MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F008.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F008.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 8 hour NAM valid 2Z 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 28.1 23.2 75 4.9 24.5 170 8 301.0 304.3 297.5 354.3 18.10 1 1000 85 27.6 23.1 76 4.6 24.3 172 8 300.8 304.1 297.4 353.7 18.03 2 950 538 24.5 23.0 91 1.5 23.4 194 23 302.1 305.6 298.3 358.1 18.92 3 900 1012 21.7 18.4 81 3.3 19.4 210 24 303.9 306.6 296.3 348.3 14.94 4 850 1506 17.6 16.4 93 1.2 16.8 213 26 304.6 307.1 295.7 346.0 13.90 5 800 2023 14.5 14.4 100 0.0 14.5 232 27 306.6 309.0 295.7 345.8 13.05 6 750 2567 12.4 9.9 85 2.5 10.8 225 19 310.0 311.9 294.7 341.4 10.26 7 700 3143 9.4 2.2 61 7.2 5.4 225 21 312.9 314.1 292.5 333.0 6.43 8 650 3755 5.8 1.0 71 4.9 3.2 214 25 315.6 316.8 293.2 335.6 6.33 9 600 4405 1.7 -2.2 75 3.9 -0.3 212 27 318.1 319.2 293.2 335.6 5.44 10 550 5102 -2.1 -9.1 59 6.9 -5.2 219 23 321.6 322.2 292.6 333.1 3.50 11 500 5853 -6.7 -15.2 51 8.4 -9.9 224 25 324.8 325.3 292.4 332.8 2.35 12 450 6666 -12.0 -22.2 43 10.1 -15.1 224 32 328.1 328.4 292.6 333.1 1.44 13 400 7558 -17.0 -30.0 32 13.0 -20.0 228 35 332.9 333.0 293.3 335.8 0.79 14 350 8547 -23.4 -36.8 28 13.4 -25.7 228 37 337.2 337.3 294.0 338.9 0.46 15 300 9655 -32.5 -35.7 73 3.2 -33.0 230 29 339.5 339.7 294.8 341.8 0.61 16 250 10913 -42.2 -46.5 62 4.4 -42.5 230 34 343.4 343.4 295.4 344.3 0.23 17 200 12381 -53.8 -66.2 20 12.4 -54.0 244 43 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.8 0.03 18 150 14172 -66.7 -73.6 37 7.0 -66.7 216 40 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.3 0.01 19 100 16601 -69.2 -85.0 8 15.9 -69.2 217 25 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5767.33 m Freezing level: 577.59 mb = 4717.35 m = 15476.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 603.95 mb = 4351.68 m = 14277.01 ft Precipitable water: 2.14 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.82 % Est. max temperature: 31.58 C = 88.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 933.68 mb = 690.17 m = 2264.31 ft T: 23.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.96 C/km ThetaE index: 25.06 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.43 mb = 1104.36 m = 3623.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.07 C = 87.92 F Cap Strength: 1.16 C Lifted Index: -5.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.45 C Showalter Index: -2.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.42 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.31 C Cross Totals Index: 23.11 C K Index: 33.49 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 323.53 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2188.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.90 mb = 868.09 m = 2848.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 869.90 mb = 1305.95 m = 4284.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 149.90 mb = 14176.19 m = 46509.25 ft B at Equ Level: 2168.04 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.8 at 23.5 knts Storm direction: 246.8 at 17.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 1.2 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 134.1 neg: -14.2 tot: 119.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.80 Bulk Rich Number: 109.67 Bulk Shear: 19.96 m/s