14.8 8.4 65 6.4 10.9 229 24 306.9 308.5 292.6 333.1 8.65 6 750 2575 12.0 6.4 69 5.6 8.6 231 23 309.6 311.1 292.9 334.3 8.07 7 700 3150 8.6 5.3 80 3.3 6.6 234 25 312.0 313.5 293.5 336.7 8.00 8 650 3760 5.7 -1.5 60 7.2 1.9 224 26 315.4 316.4 292.3 332.1 5.27 9 600 4410 2.0 -4.8 61 6.8 -1.4 222 26 318.4 319.2 292.4 332.8 4.46 10 550 5108 -1.6 -18.4 27 16.8 -7.6 228 29 322.1 322.4 291.0 327.7 1.63 11 500 5859 -6.4 -21.5 29 15.1 -11.2 225 33 325.2 325.5 291.7 330.0 1.37 12 450 6673 -12.4 -28.0 26 15.5 -16.4 223 33 327.6 327.8 291.9 330.6 0.85 13 400 7561 -18.1 -29.7 36 11.5 -20.8 225 32 331.4 331.6 292.9 334.4 0.82 14 350 8545 -24.5 -43.7 15 19.3 -27.0 218 37 335.8 335.8 293.5 336.7 0.23 15 300 9651 -32.2 -46.9 22 14.6 -33.7 215 37 339.9 340.0 294.5 340.7 0.19 16 250 10914 -40.5 -57.3 15 16.8 -41.3 224 35 345.9 345.9 295.8 346.2 0.07 17 200 12397 -52.0 -69.5 10 17.6 -52.3 225 36 350.5 350.5 296.8 350.6 0.02 18 150 14193 -67.0 -73.4 39 6.5 -67.0 215 30 354.8 354.8 297.7 354.8 0.01 19 100 16598 -71.1 -85.6 10 14.5 -71.1 211 19 390.4 390.4 303.9 390.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5769.97 m Freezing level: 572.92 mb = 4788.13 m = 15708.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.13 mb = 4129.39 m = 13547.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.79 % Est. max temperature: 31.39 C = 88.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 863.24 mb = 1381.85 m = 4533.56 ft T: 18.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 20.25 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.11 mb = 1353.09 m = 4439.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.34 C = 88.42 F Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lifted Index: -4.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.54 C Showalter Index: -2.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.77 C Cross Totals Index: 23.78 C K Index: 37.87 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 347.86 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.65 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1489.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.79 mb = 1346.30 m = 4416.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 861.79 mb = 1396.31 m = 4581.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 181.79 mb = 12992.76 m = 42626.64 ft B at Equ Level: 1484.52 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.3 at 24.2 knts Storm direction: 252.3 at 18.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 73.6 neg: -1.1 tot: 72.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.65 Bulk Rich Number: 69.01 Bulk Shear: 21.58 m/s