MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F006.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F006.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 0Z 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 30.7 22.0 60 8.7 24.3 173 13 303.7 306.8 297.4 353.7 16.82 1 1000 83 30.4 22.0 61 8.4 24.3 174 13 303.6 306.7 297.4 353.8 16.89 2 950 540 25.6 21.1 76 4.5 22.3 180 21 303.2 306.3 297.3 353.0 16.81 3 900 1013 21.5 19.3 87 2.3 19.9 198 23 303.7 306.6 296.8 350.7 15.82 4 850 1507 17.7 17.7 100 0.0 17.7 209 23 304.6 307.5 296.5 349.8 15.13 5 800 2025 14.2 14.2 100 -0.0 14.2 207 23 306.3 308.7 295.5 344.9 12.85 6 750 2569 11.8 7.0 73 4.7 8.9 232 20 309.4 311.0 293.1 335.2 8.44 7 700 3145 9.5 1.8 59 7.7 5.2 236 26 313.0 314.1 292.4 332.4 6.22 8 650 3756 5.6 2.2 79 3.4 3.7 229 27 315.2 316.6 293.6 337.0 6.91 9 600 4406 2.0 -2.8 71 4.7 -0.4 222 27 318.4 319.4 293.1 335.1 5.21 10 550 5104 -1.9 -9.5 56 7.6 -5.2 232 25 321.9 322.5 292.6 333.1 3.39 11 500 5855 -6.8 -13.6 58 6.8 -9.4 229 28 324.8 325.3 292.7 333.9 2.68 12 450 6668 -12.4 -16.7 71 4.2 -13.9 224 32 327.6 328.0 293.2 335.5 2.31 13 400 7559 -17.2 -27.9 39 10.7 -19.8 225 37 332.7 332.9 293.4 336.2 0.96 14 350 8547 -23.7 -41.3 18 17.7 -26.2 226 39 336.9 336.9 293.8 338.0 0.29 15 300 9656 -31.5 -37.3 57 5.7 -32.4 239 36 340.9 341.0 295.0 342.9 0.52 16 250 10918 -42.1 -48.0 52 6.0 -42.5 248 40 343.5 343.6 295.4 344.4 0.20 17 200 12388 -53.4 -65.7 21 12.4 -53.6 234 34 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.03 18 150 14184 -65.7 -74.4 29 8.7 -65.8 213 39 356.8 356.8 298.1 356.9 0.01 19 100 16607 -69.5 -86.0 7 16.5 -69.6 228 25 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5771.66 m Freezing level: 574.38 mb = 4763.79 m = 15629.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 605.47 mb = 4332.54 m = 14214.19 ft Precipitable water: 2.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.25 % Est. max temperature: 31.64 C = 88.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 883.62 mb = 1172.07 m = 3845.32 ft T: 20.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 21.33 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 874.41 mb = 1262.55 m = 4142.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.22 C = 88.20 F Cap Strength: 0.57 C Lifted Index: -4.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.87 C Showalter Index: -3.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.83 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.42 C Cross Totals Index: 24.42 C K Index: 34.38 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 352.00 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1709.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.68 mb = 1161.64 m = 3811.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 859.68 mb = 1409.41 m = 4623.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 169.68 mb = 13414.23 m = 44009.41 ft B at Equ Level: 1701.93 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.0 at 23.9 knts Storm direction: 250.0 at 17.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 101.0 neg: -1.2 tot: 99.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.91 Bulk Rich Number: 50.15 Bulk Shear: 34.09 m/s