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: 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 25.5 21.5 78 4.0 22.6 186 8 298.5 301.5 295.7 345.9 16.31 1 1000 81 25.3 21.5 79 3.9 22.6 187 8 298.5 301.4 295.7 345.9 16.30 2 950 532 24.6 18.9 70 5.8 20.6 232 24 302.2 304.9 295.6 345.2 14.58 3 900 1004 20.5 17.7 84 2.7 18.6 223 26 302.6 305.3 295.5 345.0 14.34 4 850 1496 16.7 16.0 95 0.7 16.3 219 24 303.7 306.2 295.3 344.0 13.58 5 800 2012 15.3 9.8 70 5.5 11.9 221 20 307.5 309.3 293.4 336.4 9.57 6 750 2555 11.7 7.3 74 4.4 9.0 223 18 309.2 310.9 293.2 335.4 8.57 7 700 3130 8.2 6.7 91 1.4 7.3 229 19 311.5 313.2 294.0 338.7 8.84 8 650 3739 4.7 2.4 85 2.4 3.4 226 24 314.3 315.7 293.4 336.3 7.00 9 600 4388 1.0 -2.6 77 3.6 -0.9 220 29 317.2 318.3 292.8 334.0 5.25 10 550 5083 -3.3 -5.3 85 2.1 -4.3 216 29 320.2 321.1 293.2 335.4 4.68 11 500 5831 -6.9 -24.4 23 17.4 -12.1 212 31 324.6 324.8 291.2 328.3 1.06 12 450 6644 -13.0 -24.4 38 11.4 -16.2 216 37 326.9 327.1 292.0 331.1 1.18 13 400 7531 -18.6 -22.3 72 3.7 -19.6 224 35 330.9 331.2 293.4 336.5 1.60 14 350 8515 -24.4 -26.8 80 2.5 -24.9 215 35 335.9 336.2 294.4 340.4 1.22 15 300 9623 -31.6 -36.3 63 4.8 -32.3 212 35 340.9 341.0 295.1 343.1 0.57 16 250 10886 -41.7 -50.0 40 8.3 -42.3 213 36 344.0 344.0 295.4 344.6 0.16 17 200 12354 -54.0 -59.8 49 5.8 -54.2 246 45 347.2 347.2 296.1 347.4 0.06 18 150 14150 -64.1 -79.1 11 15.0 -64.1 230 43 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.8 0.01 19 100 16584 -70.0 -85.7 8 15.8 -70.0 215 29 392.6 392.6 304.2 392.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5750.06 m Freezing level: 588.52 mb = 4547.46 m = 14919.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.04 mb = 4253.37 m = 13954.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.46 % Est. max temperature: 30.65 C = 87.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.87 mb = 579.46 m = 1901.10 ft T: 24.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.59 C/km ThetaE index: 10.51 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.67 mb = 1358.41 m = 4456.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.40 C = 86.72 F Cap Strength: 1.46 C Lifted Index: -2.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.13 C Showalter Index: -1.75 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.63 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.69 C Cross Totals Index: 22.95 C K Index: 38.24 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 270.68 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.08 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 631.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 47.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.91 mb = 1100.94 m = 3611.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 754.91 mb = 2500.49 m = 8203.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 244.91 mb = 11021.03 m = 36157.79 ft B at Equ Level: 629.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.91 mb = 14357.10 m = 47102.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.5 at 24.0 knts Storm direction: 250.5 at 18.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 0.9 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 57.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 59.9 neg: -25.5 tot: 34.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 77.24 Bulk Shear: 8.17 m/s