MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 6Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 34.95,-79.43 Latitude: 34.95 Longitude: -79.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 82 SFC 998 96 25.9 22.2 80 3.7 23.2 189 7 299.2 302.3 296.4 349.0 17.07 2 950 534 24.2 19.4 75 4.8 20.8 227 22 301.7 304.5 295.8 346.2 15.08 3 900 1006 20.7 18.0 85 2.7 18.8 223 26 302.8 305.5 295.7 346.1 14.61 4 850 1498 16.7 15.3 91 1.4 15.8 221 26 303.7 306.1 294.9 342.4 13.01 5 800 2014 14.3 12.9 92 1.3 13.4 221 22 306.3 308.5 294.7 341.8 11.79 6 750 2557 11.3 8.5 83 2.9 9.6 226 20 308.9 310.6 293.6 337.2 9.31 7 700 3131 8.0 7.0 93 1.0 7.4 230 21 311.4 313.1 294.1 339.1 9.01 8 650 3740 5.0 1.3 77 3.6 2.9 221 25 314.6 315.8 293.0 335.0 6.50 9 600 4389 1.3 -1.7 80 3.0 -0.3 215 29 317.6 318.7 293.2 335.6 5.63 10 550 5085 -2.9 -5.7 81 2.8 -4.2 216 28 320.7 321.6 293.2 335.5 4.55 11 500 5835 -6.4 -29.1 15 22.7 -12.4 213 32 325.2 325.3 291.0 327.7 0.69 12 450 6648 -13.0 -24.6 37 11.6 -16.2 218 39 326.9 327.2 292.0 331.0 1.16 13 400 7535 -18.2 -20.1 85 1.9 -18.8 229 33 331.3 331.7 293.9 338.1 1.93 14 350 8520 -24.3 -26.2 84 1.9 -24.8 216 33 336.0 336.2 294.5 340.7 1.29 15 300 9627 -31.8 -36.5 64 4.6 -32.5 213 36 340.5 340.6 295.0 342.6 0.56 16 250 10890 -42.0 -49.5 44 7.5 -42.5 218 40 343.7 343.7 295.4 344.4 0.17 17 200 12357 -54.2 -60.0 49 5.8 -54.3 243 45 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.3 0.06 18 150 14151 -64.7 -78.0 14 13.3 -64.8 224 43 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.6 0.01 19 100 16587 -69.7 -86.1 7 16.5 -69.7 217 27 393.2 393.2 304.2 393.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5752.32 m Freezing level: 584.63 mb = 4603.27 m = 15102.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 604.24 mb = 4332.27 m = 14213.30 ft Precipitable water: 2.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.98 % Est. max temperature: 30.48 C = 86.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.92 mb = 571.93 m = 1876.38 ft T: 23.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.35 C/km ThetaE index: 11.74 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.92 mb = 1298.76 m = 4260.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.06 C = 86.12 F Cap Strength: 1.46 C Lifted Index: -2.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.69 C Showalter Index: -0.61 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.99 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.20 C Cross Totals Index: 21.79 C K Index: 37.49 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 267.77 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.84 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 842.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 24.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.58 mb = 1058.24 m = 3471.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 849.58 mb = 1502.39 m = 4929.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 209.58 mb = 12049.77 m = 39532.87 ft B at Equ Level: 840.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 129.58 mb = 15030.28 m = 49311.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.8 at 24.9 knts Storm direction: 249.8 at 18.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 0.5 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 59.8 neg: -12.9 tot: 47.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 74.71 Bulk Shear: 11.27 m/s