MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F028.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F028.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 28 hour NAM valid 10Z 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 1003 65 23.7 22.2 91 1.6 22.6 207 4 296.6 299.7 295.7 345.6 16.98 1 1000 94 23.3 22.1 93 1.2 22.5 213 5 296.5 299.6 295.6 345.6 17.01 2 950 542 21.1 19.9 93 1.2 20.2 236 18 298.6 301.4 295.2 343.8 15.54 3 900 1010 19.7 17.0 84 2.7 17.8 234 20 301.8 304.3 294.8 342.0 13.65 4 850 1501 16.5 16.1 98 0.4 16.3 222 26 303.4 305.9 295.3 344.0 13.67 5 800 2016 13.5 11.4 87 2.1 12.1 225 23 305.6 307.5 293.7 337.5 10.64 6 750 2558 10.8 7.6 80 3.3 8.9 230 23 308.4 310.0 293.0 335.0 8.75 7 700 3131 7.9 4.9 82 2.9 6.1 231 23 311.2 312.7 293.2 335.3 7.80 8 650 3739 4.1 2.1 87 2.0 2.9 231 23 313.6 314.9 293.0 335.0 6.85 9 600 4386 0.3 -1.8 86 2.0 -0.8 217 25 316.4 317.5 292.9 334.2 5.60 10 550 5080 -3.2 -12.2 50 9.0 -6.9 206 27 320.2 320.8 291.5 329.3 2.72 11 500 5827 -7.7 -16.4 50 8.6 -10.8 209 34 323.6 324.1 292.0 330.9 2.13 12 450 6639 -12.6 -21.2 49 8.6 -15.2 215 35 327.4 327.7 292.5 332.9 1.57 13 400 7528 -18.5 -21.4 78 2.9 -19.3 219 30 331.0 331.3 293.6 337.1 1.73 14 350 8511 -24.9 -28.2 74 3.3 -25.6 220 28 335.2 335.4 294.1 339.1 1.07 15 300 9617 -31.8 -37.8 55 6.0 -32.6 216 24 340.5 340.6 294.9 342.4 0.49 16 250 10880 -41.6 -46.0 62 4.4 -42.0 213 34 344.2 344.2 295.6 345.2 0.25 17 200 12352 -53.0 -58.1 53 5.2 -53.1 214 41 348.9 348.9 296.5 349.2 0.07 18 150 14146 -66.1 -71.1 49 5.0 -66.1 223 42 356.3 356.3 298.0 356.4 0.02 19 100 16570 -71.2 -84.8 12 13.6 -71.2 213 26 390.3 390.3 303.8 390.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5732.61 m Freezing level: 596.39 mb = 4435.98 m = 14553.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.67 mb = 4243.22 m = 13921.16 ft Precipitable water: 2.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.63 % Est. max temperature: 30.44 C = 86.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.93 mb = 262.26 m = 860.41 ft T: 22.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.77 C/km ThetaE index: 8.97 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 884.96 mb = 1154.78 m = 3788.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.40 C = 84.93 F Cap Strength: 1.36 C Lifted Index: -2.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.01 C Showalter Index: -2.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.99 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.18 C Cross Totals Index: 23.81 C K Index: 37.36 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 278.46 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 549.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 27.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.68 mb = 710.37 m = 2330.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 826.68 mb = 1736.83 m = 5698.20 ft Equ Level (EL): 296.68 mb = 9694.15 m = 31804.58 ft B at Equ Level: 549.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.68 mb = 13873.99 m = 45517.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.3 at 23.7 knts Storm direction: 251.3 at 17.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 1.6 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 32.4 neg: -3.7 tot: 28.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 24.94 Bulk Shear: 22.02 m/s