MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F036.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F036.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 18Z 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 30.0 22.1 63 7.9 24.3 222 6 302.9 306.0 297.3 353.1 16.94 1 1000 92 29.0 21.9 65 7.2 23.8 223 6 302.2 305.3 297.0 351.6 16.72 2 950 546 24.3 21.1 82 3.3 22.0 222 8 301.9 305.0 297.0 351.4 16.79 3 900 1018 19.8 19.9 100 -0.0 19.9 223 9 301.9 305.0 296.7 350.4 16.43 4 850 1509 16.3 15.0 92 1.3 15.4 239 19 303.2 305.5 294.5 340.8 12.69 5 800 2024 14.1 12.0 87 2.1 12.8 232 17 306.2 308.3 294.2 339.6 11.11 6 750 2567 11.2 7.8 80 3.4 9.1 228 19 308.7 310.4 293.2 335.7 8.87 7 700 3140 7.7 3.6 76 4.0 5.4 217 20 311.0 312.3 292.5 333.0 7.11 8 650 3747 3.9 0.8 80 3.1 2.2 232 22 313.4 314.6 292.5 333.0 6.26 9 600 4394 0.5 -3.6 74 4.1 -1.5 241 25 316.7 317.7 292.4 332.4 4.90 10 550 5087 -3.9 -7.0 79 3.0 -5.4 230 27 319.4 320.2 292.4 332.8 4.12 11 500 5833 -8.4 -11.8 77 3.3 -9.8 225 31 322.7 323.4 292.6 333.1 3.11 12 450 6643 -12.7 -14.3 88 1.6 -13.3 214 28 327.3 327.8 293.5 336.9 2.82 13 400 7532 -18.5 -21.0 81 2.5 -19.3 211 39 330.9 331.3 293.6 337.2 1.79 14 350 8517 -24.6 -26.7 82 2.2 -25.1 220 33 335.6 335.9 294.3 340.1 1.22 15 300 9620 -33.2 -35.8 77 2.7 -33.6 214 34 338.7 338.8 294.6 340.9 0.60 16 250 10875 -42.6 -46.0 69 3.4 -42.8 211 42 342.8 342.9 295.2 343.8 0.25 17 200 12348 -52.3 -60.8 35 8.5 -52.6 212 43 349.9 349.9 296.7 350.1 0.05 18 150 14152 -64.7 -75.7 21 11.0 -64.7 221 38 358.7 358.7 298.4 358.7 0.01 19 100 16579 -69.1 -87.1 6 18.0 -69.2 226 25 394.3 394.3 304.4 394.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5740.69 m Freezing level: 593.99 mb = 4477.50 m = 14689.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.05 mb = 4128.68 m = 13545.36 ft Precipitable water: 2.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.30 % Est. max temperature: 30.23 C = 86.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 894.71 mb = 1068.63 m = 3505.96 ft T: 19.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.99 C/km ThetaE index: 20.13 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.00 mb = 979.22 m = 3212.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.07 C = 84.32 F Cap Strength: -0.04 C Lifted Index: -5.95 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.30 C Showalter Index: -2.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.12 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.71 C Cross Totals Index: 23.41 C K Index: 35.63 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 247.82 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.59 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1841.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.81 mb = 981.13 m = 3218.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 898.81 mb = 1029.34 m = 3377.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 188.81 mb = 12709.44 m = 41697.14 ft B at Equ Level: 1833.77 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.7 at 20.2 knts Storm direction: 259.7 at 15.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 1.2 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 27.0 neg: -7.4 tot: 19.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.6 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 76.95 Bulk Shear: 23.93 m/s