MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 5Z 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 26.2 22.2 79 4.0 23.3 178 8 299.2 302.3 296.4 349.0 17.08 1 1000 80 26.0 22.1 79 3.9 23.2 179 8 299.2 302.3 296.4 348.9 17.03 2 950 531 25.4 19.3 69 6.1 21.1 215 26 303.0 305.7 296.0 347.2 14.95 3 900 1005 21.7 17.4 76 4.4 18.7 226 25 303.9 306.5 295.6 345.5 13.99 4 850 1498 17.2 16.0 93 1.2 16.4 228 23 304.1 306.6 295.4 344.5 13.58 5 800 2014 15.0 8.0 63 7.0 10.7 230 21 307.1 308.7 292.4 332.7 8.44 6 750 2558 12.3 3.2 53 9.2 7.1 231 19 310.0 311.2 291.6 329.8 6.41 7 700 3133 8.7 5.6 81 3.2 6.9 223 23 312.2 313.7 293.7 337.5 8.18 8 650 3743 5.5 -4.5 49 10.0 0.5 218 27 315.2 316.0 291.3 328.6 4.21 9 600 4392 1.5 -6.2 56 7.8 -2.1 217 31 317.9 318.7 291.9 330.8 4.00 10 550 5088 -2.3 -7.0 70 4.7 -4.5 212 28 321.3 322.1 293.0 334.8 4.12 11 500 5839 -6.7 -16.7 45 10.0 -10.4 212 32 324.8 325.2 292.2 331.9 2.07 12 450 6653 -11.9 -25.4 32 13.4 -15.6 210 34 328.2 328.4 292.3 332.1 1.08 13 400 7543 -17.6 -24.6 55 6.9 -19.5 221 37 332.0 332.3 293.5 336.7 1.31 14 350 8531 -23.7 -27.9 69 4.2 -24.7 215 34 336.7 337.0 294.5 340.8 1.10 15 300 9640 -31.7 -36.7 61 5.0 -32.5 216 35 340.6 340.7 295.0 342.7 0.55 16 250 10902 -41.9 -45.9 65 4.0 -42.2 224 43 343.8 343.9 295.5 344.8 0.25 17 200 12370 -54.0 -58.9 55 4.9 -54.1 207 38 347.3 347.3 296.1 347.6 0.07 18 150 14164 -65.5 -75.5 23 10.1 -65.5 222 40 357.3 357.3 298.2 357.4 0.01 19 100 16592 -70.2 -85.3 9 15.1 -70.2 221 26 392.2 392.2 304.1 392.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5759.13 m Freezing level: 580.18 mb = 4668.01 m = 15314.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.85 mb = 3870.66 m = 12698.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.87 % Est. max temperature: 31.12 C = 88.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.49 mb = 573.15 m = 1880.40 ft T: 25.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 19.27 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 858.79 mb = 1409.56 m = 4624.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.09 C = 87.96 F Cap Strength: 1.73 C Lifted Index: -2.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.11 C Showalter Index: -1.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.62 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.89 C Cross Totals Index: 22.73 C K Index: 36.74 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 270.79 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 763.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 40.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.69 mb = 1172.63 m = 3847.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 777.69 mb = 2252.23 m = 7389.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 207.69 mb = 12122.09 m = 39770.15 ft B at Equ Level: 762.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 127.69 mb = 15127.87 m = 49631.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.0 at 25.2 knts Storm direction: 249.0 at 18.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 0.6 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 97.8 neg: -5.7 tot: 92.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.45 Bulk Rich Number: 71.35 Bulk Shear: 10.70 m/s