MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F022.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F022.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 22 hour NAM valid 16Z 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 1003 65 28.4 21.3 66 7.0 23.3 252 7 301.2 304.2 296.4 348.7 16.14 1 1000 92 27.4 21.2 69 6.2 22.9 252 6 300.5 303.5 296.1 347.6 16.04 2 950 544 22.7 20.2 86 2.4 20.9 249 9 300.2 303.1 295.9 346.8 15.91 3 900 1013 19.7 15.6 77 4.1 17.0 239 20 301.9 304.1 294.0 338.7 12.48 4 850 1504 17.7 12.3 71 5.3 14.2 231 22 304.6 306.6 293.4 336.5 10.66 5 800 2021 14.8 11.6 81 3.2 12.7 227 23 307.0 309.0 294.2 339.5 10.79 6 750 2565 12.2 5.4 63 6.7 8.2 216 21 309.8 311.2 292.5 333.0 7.54 7 700 3140 8.3 3.6 72 4.7 5.6 207 19 311.7 313.1 292.7 333.8 7.12 8 650 3748 4.2 0.7 78 3.5 2.3 218 22 313.7 314.9 292.6 333.2 6.20 9 600 4394 -0.2 -4.2 74 4.0 -2.1 215 22 315.9 316.7 291.9 330.8 4.67 10 550 5086 -3.8 -7.5 75 3.7 -5.5 216 23 319.6 320.4 292.4 332.5 3.95 11 500 5833 -8.3 -19.1 41 10.8 -11.8 216 24 323.0 323.3 291.3 328.8 1.69 12 450 6643 -12.9 -20.6 53 7.6 -15.3 213 31 327.0 327.3 292.4 332.7 1.65 13 400 7531 -18.4 -32.0 29 13.5 -21.2 210 40 331.0 331.2 292.6 333.5 0.66 14 350 8513 -25.0 -28.4 74 3.3 -25.8 209 41 335.0 335.2 294.0 338.8 1.05 15 300 9617 -32.7 -35.5 76 2.8 -33.1 214 38 339.2 339.4 294.7 341.6 0.62 16 250 10874 -42.3 -47.0 60 4.7 -42.7 209 43 343.1 343.2 295.3 344.0 0.22 17 200 12344 -53.6 -59.8 47 6.1 -53.8 195 49 347.8 347.9 296.2 348.1 0.06 18 150 14145 -65.0 -74.4 26 9.4 -65.0 223 45 358.2 358.2 298.4 358.2 0.01 19 100 16576 -69.9 -85.0 9 15.2 -69.9 223 27 392.7 392.7 304.2 392.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5740.52 m Freezing level: 602.59 mb = 4360.95 m = 14307.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.12 mb = 4076.34 m = 13373.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.49 % Est. max temperature: 31.58 C = 88.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 906.21 mb = 953.18 m = 3127.19 ft T: 20.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 12.25 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 852.73 mb = 1476.71 m = 4844.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.60 C = 88.89 F Cap Strength: 1.12 C Lifted Index: -3.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.91 C Showalter Index: 0.04 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.51 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.91 C Cross Totals Index: 20.60 C K Index: 33.55 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 215.99 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.50 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 771.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 45.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.78 mb = 1005.25 m = 3298.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 735.78 mb = 2724.70 m = 8939.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.78 mb = 11259.68 m = 36940.75 ft B at Equ Level: 768.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 135.78 mb = 14741.83 m = 48364.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.6 at 20.3 knts Storm direction: 250.6 at 15.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 2.6 tot: 2.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: -28.7 tot: -22.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -7.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.08 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: -0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 28.15 Bulk Shear: 27.40 m/s