MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F038.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F038.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 38 hour NAM valid 20Z 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 1002 65 30.4 21.3 58 9.1 23.8 236 4 303.3 306.3 296.8 351.0 16.07 1 1000 84 29.6 21.0 60 8.6 23.4 237 4 302.7 305.6 296.5 349.7 15.86 2 950 539 25.0 20.1 74 4.8 21.5 223 7 302.5 305.4 296.4 349.2 15.78 3 900 1011 20.3 19.1 93 1.2 19.5 219 8 302.5 305.4 296.4 348.8 15.67 4 850 1503 16.6 14.8 89 1.9 15.4 236 13 303.6 305.9 294.5 340.8 12.53 5 800 2018 14.4 9.8 74 4.6 11.5 231 16 306.5 308.3 293.2 335.3 9.54 6 750 2561 11.6 6.7 72 4.9 8.7 226 20 309.2 310.8 292.9 334.4 8.23 7 700 3135 8.3 4.0 74 4.3 5.8 217 22 311.7 313.1 292.9 334.3 7.30 8 650 3744 4.5 -1.0 68 5.5 1.6 226 17 314.0 315.1 292.1 331.3 5.48 9 600 4391 -0.3 -1.4 92 1.1 -0.9 218 20 315.7 316.8 292.8 334.0 5.76 10 550 5083 -3.9 -6.2 83 2.4 -5.0 217 25 319.5 320.4 292.7 333.7 4.36 11 500 5830 -7.7 -14.5 58 6.8 -10.3 221 30 323.6 324.1 292.3 332.0 2.48 12 450 6642 -12.6 -17.0 69 4.4 -14.1 214 31 327.5 327.9 293.1 335.2 2.25 13 400 7531 -18.3 -21.8 74 3.4 -19.3 221 40 331.1 331.5 293.6 337.1 1.67 14 350 8516 -24.1 -27.1 76 3.0 -24.8 219 34 336.2 336.4 294.4 340.5 1.18 15 300 9622 -32.5 -35.3 76 2.8 -33.0 212 36 339.5 339.6 294.8 341.9 0.63 16 250 10879 -42.7 -46.3 67 3.7 -42.9 212 42 342.6 342.7 295.2 343.6 0.24 17 200 12350 -52.6 -61.0 35 8.4 -52.8 211 47 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.8 0.05 18 150 14153 -65.2 -77.8 16 12.6 -65.3 217 36 357.9 357.9 298.3 357.9 0.01 19 100 16579 -68.5 -85.0 7 16.6 -68.5 230 22 395.5 395.5 304.6 395.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5746.06 m Freezing level: 603.58 mb = 4344.22 m = 14252.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.21 mb = 4149.00 m = 13612.03 ft Precipitable water: 2.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.65 % Est. max temperature: 30.56 C = 87.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 878.75 mb = 1216.58 m = 3991.35 ft T: 18.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.96 C/km ThetaE index: 19.69 C Layer 1000.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 880.08 mb = 1203.62 m = 3948.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.95 C = 85.91 F Cap Strength: 0.23 C Lifted Index: -4.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.06 C Showalter Index: -1.28 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.88 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.37 C Cross Totals Index: 22.51 C K Index: 34.80 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 233.35 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.78 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1378.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.79 mb = 1157.68 m = 3798.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 869.79 mb = 1304.68 m = 4280.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 199.79 mb = 12356.46 m = 40539.06 ft B at Equ Level: 1371.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 109.79 mb = 16020.27 m = 52559.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.1 at 18.2 knts Storm direction: 252.1 at 13.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 2.4 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 21.5 neg: -4.6 tot: 16.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.6 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 62.26 Bulk Shear: 22.15 m/s