MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F033.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F033.namnest.sound Searching the city database file for: KFBG ... Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 15Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: KFBG 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 27.5 22.2 73 5.2 23.7 214 6 300.3 303.4 296.7 350.3 17.07 1 1000 97 25.9 22.1 79 3.9 23.2 216 5 299.1 302.2 296.3 348.5 16.94 2 950 547 22.4 20.1 87 2.3 20.8 235 13 299.9 302.8 295.7 346.0 15.77 3 900 1016 19.8 17.0 84 2.8 17.9 238 18 301.9 304.4 294.8 342.2 13.67 4 850 1508 17.0 14.6 86 2.4 15.4 241 20 304.0 306.3 294.5 340.8 12.38 5 800 2023 14.3 11.9 86 2.4 12.7 235 18 306.4 308.4 294.2 339.5 11.01 6 750 2566 11.0 8.6 85 2.4 9.5 224 17 308.5 310.2 293.6 337.0 9.37 7 700 3139 7.6 4.4 81 3.1 5.8 232 17 310.8 312.3 292.8 334.1 7.52 8 650 3747 3.8 -0.0 76 3.9 1.8 233 23 313.3 314.4 292.2 331.8 5.88 9 600 4392 -0.5 -1.4 94 0.9 -0.9 233 28 315.6 316.7 292.7 333.9 5.78 10 550 5084 -3.7 -6.1 84 2.3 -4.8 229 31 319.7 320.5 292.8 334.0 4.42 11 500 5832 -7.8 -13.7 63 5.9 -10.1 223 32 323.5 324.0 292.4 332.4 2.66 12 450 6644 -12.6 -16.2 74 3.6 -13.9 217 34 327.3 327.8 293.2 335.5 2.39 13 400 7533 -18.1 -22.3 70 4.2 -19.3 214 34 331.4 331.7 293.6 337.1 1.60 14 350 8518 -24.6 -27.7 76 3.0 -25.4 229 30 335.5 335.8 294.2 339.6 1.12 15 300 9622 -32.5 -35.3 76 2.8 -33.0 215 39 339.5 339.6 294.8 341.9 0.63 16 250 10881 -42.2 -45.6 70 3.3 -42.5 209 43 343.3 343.3 295.3 344.3 0.26 17 200 12352 -53.0 -59.0 48 5.9 -53.2 208 41 348.8 348.8 296.4 349.0 0.07 18 150 14150 -64.5 -77.0 17 12.4 -64.6 227 40 358.9 358.9 298.5 358.9 0.01 19 100 16587 -69.4 -86.7 6 17.3 -69.5 226 27 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5734.42 m Freezing level: 605.57 mb = 4320.27 m = 14173.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.02 mb = 4166.57 m = 13669.70 ft Precipitable water: 2.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.82 % Est. max temperature: 31.00 C = 87.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 930.79 mb = 724.20 m = 2375.95 ft T: 21.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 18.55 C Layer 1000.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 881.64 mb = 1193.34 m = 3915.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.81 C = 85.65 F Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lifted Index: -3.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.90 C Showalter Index: -1.42 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.31 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.88 C Cross Totals Index: 22.44 C K Index: 36.34 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 247.27 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.72 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 876.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.52 mb = 877.23 m = 2878.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 819.52 mb = 1818.32 m = 5965.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.52 mb = 11444.59 m = 37547.41 ft B at Equ Level: 872.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 129.52 mb = 15032.61 m = 49319.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.1 at 21.9 knts Storm direction: 261.1 at 16.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 1.0 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 59.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 29.2 neg: -10.7 tot: 18.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.0 stream: 1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 40.09 Bulk Shear: 21.87 m/s