MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F017.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F017.namnest.sound Searching the city database file for: KFBG ... Searching file for grids... Date: 17 hour NAM valid 11Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: KFBG 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 24.0 22.0 89 2.0 22.6 196 7 296.9 300.0 295.6 345.6 16.81 1 1000 84 23.8 22.0 89 1.9 22.5 198 7 297.0 300.0 295.7 345.6 16.82 2 950 533 22.4 19.6 84 2.8 20.4 232 21 299.9 302.7 295.4 344.5 15.26 3 900 1003 20.2 17.4 84 2.7 18.3 232 23 302.3 304.9 295.2 343.8 14.06 4 850 1495 17.6 12.4 72 5.2 14.3 235 22 304.6 306.6 293.5 336.6 10.72 5 800 2012 15.0 11.8 81 3.2 12.9 231 22 307.1 309.2 294.3 340.1 10.94 6 750 2556 12.7 -0.2 41 12.9 5.8 238 18 310.3 311.3 290.6 325.9 5.01 7 700 3130 8.7 -2.6 45 11.3 2.9 243 18 312.1 312.9 290.6 326.3 4.50 8 650 3739 4.5 -2.3 61 6.8 1.0 240 22 314.0 315.0 291.6 329.8 4.97 9 600 4385 -0.0 -3.1 80 3.1 -1.6 230 23 316.1 317.1 292.3 332.2 5.07 10 550 5078 -3.3 -12.3 50 9.0 -7.0 218 28 320.1 320.6 291.5 329.1 2.70 11 500 5826 -7.3 -15.3 53 8.0 -10.3 219 32 324.1 324.5 292.2 332.0 2.32 12 450 6639 -12.1 -25.9 31 13.7 -15.9 214 36 328.0 328.2 292.2 331.7 1.03 13 400 7530 -17.7 -25.5 51 7.8 -19.8 215 34 331.9 332.2 293.4 336.2 1.20 14 350 8514 -24.8 -32.5 49 7.6 -26.3 215 34 335.3 335.4 293.8 337.9 0.71 15 300 9619 -31.8 -41.2 39 9.4 -33.0 209 36 340.5 340.6 294.8 341.8 0.34 16 250 10882 -41.8 -48.3 49 6.5 -42.3 204 41 343.9 343.9 295.4 344.7 0.19 17 200 12349 -54.8 -59.1 59 4.2 -54.9 202 47 345.9 345.9 295.8 346.2 0.07 18 150 14146 -63.8 -74.5 22 10.6 -64.0 223 42 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.1 0.01 19 100 16573 -70.9 -85.4 10 14.5 -70.9 216 25 390.8 390.8 303.9 390.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5741.68 m Freezing level: 600.35 mb = 4380.61 m = 14371.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.30 mb = 3987.29 m = 13081.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.14 % Est. max temperature: 31.55 C = 88.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.67 mb = 317.67 m = 1042.22 ft T: 23.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.94 C/km ThetaE index: 14.18 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.77 mb = 1396.97 m = 4583.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.19 C = 88.14 F Cap Strength: 1.75 C Lifted Index: -2.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.44 C Showalter Index: 0.84 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.73 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.97 C Cross Totals Index: 19.76 C K Index: 26.08 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 225.15 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.93 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 547.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 81.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.99 mb = 840.60 m = 2757.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 711.99 mb = 2988.67 m = 9805.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 261.99 mb = 10557.34 m = 34636.51 ft B at Equ Level: 546.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 141.99 mb = 14474.32 m = 47487.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.4 at 22.6 knts Storm direction: 259.4 at 17.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 0.2 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 55.5 neg: -7.7 tot: 47.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 54.92 Bulk Shear: 9.97 m/s