MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 10Z 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 24.4 21.8 86 2.6 22.6 192 7 297.4 300.4 295.7 345.6 16.65 1 1000 81 24.2 21.8 86 2.4 22.5 194 6 297.4 300.4 295.7 345.6 16.66 2 950 531 22.9 18.6 77 4.3 19.9 236 19 300.4 303.0 294.9 342.3 14.31 3 900 1001 20.1 17.4 84 2.8 18.2 236 25 302.3 304.8 295.2 343.6 14.01 4 850 1492 17.3 13.4 78 3.9 14.8 229 22 304.3 306.4 294.0 338.5 11.47 5 800 2009 15.2 6.4 56 8.8 10.0 234 22 307.4 308.8 291.8 330.4 7.57 6 750 2553 12.2 2.8 53 9.4 6.9 231 20 309.9 311.0 291.5 329.2 6.26 7 700 3128 8.8 -4.6 38 13.4 2.2 245 20 312.2 312.9 290.1 324.5 3.88 8 650 3736 4.7 -4.4 52 9.1 0.3 239 24 314.3 315.1 291.1 327.9 4.25 9 600 4383 0.2 -2.1 84 2.4 -1.0 228 27 316.4 317.5 292.7 333.8 5.46 10 550 5077 -3.3 -11.0 55 7.7 -6.5 219 30 320.1 320.7 291.7 330.1 3.00 11 500 5825 -7.0 -23.7 25 16.7 -12.0 220 34 324.4 324.7 291.3 328.4 1.13 12 450 6638 -12.3 -26.0 31 13.6 -16.0 216 37 327.7 327.9 292.1 331.4 1.02 13 400 7528 -18.0 -20.3 82 2.3 -18.7 218 34 331.5 331.9 293.9 338.2 1.90 14 350 8512 -24.5 -37.6 29 13.0 -26.6 215 33 335.7 335.7 293.6 337.3 0.43 15 300 9618 -31.7 -43.3 31 11.5 -33.1 208 37 340.6 340.7 294.7 341.7 0.28 16 250 10881 -41.8 -48.6 48 6.8 -42.3 206 39 343.9 343.9 295.4 344.6 0.19 17 200 12348 -54.9 -59.1 60 4.2 -55.1 204 42 345.8 345.8 295.7 346.0 0.07 18 150 14145 -64.5 -79.3 11 14.7 -64.6 225 41 358.9 358.9 298.5 358.9 0.00 19 100 16575 -70.5 -85.0 10 14.6 -70.5 214 26 391.6 391.6 304.0 391.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5744.11 m Freezing level: 596.51 mb = 4431.78 m = 14539.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.67 mb = 3865.79 m = 12682.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.37 % Est. max temperature: 31.25 C = 88.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.22 mb = 391.25 m = 1283.60 ft T: 23.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.87 C/km ThetaE index: 19.12 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.37 mb = 1478.65 m = 4851.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.27 C = 88.29 F Cap Strength: 1.98 C Lifted Index: -1.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.03 C Showalter Index: 0.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.88 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.39 C Cross Totals Index: 20.49 C K Index: 24.46 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 239.57 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.95 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 398.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 95.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.55 mb = 956.77 m = 3138.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 689.55 mb = 3251.26 m = 10666.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 299.55 mb = 9628.53 m = 31589.29 ft B at Equ Level: 397.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.55 mb = 13759.84 m = 45143.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.5 at 24.1 knts Storm direction: 259.5 at 18.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 0.5 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 59.2 neg: -15.9 tot: 43.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 24.81 Bulk Shear: 16.08 m/s