MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F032.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F032.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 32 hour NAM valid 14Z 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 25.2 22.5 85 2.7 23.3 209 6 298.0 301.1 296.3 348.3 17.34 1 1000 99 24.0 22.4 91 1.6 22.8 210 6 297.1 300.3 296.0 347.1 17.26 2 950 547 21.7 20.1 91 1.6 20.6 238 14 299.2 302.1 295.6 345.3 15.80 3 900 1016 19.9 16.7 82 3.2 17.7 233 18 302.0 304.4 294.7 341.5 13.38 4 850 1507 16.8 14.9 89 1.8 15.5 232 19 303.7 306.0 294.6 341.3 12.66 5 800 2022 14.0 12.2 89 1.9 12.9 235 19 306.1 308.2 294.3 339.8 11.22 6 750 2565 10.9 8.6 86 2.3 9.5 239 16 308.4 310.1 293.6 336.9 9.40 7 700 3138 7.6 3.6 76 4.0 5.3 240 18 310.9 312.2 292.4 332.8 7.08 8 650 3745 3.7 0.3 78 3.4 1.9 229 24 313.2 314.4 292.3 332.1 6.03 9 600 4391 -0.5 -2.3 87 1.9 -1.4 226 30 315.6 316.6 292.4 332.7 5.38 10 550 5082 -4.2 -6.5 84 2.3 -5.3 232 32 319.1 319.9 292.5 332.9 4.26 11 500 5829 -7.5 -10.7 77 3.3 -8.9 225 33 323.9 324.6 293.1 335.2 3.37 12 450 6641 -12.6 -18.5 61 6.0 -14.5 219 33 327.5 327.8 292.9 334.3 1.97 13 400 7531 -18.0 -22.4 69 4.4 -19.3 218 33 331.5 331.9 293.6 337.2 1.58 14 350 8515 -24.5 -28.6 69 4.0 -25.4 215 33 335.7 335.9 294.2 339.5 1.03 15 300 9621 -32.6 -35.6 75 2.9 -33.1 214 36 339.4 339.5 294.7 341.7 0.61 16 250 10878 -42.2 -47.3 57 5.2 -42.5 212 38 343.4 343.4 295.3 344.3 0.21 17 200 12350 -53.2 -59.7 45 6.5 -53.4 211 41 348.6 348.6 296.4 348.9 0.06 18 150 14147 -64.7 -79.4 12 14.7 -64.8 229 41 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.6 0.00 19 100 16580 -69.8 -83.9 11 14.1 -69.8 221 27 393.0 393.0 304.2 393.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.12 m Freezing level: 605.51 mb = 4319.47 m = 14171.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.13 mb = 4111.59 m = 13489.32 ft Precipitable water: 2.05 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.04 % Est. max temperature: 30.75 C = 87.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.16 mb = 399.48 m = 1310.61 ft T: 22.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.59 C/km ThetaE index: 16.24 C Layer 1000.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.59 mb = 1173.85 m = 3851.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.72 C = 85.50 F Cap Strength: 1.27 C Lifted Index: -2.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.65 C Showalter Index: -1.24 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.65 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.24 C Cross Totals Index: 22.41 C K Index: 35.17 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 251.01 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.30 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 747.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 27.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.76 mb = 761.55 m = 2498.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 821.76 mb = 1794.28 m = 5886.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.76 mb = 11099.29 m = 36414.55 ft B at Equ Level: 744.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 141.76 mb = 14486.48 m = 47527.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.1 at 22.6 knts Storm direction: 261.1 at 17.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 0.8 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 29.9 neg: -3.8 tot: 26.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.4 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 34.50 Bulk Shear: 21.66 m/s