MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F034.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F034.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 34 hour NAM valid 16Z 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 29.0 22.4 68 6.6 24.2 216 6 301.8 305.0 297.2 352.7 17.25 1 1000 94 27.4 22.2 73 5.2 23.6 217 6 300.6 303.7 296.8 350.8 17.11 2 950 546 22.5 21.1 91 1.5 21.5 221 10 300.1 303.1 296.4 349.2 16.77 3 900 1016 19.8 16.9 83 2.9 17.8 238 21 301.9 304.4 294.8 342.1 13.61 4 850 1507 17.4 13.8 79 3.7 15.0 238 20 304.4 306.6 294.1 339.4 11.73 5 800 2023 14.7 11.0 79 3.7 12.4 234 19 306.9 308.8 293.9 338.2 10.40 6 750 2567 11.2 8.9 86 2.3 9.8 218 18 308.8 310.6 293.9 338.1 9.62 7 700 3140 7.6 3.3 75 4.2 5.2 228 16 310.9 312.2 292.4 332.4 6.97 8 650 3747 3.5 0.5 81 3.0 1.9 229 24 313.0 314.1 292.3 332.1 6.12 9 600 4392 -0.3 -2.5 85 2.1 -1.4 233 29 315.7 316.8 292.4 332.7 5.33 10 550 5084 -3.8 -6.8 79 3.0 -5.2 233 30 319.6 320.4 292.6 333.2 4.18 11 500 5832 -7.5 -13.6 62 6.1 -9.9 220 32 323.8 324.4 292.5 332.8 2.67 12 450 6644 -12.6 -16.4 73 3.8 -14.0 215 34 327.3 327.8 293.2 335.4 2.35 13 400 7533 -18.3 -21.4 77 3.0 -19.3 213 36 331.1 331.5 293.6 337.3 1.74 14 350 8517 -24.8 -26.9 83 2.1 -25.3 222 34 335.3 335.5 294.2 339.6 1.21 15 300 9621 -32.8 -35.5 77 2.7 -33.3 215 36 339.1 339.2 294.7 341.4 0.62 16 250 10879 -42.1 -45.7 68 3.6 -42.4 207 43 343.4 343.5 295.4 344.5 0.26 17 200 12351 -52.8 -60.1 41 7.3 -53.1 211 44 349.1 349.1 296.5 349.3 0.06 18 150 14151 -64.3 -76.2 18 11.9 -64.4 224 36 359.2 359.2 298.5 359.3 0.01 19 100 16583 -69.7 -85.5 8 15.8 -69.8 223 28 393.0 393.0 304.2 393.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5737.39 m Freezing level: 604.17 mb = 4338.17 m = 14232.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.13 mb = 4113.10 m = 13494.24 ft Precipitable water: 2.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.00 % Est. max temperature: 31.38 C = 88.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.49 mb = 895.89 m = 2939.24 ft T: 20.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.61 C/km ThetaE index: 20.62 C Layer 1000.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 892.97 mb = 1082.96 m = 3552.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.42 C = 84.96 F Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lifted Index: -3.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.53 C Showalter Index: -0.50 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.29 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.98 C Cross Totals Index: 21.32 C K Index: 34.53 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 236.37 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.34 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1225.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.48 mb = 876.92 m = 2876.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 829.48 mb = 1715.12 m = 5626.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 209.48 mb = 12045.33 m = 39518.33 ft B at Equ Level: 1220.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 119.48 mb = 15515.31 m = 50902.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.2 at 22.2 knts Storm direction: 259.2 at 16.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 1.3 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 51.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 34.3 neg: -16.2 tot: 18.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 43.01 Bulk Shear: 28.48 m/s