MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F037.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F037.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 37 hour NAM valid 19Z 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 21.9 62 8.1 24.1 225 5 302.9 306.0 297.1 352.4 16.70 1 1000 88 29.3 21.8 64 7.5 23.9 225 5 302.5 305.6 297.0 351.9 16.69 2 950 542 24.6 20.8 79 3.9 21.9 221 7 302.2 305.2 296.8 350.8 16.46 3 900 1014 20.1 19.9 99 0.1 19.9 218 8 302.2 305.2 296.8 350.8 16.47 4 850 1506 16.5 14.9 90 1.6 15.4 244 17 303.5 305.8 294.6 340.9 12.62 5 800 2021 13.9 11.2 84 2.7 12.2 227 18 306.0 307.9 293.7 337.6 10.53 6 750 2563 11.2 7.1 76 4.1 8.8 222 20 308.8 310.4 293.0 334.7 8.49 7 700 3137 8.0 3.6 74 4.3 5.5 220 21 311.3 312.6 292.6 333.3 7.10 8 650 3745 4.2 0.8 79 3.3 2.4 234 21 313.7 314.9 292.6 333.3 6.26 9 600 4392 0.2 -3.7 75 3.8 -1.7 250 20 316.3 317.2 292.2 331.8 4.86 10 550 5084 -3.8 -6.9 79 3.1 -5.3 224 29 319.5 320.3 292.5 333.0 4.15 11 500 5830 -8.3 -12.1 74 3.8 -9.8 210 30 322.9 323.5 292.5 333.0 3.03 12 450 6642 -13.0 -16.1 78 3.1 -14.1 223 33 326.8 327.3 293.1 335.1 2.42 13 400 7531 -18.0 -19.8 86 1.8 -18.6 214 32 331.6 332.0 294.0 338.5 1.99 14 350 8515 -24.9 -27.4 80 2.4 -25.5 213 31 335.1 335.4 294.1 339.4 1.16 15 300 9619 -32.8 -35.8 75 2.9 -33.3 213 34 339.1 339.2 294.7 341.4 0.60 16 250 10875 -42.6 -46.3 67 3.7 -42.9 208 42 342.7 342.7 295.2 343.6 0.24 17 200 12347 -52.2 -61.4 32 9.2 -52.5 208 43 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.2 0.05 18 150 14150 -64.8 -75.9 20 11.1 -65.0 218 36 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.4 0.01 19 100 16574 -68.7 -86.8 6 18.1 -68.8 223 21 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5742.72 m Freezing level: 598.05 mb = 4418.52 m = 14496.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.19 mb = 4111.14 m = 13487.84 ft Precipitable water: 2.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.79 % Est. max temperature: 30.47 C = 86.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 891.52 mb = 1095.85 m = 3595.28 ft T: 19.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.03 C/km ThetaE index: 17.56 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 898.63 mb = 1027.50 m = 3371.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.28 C = 84.70 F Cap Strength: -0.05 C Lifted Index: -5.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.97 C Showalter Index: -1.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.99 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.82 C Cross Totals Index: 23.17 C K Index: 35.36 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 241.81 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.62 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1795.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.14 mb = 1032.26 m = 3386.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 893.14 mb = 1080.26 m = 3544.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 193.14 mb = 12565.89 m = 41226.16 ft B at Equ Level: 1791.62 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.9 at 19.6 knts Storm direction: 256.9 at 14.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 1.8 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 25.1 neg: -2.9 tot: 22.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.8 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.24 Bulk Rich Number: 73.28 Bulk Shear: 24.50 m/s