MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 3Z 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 27.4 22.8 76 4.6 24.0 174 9 300.4 303.6 297.1 352.3 17.69 1 1000 85 27.1 22.8 77 4.3 23.9 175 9 300.2 303.5 297.1 352.2 17.71 2 950 538 25.3 19.8 72 5.5 21.4 207 27 302.9 305.7 296.4 348.8 15.51 3 900 1011 21.5 17.4 77 4.1 18.7 218 25 303.7 306.3 295.6 345.3 14.02 4 850 1504 17.3 16.2 93 1.1 16.6 222 24 304.3 306.8 295.6 345.4 13.79 5 800 2021 14.1 12.6 90 1.6 13.1 239 22 306.2 308.4 294.6 340.9 11.53 6 750 2565 11.8 4.6 61 7.2 7.6 233 19 309.4 310.7 292.0 331.2 7.09 7 700 3140 9.5 0.5 53 9.0 4.6 220 21 313.0 314.1 291.9 330.8 5.67 8 650 3752 6.0 -0.8 62 6.8 2.4 213 26 315.7 316.8 292.6 333.3 5.54 9 600 4402 1.6 -1.7 79 3.3 -0.2 216 27 317.9 319.0 293.3 335.9 5.62 10 550 5099 -1.9 -8.8 59 6.8 -5.0 221 25 321.8 322.5 292.7 333.6 3.58 11 500 5850 -6.7 -14.8 52 8.1 -9.8 220 28 324.9 325.4 292.6 333.2 2.43 12 450 6664 -12.0 -21.8 44 9.7 -15.0 221 35 328.1 328.4 292.6 333.3 1.49 13 400 7556 -17.0 -31.2 28 14.2 -20.2 224 36 332.8 333.0 293.2 335.4 0.70 14 350 8544 -24.0 -30.6 54 6.6 -25.4 223 35 336.4 336.6 294.2 339.6 0.85 15 300 9651 -32.1 -35.1 75 2.9 -32.6 224 30 340.1 340.2 294.9 342.5 0.65 16 250 10911 -42.2 -47.6 55 5.4 -42.5 229 35 343.4 343.4 295.3 344.2 0.21 17 200 12379 -53.8 -59.0 53 5.2 -54.0 231 42 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.8 0.07 18 150 14175 -65.2 -74.5 27 9.2 -65.3 221 37 357.7 357.7 298.2 357.7 0.01 19 100 16614 -68.5 -85.1 7 16.6 -68.7 216 23 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5765.42 m Freezing level: 577.86 mb = 4710.78 m = 15455.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 603.10 mb = 4360.34 m = 14305.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.78 % Est. max temperature: 31.30 C = 88.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.26 mb = 655.84 m = 2151.67 ft T: 24.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.97 C/km ThetaE index: 14.50 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.84 mb = 1354.73 m = 4444.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.15 C = 88.07 F Cap Strength: 1.43 C Lifted Index: -3.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.74 C Showalter Index: -1.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.84 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.95 C Cross Totals Index: 22.89 C K Index: 31.15 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 270.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1058.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 27.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.87 mb = 1137.67 m = 3732.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 851.87 mb = 1485.20 m = 4872.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 191.87 mb = 12638.47 m = 41464.28 ft B at Equ Level: 1054.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 111.87 mb = 15939.58 m = 52294.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.7 at 23.9 knts Storm direction: 249.7 at 17.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 1.1 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 61.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 116.2 neg: -6.5 tot: 109.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.77 Bulk Rich Number: 91.33 Bulk Shear: 11.59 m/s