MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 7Z 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 80 SFC 998 96 25.3 22.0 82 3.3 23.0 188 7 298.6 301.7 296.2 348.0 16.95 2 950 531 24.0 19.5 76 4.5 20.8 225 22 301.5 304.3 295.8 346.1 15.15 3 900 1002 20.7 14.9 69 5.9 16.8 226 28 302.9 305.1 293.9 338.1 11.89 4 850 1494 17.0 15.3 90 1.6 15.9 219 27 303.9 306.3 295.0 342.6 12.99 5 800 2009 14.3 8.7 69 5.6 10.9 224 21 306.4 308.0 292.6 333.2 8.88 6 750 2553 11.7 8.5 81 3.2 9.7 222 18 309.3 311.1 293.8 337.9 9.36 7 700 3128 9.1 -1.9 46 11.1 3.4 238 22 312.6 313.5 291.0 327.5 4.74 8 650 3737 4.9 1.0 76 3.9 2.8 224 26 314.6 315.8 292.9 334.5 6.34 9 600 4386 1.1 -1.6 82 2.7 -0.3 217 31 317.3 318.4 293.2 335.4 5.67 10 550 5082 -3.0 -7.1 73 4.2 -4.9 213 30 320.6 321.4 292.7 333.9 4.07 11 500 5831 -6.8 -26.6 19 19.8 -12.3 214 33 324.8 324.9 291.1 327.9 0.87 12 450 6644 -12.5 -26.6 30 14.1 -16.2 218 37 327.5 327.6 292.0 330.9 0.96 13 400 7532 -18.5 -24.5 59 6.0 -20.1 223 37 330.9 331.1 293.2 335.6 1.31 14 350 8515 -24.5 -26.5 83 2.0 -25.0 220 34 335.7 336.0 294.4 340.3 1.25 15 300 9621 -31.9 -35.8 68 4.0 -32.5 211 37 340.4 340.6 295.0 342.7 0.60 16 250 10884 -41.8 -47.0 57 5.2 -42.2 210 36 343.8 343.9 295.4 344.7 0.22 17 200 12353 -53.7 -59.3 50 5.6 -53.8 240 45 347.8 347.8 296.2 348.1 0.06 18 150 14149 -64.3 -86.3 3 22.0 -64.4 228 47 359.3 359.3 298.6 359.4 0.00 19 100 16583 -69.5 -79.1 24 9.5 -69.6 214 31 393.3 393.4 304.3 393.4 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5750.44 m Freezing level: 586.95 mb = 4567.96 m = 14986.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 605.34 mb = 4314.55 m = 14155.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.96 % Est. max temperature: 30.70 C = 87.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.35 mb = 509.65 m = 1672.07 ft T: 24.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 10.33 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 854.10 mb = 1452.83 m = 4766.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.53 C = 86.95 F Cap Strength: 1.87 C Lifted Index: -1.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.15 C Showalter Index: -1.07 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.88 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.76 C Cross Totals Index: 22.12 C K Index: 28.01 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 271.07 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.86 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 469.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 48.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 887.14 mb = 1126.27 m = 3695.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 692.14 mb = 3220.56 m = 10566.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 272.14 mb = 10296.25 m = 33779.92 ft B at Equ Level: 468.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.14 mb = 14060.83 m = 46130.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.5 at 25.7 knts Storm direction: 250.5 at 19.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.6 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 79.0 neg: -29.2 tot: 49.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 16.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 34.16 Bulk Shear: 13.75 m/s