MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F040.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F040.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 40 hour NAM valid 22Z 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 30.0 20.8 58 9.1 23.4 196 5 302.9 305.8 296.5 349.3 15.66 1 1000 84 29.6 20.7 59 8.8 23.2 199 5 302.7 305.6 296.4 348.8 15.57 2 950 539 25.0 19.6 72 5.3 21.2 196 9 302.5 305.4 296.1 347.8 15.31 3 900 1011 20.5 18.5 89 1.9 19.1 197 10 302.6 305.4 296.0 347.2 15.07 4 850 1502 17.2 13.4 78 3.8 14.7 226 12 304.2 306.3 293.9 338.2 11.43 5 800 2019 14.9 9.9 72 5.0 11.8 225 18 307.0 308.8 293.4 336.2 9.64 6 750 2563 11.7 6.9 73 4.8 8.8 218 19 309.2 310.8 293.0 334.8 8.36 7 700 3137 8.3 4.1 75 4.2 5.9 219 20 311.7 313.1 292.9 334.5 7.37 8 650 3746 4.7 0.8 76 3.9 2.5 203 20 314.2 315.4 292.7 333.8 6.23 9 600 4394 0.5 -1.8 85 2.2 -0.7 207 20 316.6 317.7 292.9 334.5 5.60 10 550 5088 -3.1 -10.3 57 7.2 -6.1 220 21 320.4 321.1 292.0 330.9 3.18 11 500 5836 -7.1 -23.2 26 16.1 -12.0 219 25 324.3 324.6 291.3 328.5 1.18 12 450 6649 -11.8 -28.3 24 16.5 -16.0 216 31 328.4 328.6 292.1 331.4 0.82 13 400 7541 -17.4 -33.8 23 16.3 -20.8 219 39 332.3 332.4 292.9 334.4 0.55 14 350 8527 -24.4 -38.1 27 13.6 -26.6 216 38 335.8 335.9 293.7 337.4 0.41 15 300 9634 -32.5 -35.7 73 3.2 -33.0 215 36 339.5 339.6 294.7 341.8 0.61 16 250 10892 -42.1 -47.7 54 5.6 -42.5 219 40 343.4 343.5 295.3 344.3 0.20 17 200 12362 -53.7 -58.7 54 5.0 -53.9 215 41 347.7 347.7 296.2 348.0 0.07 18 150 14157 -65.7 -79.2 14 13.5 -65.8 216 40 356.9 356.9 298.1 356.9 0.01 19 100 16579 -69.4 -84.2 10 14.8 -69.5 227 25 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5752.40 m Freezing level: 593.60 mb = 4482.56 m = 14706.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.96 mb = 4247.31 m = 13934.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.68 % Est. max temperature: 31.12 C = 88.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 878.26 mb = 1221.01 m = 4005.88 ft T: 19.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 15.49 C Layer 1000.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.45 mb = 1357.25 m = 4452.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.73 C = 87.31 F Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lifted Index: -3.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.75 C Showalter Index: 0.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.85 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.33 C Cross Totals Index: 20.52 C K Index: 33.55 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 210.22 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.88 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1020.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.43 mb = 1219.39 m = 4000.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 843.43 mb = 1568.40 m = 5145.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 203.43 mb = 12250.03 m = 40189.91 ft B at Equ Level: 1020.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 113.43 mb = 15826.36 m = 51923.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.4 at 17.7 knts Storm direction: 244.4 at 13.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 1.2 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 24.9 neg: -1.1 tot: 23.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.4 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 60.50 Bulk Shear: 16.88 m/s