MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 4Z 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 26.9 22.5 77 4.4 23.7 175 8 299.9 303.0 296.8 350.7 17.39 1 1000 81 26.6 22.5 78 4.1 23.6 176 8 299.8 302.9 296.8 350.7 17.43 2 950 534 25.3 20.1 73 5.2 21.6 211 23 302.8 305.7 296.5 349.5 15.76 3 900 1007 21.7 17.3 76 4.3 18.7 226 25 303.8 306.4 295.6 345.3 13.94 4 850 1501 17.5 15.6 89 1.8 16.3 227 24 304.4 306.9 295.3 344.0 13.26 5 800 2017 14.6 9.6 72 5.0 11.4 229 22 306.7 308.5 293.1 335.1 9.40 6 750 2561 12.0 6.2 68 5.8 8.5 227 20 309.6 311.1 292.8 334.0 7.95 7 700 3136 9.8 -1.8 44 11.6 3.8 217 23 313.3 314.2 291.3 328.5 4.79 8 650 3748 6.0 -3.6 50 9.5 1.2 216 28 315.7 316.6 291.7 330.2 4.53 9 600 4398 1.6 -3.1 71 4.7 -0.8 217 31 317.9 318.9 292.9 334.2 5.06 10 550 5094 -2.1 -8.0 64 5.9 -4.8 216 28 321.5 322.3 292.8 334.0 3.80 11 500 5845 -6.5 -16.0 47 9.5 -10.1 211 30 325.1 325.5 292.4 332.5 2.19 12 450 6659 -12.2 -23.8 37 11.6 -15.5 214 34 327.9 328.2 292.3 332.4 1.25 13 400 7550 -17.2 -29.1 35 11.8 -20.0 219 36 332.6 332.7 293.3 335.7 0.86 14 350 8538 -23.7 -28.9 62 5.2 -24.9 221 33 336.8 337.0 294.4 340.5 1.00 15 300 9646 -32.2 -35.5 72 3.3 -32.7 214 30 339.9 340.1 294.8 342.3 0.62 16 250 10907 -41.5 -49.7 41 8.2 -42.0 228 34 344.4 344.5 295.6 345.1 0.16 17 200 12378 -53.8 -59.1 52 5.3 -54.0 212 32 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.8 0.07 18 150 14174 -65.2 -74.1 28 8.9 -65.2 224 37 357.9 357.9 298.3 357.9 0.01 19 100 16606 -69.5 -85.4 8 15.8 -69.6 219 24 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5763.92 m Freezing level: 579.02 mb = 4689.90 m = 15386.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.53 mb = 4124.61 m = 13532.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.53 % Est. max temperature: 31.42 C = 88.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.70 mb = 620.07 m = 2034.31 ft T: 24.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.03 C/km ThetaE index: 22.29 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 862.99 mb = 1369.98 m = 4494.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.29 C = 88.32 F Cap Strength: 1.65 C Lifted Index: -3.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.50 C Showalter Index: -1.35 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.18 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.00 C Cross Totals Index: 22.18 C K Index: 28.07 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 266.22 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 999.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.50 mb = 1118.54 m = 3669.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 843.50 mb = 1566.27 m = 5138.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 193.50 mb = 12584.29 m = 41286.53 ft B at Equ Level: 996.98 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 113.50 mb = 15846.32 m = 51988.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.2 at 25.0 knts Storm direction: 248.2 at 18.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.7 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 93.0 neg: -8.0 tot: 85.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.57 Bulk Rich Number: 65.10 Bulk Shear: 15.35 m/s