MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F000.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F000.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 0600Z 26 SEP 25 Station: 34.93,-79.08 Latitude: 34.93 Longitude: -79.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 23.6 22.6 95 0.9 22.9 196 5 296.5 299.6 296.0 347.0 17.51 1 1000 95 23.6 22.5 93 1.2 22.8 196 6 296.8 299.9 296.0 347.1 17.41 2 950 545 25.0 17.4 63 7.6 19.7 220 24 302.5 305.0 294.7 341.7 13.26 3 900 1018 21.7 16.7 73 5.0 18.3 230 14 303.9 306.4 295.3 343.8 13.42 4 850 1512 17.7 14.0 79 3.7 15.2 219 20 304.6 306.9 294.4 340.2 11.90 5 800 2028 14.3 11.0 81 3.3 12.2 215 20 306.4 308.3 293.7 337.6 10.36 6 750 2571 11.5 6.5 71 5.0 8.5 228 19 309.1 310.6 292.8 333.9 8.12 7 700 3144 8.0 2.7 69 5.3 5.0 231 21 311.3 312.5 292.2 331.9 6.65 8 650 3753 4.7 -0.3 70 5.0 2.1 225 24 314.3 315.4 292.4 332.6 5.78 9 600 4400 0.2 -4.9 68 5.2 -2.2 217 24 316.4 317.3 291.9 330.6 4.43 10 550 5093 -3.3 -14.0 44 10.6 -7.5 210 25 320.1 320.6 291.2 328.0 2.36 11 500 5841 -7.2 -24.7 23 17.5 -12.3 211 29 324.2 324.4 291.1 327.9 1.03 12 450 6653 -12.8 -28.8 25 16.1 -16.7 218 36 327.2 327.4 291.7 330.0 0.79 13 400 7541 -18.2 -23.9 61 5.7 -19.7 225 40 331.4 331.6 293.4 336.3 1.38 14 350 8526 -24.0 -30.3 56 6.3 -25.3 223 39 336.4 336.6 294.3 339.7 0.88 15 300 9634 -31.6 -38.2 52 6.6 -32.6 219 37 340.8 340.9 295.0 342.6 0.47 16 250 10897 -41.7 -49.8 41 8.1 -42.2 218 37 344.1 344.2 295.4 344.8 0.16 17 200 12365 -54.3 -62.7 35 8.4 -54.5 236 41 346.7 346.7 296.0 346.9 0.04 18 150 14158 -65.7 -74.4 29 8.7 -65.8 216 42 356.8 356.8 298.1 356.9 0.01 19 100 16587 -70.3 -85.4 9 15.1 -70.4 222 25 391.9 391.9 304.0 392.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5745.80 m Freezing level: 596.53 mb = 4448.43 m = 14594.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.96 mb = 4057.79 m = 13312.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.54 % Est. max temperature: 31.70 C = 89.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 989.77 mb = 185.34 m = 608.05 ft T: 23.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.63 C/km ThetaE index: 11.90 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 834.77 mb = 1665.65 m = 5464.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.26 C = 90.07 F Cap Strength: 2.79 C Lifted Index: -1.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.86 C Showalter Index: -0.50 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.09 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.88 C Cross Totals Index: 21.21 C K Index: 33.62 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 236.89 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 442.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 87.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.52 mb = 1187.66 m = 3896.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 747.52 mb = 2598.29 m = 8524.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 307.52 mb = 9456.56 m = 31025.09 ft B at Equ Level: 442.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.52 mb = 13853.25 m = 45449.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.0 at 21.7 knts Storm direction: 249.0 at 16.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 1.2 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 73.1 neg: -14.0 tot: 59.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 70.36 Bulk Shear: 6.29 m/s