MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F039.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F039.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 21Z 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 64 30.1 21.3 59 8.8 23.7 224 4 303.0 306.0 296.8 350.7 16.07 1 1000 83 29.5 21.0 60 8.5 23.4 225 4 302.7 305.6 296.5 349.5 15.84 2 950 538 24.9 20.0 74 4.9 21.5 212 7 302.5 305.4 296.4 349.0 15.72 3 900 1011 20.3 19.2 93 1.1 19.5 209 8 302.5 305.4 296.4 349.0 15.74 4 850 1502 17.1 13.7 80 3.4 14.8 235 12 304.1 306.2 294.0 338.7 11.64 5 800 2018 14.6 9.9 73 4.7 11.6 239 17 306.7 308.5 293.2 335.7 9.59 6 750 2562 11.5 6.9 73 4.6 8.7 233 19 309.0 310.6 292.9 334.5 8.33 7 700 3135 8.1 4.6 78 3.5 6.1 219 21 311.5 312.9 293.1 335.0 7.62 8 650 3744 4.4 0.8 77 3.6 2.4 214 18 313.9 315.1 292.7 333.5 6.24 9 600 4391 -0.2 -1.3 92 1.1 -0.7 214 19 315.9 317.0 292.9 334.4 5.82 10 550 5084 -3.5 -7.9 72 4.4 -5.5 217 24 319.9 320.6 292.4 332.4 3.83 11 500 5831 -7.6 -17.7 44 10.1 -11.1 221 29 323.8 324.2 291.8 330.3 1.90 12 450 6643 -12.4 -23.2 40 10.9 -15.5 214 35 327.7 328.0 292.3 332.3 1.31 13 400 7533 -18.1 -29.7 35 11.6 -20.7 211 40 331.5 331.7 292.9 334.5 0.81 14 350 8517 -24.4 -32.0 49 7.6 -25.9 215 41 335.8 336.0 294.0 338.6 0.75 15 300 9623 -32.5 -35.5 74 3.1 -32.9 211 37 339.6 339.8 294.8 342.0 0.62 16 250 10881 -42.2 -46.5 63 4.3 -42.5 214 42 343.3 343.3 295.3 344.2 0.23 17 200 12352 -53.3 -59.8 45 6.4 -53.5 213 47 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.6 0.06 18 150 14150 -65.2 -72.0 39 6.7 -65.3 214 38 357.7 357.7 298.2 357.7 0.02 19 100 16581 -68.5 -85.8 7 17.4 -68.5 229 23 395.5 395.5 304.6 395.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5747.73 m Freezing level: 601.81 mb = 4367.38 m = 14328.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 611.72 mb = 4234.43 m = 13892.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.07 % Est. max temperature: 31.02 C = 87.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 882.12 mb = 1183.20 m = 3881.84 ft T: 19.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.82 C/km ThetaE index: 14.51 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.98 mb = 1243.32 m = 4079.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.25 C = 86.45 F Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lifted Index: -4.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.26 C Showalter Index: -0.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.88 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.66 C Cross Totals Index: 21.22 C K Index: 34.78 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 217.59 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.66 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1331.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.87 mb = 1156.46 m = 3794.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 859.87 mb = 1402.95 m = 4602.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 189.87 mb = 12676.63 m = 41589.48 ft B at Equ Level: 1319.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 109.87 mb = 16016.75 m = 52547.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.1 at 17.7 knts Storm direction: 251.1 at 13.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 1.9 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 20.2 neg: -7.6 tot: 12.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 66.29 Bulk Shear: 20.08 m/s