MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 9Z 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 24.8 21.7 83 3.1 22.6 197 7 297.8 300.8 295.7 345.6 16.49 1 1000 80 24.6 21.6 83 3.0 22.5 199 6 297.8 300.8 295.6 345.5 16.46 2 950 530 23.4 18.9 76 4.6 20.2 238 21 301.0 303.6 295.2 343.8 14.59 3 900 1000 20.4 13.2 63 7.2 15.7 245 22 302.6 304.5 292.9 334.2 10.69 4 850 1492 16.9 13.5 80 3.5 14.7 230 23 303.9 306.0 293.9 338.2 11.51 5 800 2007 14.2 10.7 79 3.5 12.0 224 21 306.3 308.2 293.6 337.0 10.17 6 750 2551 12.0 7.8 75 4.2 9.4 221 18 309.6 311.2 293.5 336.7 8.87 7 700 3126 9.3 -6.7 31 16.1 1.8 241 22 312.8 313.4 289.8 323.4 3.30 8 650 3735 4.5 0.2 74 4.3 2.1 241 21 314.0 315.1 292.4 332.8 5.97 9 600 4382 0.8 -2.3 79 3.1 -0.8 225 29 317.1 318.1 292.9 334.3 5.39 10 550 5077 -3.5 -8.5 69 4.9 -5.7 214 29 319.9 320.6 292.2 331.9 3.67 11 500 5824 -6.9 -24.9 22 18.1 -12.1 215 33 324.7 324.9 291.2 328.2 1.01 12 450 6637 -12.6 -24.4 37 11.7 -15.9 214 37 327.4 327.6 292.2 331.5 1.18 13 400 7526 -18.1 -22.6 67 4.6 -19.4 218 36 331.5 331.8 293.6 337.0 1.55 14 350 8511 -24.0 -35.5 34 11.5 -26.0 214 35 336.5 336.6 293.9 338.5 0.53 15 300 9618 -31.9 -36.9 61 5.1 -32.6 206 36 340.5 340.6 294.9 342.5 0.54 16 250 10880 -42.0 -45.5 68 3.6 -42.2 205 41 343.7 343.8 295.4 344.8 0.26 17 200 12347 -54.5 -57.0 74 2.4 -54.6 214 37 346.4 346.4 295.9 346.8 0.09 18 150 14142 -65.2 -80.9 10 15.7 -65.3 229 44 357.9 357.9 298.2 357.9 0.00 19 100 16574 -70.3 -84.8 10 14.6 -70.4 222 27 392.0 392.0 304.1 392.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5744.09 m Freezing level: 590.35 mb = 4516.33 m = 14817.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 613.30 mb = 4204.99 m = 13795.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.77 % Est. max temperature: 30.86 C = 87.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.54 mb = 460.91 m = 1512.14 ft T: 23.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.00 C/km ThetaE index: 14.81 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 841.02 mb = 1581.89 m = 5189.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.33 C = 88.40 F Cap Strength: 2.28 C Lifted Index: -0.91 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.04 C Showalter Index: 0.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.17 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.81 C Cross Totals Index: 20.36 C K Index: 21.24 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 241.78 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.91 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 237.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 107.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.40 mb = 1111.79 m = 3647.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 663.40 mb = 3567.00 m = 11702.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 343.40 mb = 8647.77 m = 28371.61 ft B at Equ Level: 235.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 203.40 mb = 12236.28 m = 40144.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.7 at 23.8 knts Storm direction: 256.7 at 17.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 1.4 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 59.2 neg: -22.7 tot: 36.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 18.43 Bulk Shear: 12.86 m/s