MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F029.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F029.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 29 hour NAM valid 11Z 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 23.5 22.0 91 1.6 22.4 179 5 296.4 299.4 295.4 344.7 16.76 1 1000 96 23.2 21.9 92 1.3 22.3 182 5 296.4 299.4 295.4 344.7 16.76 2 950 544 21.2 21.2 100 -0.0 21.2 220 17 298.7 301.8 296.2 348.1 16.94 3 900 1012 20.1 14.9 72 5.2 16.7 212 19 302.2 304.4 293.7 337.5 11.92 4 850 1504 17.3 13.6 79 3.7 14.8 221 22 304.3 306.4 294.0 338.7 11.56 5 800 2020 14.6 10.4 76 4.1 12.0 236 19 306.7 308.6 293.5 336.8 9.98 6 750 2563 10.7 9.5 92 1.2 9.9 245 19 308.1 310.0 293.9 338.4 9.96 7 700 3135 7.0 6.9 99 0.1 7.0 246 19 310.3 312.0 293.7 337.8 8.97 8 650 3742 3.5 2.6 94 0.8 3.0 238 22 312.9 314.2 293.1 335.1 7.13 9 600 4388 0.6 0.3 98 0.3 0.4 232 26 316.8 318.0 293.7 337.4 6.51 10 550 5082 -4.3 -8.0 76 3.6 -6.0 220 29 319.0 319.7 292.1 331.4 3.82 11 500 5828 -7.0 -24.1 24 17.1 -12.1 213 34 324.5 324.7 291.2 328.3 1.09 12 450 6640 -12.8 -23.5 40 10.8 -15.8 214 34 327.2 327.5 292.2 331.7 1.27 13 400 7530 -18.0 -21.9 71 3.9 -19.2 223 31 331.5 331.9 293.7 337.4 1.65 14 350 8513 -25.0 -28.3 73 3.4 -25.7 221 33 335.1 335.3 294.1 339.0 1.06 15 300 9618 -32.3 -36.4 67 4.1 -32.9 209 31 339.8 339.9 294.8 342.0 0.57 16 250 10879 -41.5 -49.3 42 7.9 -42.0 216 34 344.4 344.5 295.6 345.1 0.17 17 200 12351 -53.2 -57.8 57 4.6 -53.4 210 42 348.5 348.5 296.4 348.8 0.08 18 150 14145 -66.2 -70.3 56 4.2 -66.2 217 44 356.1 356.1 298.0 356.2 0.02 19 100 16568 -71.6 -84.6 13 13.0 -71.7 213 26 389.3 389.3 303.7 389.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5731.81 m Freezing level: 594.12 mb = 4470.04 m = 14665.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 597.07 mb = 4427.57 m = 14525.98 ft Precipitable water: 2.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.40 % Est. max temperature: 31.29 C = 88.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.03 mb = 263.43 m = 864.27 ft T: 22.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.23 C/km ThetaE index: 10.58 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.76 mb = 1237.30 m = 4059.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.33 C = 86.60 F Cap Strength: 1.58 C Lifted Index: -2.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.10 C Showalter Index: 0.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.94 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.35 C Cross Totals Index: 20.60 C K Index: 37.78 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 241.79 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 698.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 46.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.48 mb = 695.87 m = 2283.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 778.48 mb = 2249.26 m = 7379.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 258.48 mb = 10648.20 m = 34934.61 ft B at Equ Level: 694.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.48 mb = 14622.33 m = 47972.95 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.9 at 22.6 knts Storm direction: 256.9 at 17.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.6 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 71.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 71.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 33.78 Bulk Shear: 20.67 m/s