MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F027.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F027.namnest.sound Searching the city database file for: KFBG ... Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 21Z 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 1001 64 31.9 20.0 49 12.0 23.3 256 4 305.0 307.7 296.4 349.2 14.81 1 1000 76 31.0 19.9 52 11.0 23.0 256 3 304.1 306.8 296.2 348.1 14.80 2 950 532 26.1 19.0 65 7.1 21.1 245 4 303.6 306.3 296.0 347.2 14.67 3 900 1006 21.4 18.0 81 3.4 19.1 234 4 303.6 306.3 296.0 347.0 14.62 4 850 1499 17.0 15.8 93 1.1 16.2 223 8 303.9 306.4 295.3 343.8 13.42 5 800 2015 14.3 11.7 84 2.6 12.6 236 17 306.4 308.5 294.1 339.2 10.87 6 750 2558 10.8 9.6 92 1.2 10.1 234 18 308.3 310.2 294.0 338.9 10.07 7 700 3131 7.5 5.1 85 2.4 6.1 224 20 310.8 312.2 293.1 335.1 7.89 8 650 3738 3.8 1.4 84 2.4 2.5 220 18 313.3 314.6 292.7 333.8 6.54 9 600 4385 0.6 -6.4 59 7.0 -2.6 211 24 316.9 317.6 291.6 329.6 3.95 10 550 5078 -3.5 -7.8 72 4.2 -5.5 208 24 319.9 320.6 292.4 332.5 3.87 11 500 5825 -7.6 -20.1 36 12.6 -11.6 209 27 323.8 324.1 291.5 329.2 1.54 12 450 6638 -12.0 -22.2 43 10.1 -15.1 215 34 328.1 328.4 292.6 333.1 1.44 13 400 7529 -17.8 -23.0 64 5.2 -19.3 209 41 331.8 332.1 293.6 337.1 1.50 14 350 8512 -25.0 -37.3 31 12.4 -26.9 208 47 335.1 335.2 293.5 336.8 0.44 15 300 9618 -32.2 -37.5 59 5.4 -32.9 207 42 340.1 340.2 294.8 342.0 0.51 16 250 10878 -42.2 -50.0 42 7.8 -42.8 206 45 343.3 343.3 295.3 343.9 0.16 17 200 12348 -53.2 -62.3 32 9.1 -53.5 210 55 348.4 348.5 296.3 348.6 0.04 18 150 14151 -64.0 -75.1 21 11.1 -64.0 203 37 359.9 359.9 298.7 360.0 0.01 19 100 16580 -69.8 -85.5 8 15.8 -69.8 212 29 393.0 393.0 304.2 393.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.23 m Freezing level: 592.40 mb = 4489.97 m = 14730.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.52 mb = 4048.25 m = 13281.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.94 % Est. max temperature: 30.86 C = 87.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 842.49 mb = 1574.59 m = 5165.90 ft T: 16.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.58 C/km ThetaE index: 19.57 C Layer 1000.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.81 mb = 1460.50 m = 4791.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.84 C = 87.52 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: -3.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.39 C Showalter Index: -2.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.89 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.51 C Cross Totals Index: 23.38 C K Index: 37.95 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 232.93 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1039.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 855.72 mb = 1441.18 m = 4728.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 850.72 mb = 1491.72 m = 4894.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 210.72 mb = 12003.81 m = 39382.11 ft B at Equ Level: 1035.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.72 mb = 15452.08 m = 50695.19 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.0 at 17.1 knts Storm direction: 249.0 at 12.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 1.7 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 124.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 21.1 neg: -3.9 tot: 17.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.4 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 39.78 Bulk Shear: 26.14 m/s