MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F035.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F035.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 35 hour NAM valid 17Z 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 29.9 22.2 63 7.7 24.2 227 7 302.8 305.9 297.3 353.0 16.98 1 1000 92 28.5 21.9 67 6.7 23.7 228 7 301.7 304.8 296.8 351.1 16.75 2 950 546 23.7 21.0 85 2.7 21.8 227 10 301.2 304.3 296.7 350.4 16.70 3 900 1016 19.3 19.3 100 -0.0 19.3 235 13 301.4 304.3 296.2 347.9 15.83 4 850 1507 16.8 14.7 88 2.1 15.4 238 20 303.7 306.0 294.5 340.8 12.47 5 800 2023 14.4 11.6 83 2.9 12.6 231 17 306.5 308.6 294.1 339.0 10.78 6 750 2566 11.3 7.7 79 3.6 9.1 223 19 308.8 310.5 293.3 335.8 8.84 7 700 3139 7.7 2.8 71 4.9 4.9 220 17 311.0 312.2 292.2 331.7 6.70 8 650 3747 3.6 1.4 86 2.1 2.4 231 23 313.0 314.2 292.6 333.4 6.55 9 600 4392 0.2 -2.8 80 3.0 -1.3 244 26 316.3 317.3 292.4 332.8 5.18 10 550 5085 -3.8 -6.4 83 2.5 -5.0 233 28 319.5 320.4 292.7 333.6 4.32 11 500 5833 -7.6 -12.4 68 4.8 -9.5 222 31 323.7 324.3 292.7 333.6 2.95 12 450 6644 -13.4 -19.3 61 5.9 -15.3 213 34 326.4 326.8 292.4 332.8 1.85 13 400 7531 -18.2 -20.3 84 2.0 -18.8 218 34 331.3 331.7 293.9 338.0 1.91 14 350 8516 -24.6 -26.8 82 2.2 -25.2 219 32 335.5 335.8 294.3 340.0 1.22 15 300 9620 -33.1 -35.9 76 2.8 -33.6 217 38 338.7 338.8 294.6 340.9 0.59 16 250 10876 -42.2 -45.8 68 3.6 -42.5 208 43 343.3 343.3 295.3 344.3 0.25 17 200 12349 -52.6 -59.0 46 6.3 -52.8 212 39 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.7 0.07 18 150 14151 -64.5 -78.4 13 13.8 -64.7 221 36 358.9 358.9 298.5 358.9 0.01 19 100 16578 -69.7 -85.6 8 15.9 -69.8 226 27 393.0 393.0 304.2 393.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5740.12 m Freezing level: 598.00 mb = 4420.09 m = 14501.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.99 mb = 4154.04 m = 13628.59 ft Precipitable water: 2.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.60 % Est. max temperature: 30.67 C = 87.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 897.29 mb = 1042.35 m = 3419.73 ft T: 19.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.68 C/km ThetaE index: 21.31 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.96 mb = 920.63 m = 3020.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.45 C = 83.21 F Cap Strength: -0.06 C Lifted Index: -4.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.96 C Showalter Index: -1.15 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.72 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.39 C Cross Totals Index: 22.33 C K Index: 34.23 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 246.84 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.47 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1605.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.60 mb = 924.06 m = 3031.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 904.60 mb = 972.03 m = 3189.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 194.60 mb = 12519.89 m = 41075.26 ft B at Equ Level: 1598.67 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.8 at 20.7 knts Storm direction: 260.8 at 15.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 1.0 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 56.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 23.2 neg: -11.2 tot: 12.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.5 stream: 1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 74.52 Bulk Shear: 21.55 m/s