MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F001.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F001.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 1 hour NAM valid 7Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 36.39,-77.69 Latitude: 36.39 Longitude: -77.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 21.3 21.3 100 0.0 21.3 176 3 294.2 297.1 294.4 340.2 16.10 1 1000 82 21.4 21.3 100 0.0 21.4 186 4 294.5 297.4 294.6 340.9 16.20 2 950 530 22.3 19.6 84 2.7 20.4 216 16 299.8 302.6 295.4 344.5 15.27 3 900 1002 21.3 16.4 73 4.9 17.9 236 14 303.5 305.9 294.9 342.6 13.16 4 850 1495 17.5 14.8 84 2.7 15.7 219 20 304.4 306.8 294.7 341.8 12.54 5 800 2010 13.6 12.4 93 1.2 12.8 214 25 305.6 307.7 294.3 339.8 11.39 6 750 2552 10.7 8.9 88 1.8 9.6 216 26 308.2 310.0 293.7 337.4 9.60 7 700 3125 8.0 5.1 82 2.9 6.3 215 27 311.3 312.8 293.2 335.6 7.88 8 650 3734 4.5 -0.1 72 4.6 2.0 219 31 314.0 315.1 292.3 332.4 5.83 9 600 4381 0.3 -4.4 71 4.7 -2.0 221 35 316.5 317.4 292.0 331.3 4.61 10 550 5074 -3.4 -9.0 65 5.6 -5.8 221 37 320.1 320.8 292.2 331.7 3.53 11 500 5822 -7.6 -17.1 47 9.4 -11.0 219 40 323.7 324.1 291.9 330.6 2.01 12 450 6632 -13.3 -19.5 60 6.2 -15.3 224 46 326.5 326.8 292.4 332.7 1.81 13 400 7520 -18.3 -22.1 72 3.7 -19.4 226 47 331.2 331.5 293.6 336.9 1.63 14 350 8505 -24.0 -28.8 65 4.7 -25.1 222 45 336.3 336.5 294.3 340.1 1.02 15 300 9613 -31.7 -39.3 47 7.6 -32.7 216 46 340.6 340.7 294.8 342.3 0.42 16 250 10876 -42.0 -50.3 40 8.3 -42.5 226 47 343.7 343.7 295.4 344.3 0.15 17 200 12340 -54.8 -63.1 35 8.2 -55.0 235 49 345.9 345.9 295.8 346.1 0.04 18 150 14138 -64.8 -76.2 19 11.4 -64.8 227 48 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.6 0.01 19 100 16571 -68.8 -84.6 8 15.9 -68.8 226 26 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5739.78 m Freezing level: 595.27 mb = 4446.46 m = 14587.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.75 mb = 4054.18 m = 13300.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.89 % Est. max temperature: 31.48 C = 88.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1002.80 mb = 58.07 m = 190.51 ft T: 21.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 13.18 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.95 mb = 1475.07 m = 4839.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.50 C = 88.70 F Cap Strength: 3.22 C Lifted Index: -2.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.67 C Showalter Index: -1.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.52 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.10 C Cross Totals Index: 22.42 C K Index: 37.00 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 283.02 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.25 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 444.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 84.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.77 mb = 831.23 m = 2727.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 802.77 mb = 1981.01 m = 6499.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 312.77 mb = 9313.67 m = 30556.30 ft B at Equ Level: 442.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 162.77 mb = 13627.23 m = 44708.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.0 at 27.6 knts Storm direction: 249.0 at 20.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 2.4 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 77.0 neg: -8.7 tot: 68.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 10.85 Bulk Shear: 40.95 m/s