MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F029.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F029.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 29 hour NAM valid 23Z 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 30.6 20.9 56 9.7 23.6 13 3 303.6 306.5 296.7 350.4 15.75 1 1000 78 30.1 20.8 57 9.3 23.4 8 3 303.3 306.2 296.5 349.7 15.66 2 950 534 25.6 19.8 70 5.8 21.5 30 3 303.2 306.1 296.4 349.2 15.51 3 900 1008 21.5 18.4 83 3.0 19.4 106 3 303.6 306.4 296.2 348.1 14.98 4 850 1501 16.9 16.9 100 -0.0 17.0 153 3 303.9 306.6 295.9 346.8 14.45 5 800 2016 13.7 10.8 82 3.0 11.9 234 10 305.8 307.7 293.4 336.5 10.21 6 750 2557 10.2 9.4 94 0.9 9.7 241 14 307.7 309.5 293.7 337.7 9.91 7 700 3129 7.1 5.6 90 1.5 6.2 236 14 310.4 311.9 293.2 335.6 8.19 8 650 3736 3.5 1.2 85 2.3 2.2 235 14 313.0 314.2 292.6 333.1 6.44 9 600 4382 0.2 -2.0 85 2.3 -0.9 226 17 316.4 317.5 292.7 333.9 5.50 10 550 5075 -3.2 -11.3 54 8.1 -6.6 217 21 320.3 320.8 291.7 329.9 2.93 11 500 5824 -6.9 -29.5 15 22.6 -12.7 213 24 324.7 324.8 290.9 327.1 0.66 12 450 6637 -12.4 -22.5 43 10.1 -15.3 210 30 327.7 328.0 292.4 332.6 1.40 13 400 7527 -18.1 -20.2 84 2.0 -18.8 196 35 331.4 331.8 293.9 338.2 1.93 14 350 8512 -24.0 -26.5 80 2.5 -24.6 201 48 336.4 336.7 294.6 341.0 1.25 15 300 9620 -31.4 -34.2 76 2.8 -31.8 203 48 341.2 341.3 295.3 343.9 0.70 16 250 10885 -41.4 -44.6 71 3.2 -41.6 204 51 344.6 344.6 295.7 345.7 0.29 17 200 12358 -53.4 -57.1 63 3.8 -53.5 203 55 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.6 0.08 18 150 14157 -64.2 -73.4 27 9.2 -64.3 202 38 359.4 359.4 298.6 359.5 0.01 19 100 16590 -69.6 -85.4 8 15.8 -69.6 209 28 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5745.60 m Freezing level: 596.48 mb = 4430.61 m = 14535.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 614.50 mb = 4188.99 m = 13743.23 ft Precipitable water: 2.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.08 % Est. max temperature: 30.86 C = 87.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 871.16 mb = 1288.51 m = 4227.35 ft T: 18.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.19 C/km ThetaE index: 13.90 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.16 mb = 1358.16 m = 4455.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.80 C = 87.44 F Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lifted Index: -3.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.20 C Showalter Index: -2.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.79 C Cross Totals Index: 23.81 C K Index: 39.23 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 234.77 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.89 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1246.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.55 mb = 1294.64 m = 4247.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.55 mb = 1444.59 m = 4739.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 195.55 mb = 12498.72 m = 41005.79 ft B at Equ Level: 1240.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 115.55 mb = 15722.93 m = 51583.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.9 at 13.1 knts Storm direction: 253.9 at 9.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.2 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 142.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 46.3 neg: -1.8 tot: 44.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.4 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.33 Bulk Rich Number: 36.94 Bulk Shear: 33.73 m/s