MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F020.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F020.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 20 hour NAM valid 2Z FRI 26 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 1004 65 24.7 23.3 92 1.4 23.7 114 5 297.5 300.8 296.7 350.3 18.22 1 1000 102 23.9 23.1 95 0.8 23.4 111 5 297.1 300.3 296.5 349.5 18.11 2 950 551 23.0 16.4 66 6.6 18.5 216 13 300.6 302.8 293.6 337.1 12.46 3 900 1022 21.1 17.2 78 3.9 18.4 228 22 303.2 305.8 295.3 344.3 13.85 4 850 1515 17.6 16.0 91 1.6 16.5 236 24 304.5 307.1 295.5 345.1 13.58 5 800 2032 14.5 13.0 91 1.5 13.6 242 25 306.6 308.9 294.9 342.3 11.86 6 750 2575 11.3 10.5 95 0.8 10.8 237 25 308.8 310.8 294.7 341.4 10.71 7 700 3149 8.2 7.8 98 0.4 7.9 229 26 311.5 313.3 294.6 340.9 9.54 8 650 3760 5.0 3.9 93 1.0 4.4 228 28 314.6 316.1 294.1 339.1 7.84 9 600 4409 1.1 0.1 93 0.9 0.5 230 32 317.3 318.6 293.8 337.8 6.45 10 550 5104 -3.1 -6.7 76 3.6 -4.7 224 31 320.4 321.3 292.9 334.2 4.22 11 500 5853 -6.9 -13.0 62 6.0 -9.4 220 29 324.6 325.1 292.8 334.1 2.82 12 450 6667 -12.0 -23.1 39 11.1 -15.3 221 31 328.1 328.3 292.4 332.7 1.32 13 400 7557 -17.9 -30.1 33 12.3 -20.6 217 30 331.8 331.9 293.0 334.6 0.78 14 350 8543 -24.6 -44.1 15 19.6 -27.1 217 35 335.7 335.7 293.4 336.5 0.22 15 300 9647 -32.8 -39.5 51 6.8 -33.6 218 32 339.2 339.3 294.5 340.8 0.41 16 250 10908 -41.1 -44.0 73 2.9 -41.3 225 22 345.0 345.0 295.8 346.2 0.31 17 200 12383 -53.1 -56.8 64 3.8 -53.2 233 20 348.7 348.8 296.4 349.1 0.09 18 150 14175 -66.5 -70.8 54 4.3 -66.5 224 20 355.6 355.6 297.8 355.7 0.02 19 100 16603 -67.0 -87.1 4 20.1 -67.1 256 19 398.2 398.2 305.0 398.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5750.73 m Freezing level: 587.14 mb = 4587.44 m = 15050.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 594.81 mb = 4478.08 m = 14691.68 ft Precipitable water: 2.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.91 % Est. max temperature: 31.66 C = 88.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.40 mb = 239.64 m = 786.23 ft T: 23.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.59 C/km ThetaE index: 13.21 C Layer 1000.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 833.20 mb = 1684.92 m = 5527.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.47 C = 90.45 F Cap Strength: 3.09 C Lifted Index: -1.09 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.20 C Showalter Index: -2.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.44 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.50 C Cross Totals Index: 22.94 C K Index: 40.14 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 269.58 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.22 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 243.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 104.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.46 mb = 1055.69 m = 3463.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 721.46 mb = 2897.97 m = 9507.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 301.46 mb = 9611.88 m = 31534.65 ft B at Equ Level: 243.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 211.46 mb = 12015.13 m = 39419.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.8 at 25.2 knts Storm direction: 258.8 at 18.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.9 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 114.0 neg: -8.6 tot: 105.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 5.11 Bulk Shear: 47.66 m/s