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: 35.08,-79.16 Latitude: 35.08 Longitude: -79.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 92 24.1 22.6 92 1.4 23.0 198 4 297.2 300.4 296.2 348.0 17.54 1 1000 94 24.3 22.8 91 1.6 23.2 191 3 297.5 300.7 296.4 348.8 17.69 2 950 544 24.3 18.7 71 5.6 20.4 220 20 301.9 304.5 295.4 344.5 14.47 3 900 1017 21.6 16.6 73 5.0 18.2 229 13 303.8 306.3 295.1 343.4 13.32 4 850 1510 17.6 14.0 80 3.6 15.3 219 19 304.6 306.8 294.4 340.2 11.93 5 800 2026 14.4 11.2 82 3.1 12.3 215 21 306.4 308.4 293.9 338.1 10.52 6 750 2569 11.4 7.2 75 4.2 8.9 228 20 309.0 310.6 293.0 335.0 8.54 7 700 3143 7.6 3.9 77 3.7 5.5 229 22 310.9 312.3 292.6 333.4 7.28 8 650 3751 4.7 0.3 73 4.4 2.3 225 25 314.3 315.4 292.6 333.3 6.04 9 600 4399 0.5 -5.0 67 5.5 -2.2 217 27 316.6 317.5 291.9 330.7 4.39 10 550 5091 -3.5 -12.8 49 9.3 -7.2 212 26 319.9 320.4 291.3 328.5 2.59 11 500 5839 -7.3 -24.0 25 16.7 -12.2 211 30 324.1 324.3 291.2 328.0 1.10 12 450 6650 -12.9 -25.8 33 12.8 -16.4 218 38 327.0 327.2 291.9 330.7 1.04 13 400 7538 -18.1 -23.8 61 5.6 -19.7 225 41 331.4 331.7 293.4 336.4 1.40 14 350 8524 -24.0 -30.1 57 6.1 -25.3 223 41 336.3 336.5 294.2 339.6 0.89 15 300 9631 -31.7 -38.2 53 6.4 -32.6 219 39 340.6 340.7 294.9 342.5 0.47 16 250 10894 -41.8 -50.1 40 8.3 -42.3 218 39 344.0 344.0 295.4 344.6 0.16 17 200 12361 -54.7 -62.7 36 8.1 -54.8 238 43 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.4 0.04 18 150 14155 -65.7 -74.8 27 9.1 -65.8 217 43 356.9 356.9 298.1 357.0 0.01 19 100 16584 -70.0 -85.8 8 15.8 -70.1 221 25 392.4 392.4 304.2 392.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5744.52 m Freezing level: 594.37 mb = 4476.61 m = 14686.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.29 mb = 4077.61 m = 13377.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.32 % Est. max temperature: 31.44 C = 88.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.91 mb = 272.20 m = 893.03 ft T: 24.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 20.78 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 848.44 mb = 1525.98 m = 5006.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.50 C = 88.69 F Cap Strength: 2.58 C Lifted Index: -2.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.65 C Showalter Index: -0.60 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.26 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.91 C Cross Totals Index: 21.35 C K Index: 35.26 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 237.28 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 659.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 64.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.28 mb = 1110.92 m = 3644.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 795.28 mb = 2076.27 m = 6811.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.28 mb = 11019.69 m = 36153.40 ft B at Equ Level: 657.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 135.28 mb = 14773.90 m = 48470.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.0 at 22.3 knts Storm direction: 249.0 at 16.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 1.2 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 67.5 neg: -9.7 tot: 57.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 49.55 Bulk Shear: 13.31 m/s