MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F031.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F031.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 31 hour NAM valid 13Z 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 23.9 22.5 91 1.5 22.9 189 5 296.7 299.9 295.9 346.7 17.30 1 1000 99 23.1 22.3 96 0.8 22.6 191 5 296.2 299.4 295.7 346.0 17.25 2 950 546 21.0 20.0 94 0.9 20.4 229 16 298.5 301.3 295.3 344.2 15.72 3 900 1015 19.9 16.2 79 3.7 17.4 227 17 302.0 304.4 294.4 340.3 12.96 4 850 1507 17.2 13.9 81 3.3 15.0 240 21 304.1 306.3 294.1 339.4 11.83 5 800 2023 14.1 12.4 90 1.7 13.0 239 18 306.1 308.3 294.4 340.4 11.39 6 750 2565 10.6 8.3 86 2.2 9.2 246 16 308.1 309.8 293.3 336.1 9.23 7 700 3138 7.4 4.3 81 3.1 5.6 243 18 310.7 312.1 292.7 333.7 7.45 8 650 3744 3.6 -0.1 77 3.7 1.6 232 21 313.0 314.1 292.1 331.3 5.85 9 600 4390 -0.3 -1.6 91 1.3 -1.0 226 29 315.7 316.8 292.7 333.7 5.68 10 550 5082 -4.0 -6.6 82 2.6 -5.3 228 33 319.3 320.1 292.5 333.0 4.23 11 500 5829 -7.9 -9.6 87 1.8 -8.6 226 34 323.5 324.2 293.2 335.7 3.69 12 450 6641 -12.3 -16.0 74 3.6 -13.6 220 33 327.7 328.2 293.3 336.1 2.44 13 400 7531 -18.0 -22.0 71 3.9 -19.2 218 32 331.5 331.9 293.7 337.3 1.64 14 350 8516 -24.6 -27.5 77 2.9 -25.3 219 37 335.5 335.8 294.3 339.7 1.14 15 300 9621 -32.5 -35.6 74 3.1 -33.0 209 39 339.5 339.6 294.8 341.8 0.61 16 250 10879 -42.2 -46.3 64 4.1 -42.5 217 39 343.4 343.5 295.4 344.4 0.24 17 200 12350 -53.2 -59.3 48 6.1 -53.4 211 42 348.5 348.5 296.4 348.7 0.06 18 150 14146 -64.8 -75.5 22 10.6 -65.0 226 43 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.4 0.01 19 100 16573 -70.7 -84.7 11 14.0 -70.8 218 26 391.2 391.2 304.0 391.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5729.20 m Freezing level: 604.43 mb = 4332.62 m = 14214.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.93 mb = 4139.25 m = 13580.04 ft Precipitable water: 2.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.04 % Est. max temperature: 31.15 C = 88.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.07 mb = 248.10 m = 813.95 ft T: 22.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.67 C/km ThetaE index: 9.07 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.78 mb = 1249.95 m = 4100.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.21 C = 86.38 F Cap Strength: 1.59 C Lifted Index: -2.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.46 C Showalter Index: -0.79 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.79 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.02 C Cross Totals Index: 21.77 C K Index: 35.81 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 243.01 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.81 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 601.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 44.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.26 mb = 700.51 m = 2298.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 788.26 mb = 2147.00 m = 7043.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 268.26 mb = 10392.17 m = 34094.63 ft B at Equ Level: 601.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.26 mb = 14215.92 m = 46639.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.5 at 22.5 knts Storm direction: 261.5 at 16.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 0.7 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 54.6 neg: -6.6 tot: 48.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 16.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 26.89 Bulk Shear: 22.37 m/s