MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 17Z 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 1003 64 30.2 21.2 59 8.9 23.8 236 4 303.1 306.0 296.8 350.7 16.05 1 1000 91 28.5 21.1 64 7.4 23.2 238 4 301.7 304.6 296.4 348.7 15.97 2 950 544 23.5 20.2 81 3.4 21.1 240 5 301.1 304.0 296.1 347.6 15.83 3 900 1014 19.0 19.0 100 -0.0 19.0 242 6 301.0 303.9 295.9 346.6 15.52 4 850 1504 16.6 15.1 91 1.4 15.6 230 18 303.5 305.9 294.7 341.6 12.84 5 800 2019 13.9 11.0 83 2.9 12.1 216 23 305.9 307.9 293.6 337.2 10.39 6 750 2562 10.5 9.1 91 1.4 9.6 217 21 307.9 309.7 293.6 337.3 9.69 7 700 3134 7.8 5.5 86 2.2 6.5 219 23 311.1 312.6 293.3 336.2 8.14 8 650 3742 4.0 1.8 85 2.3 2.8 220 25 313.5 314.8 292.9 334.5 6.70 9 600 4389 0.3 -2.8 79 3.2 -1.3 231 29 316.5 317.5 292.5 333.0 5.17 10 550 5083 -3.5 -7.2 75 3.7 -5.2 229 32 320.0 320.8 292.6 333.2 4.05 11 500 5830 -7.7 -8.6 93 0.9 -8.1 219 25 323.6 324.4 293.5 336.8 3.99 12 450 6643 -12.3 -15.2 79 2.9 -13.3 208 35 327.8 328.3 293.5 336.8 2.61 13 400 7534 -17.5 -22.4 66 4.9 -19.0 208 42 332.2 332.5 293.8 337.8 1.58 14 350 8520 -24.3 -28.5 69 4.1 -25.2 210 42 335.9 336.1 294.3 339.8 1.04 15 300 9627 -32.0 -39.8 45 7.9 -33.0 214 46 340.3 340.4 294.8 341.9 0.40 16 250 10889 -41.7 -53.3 27 11.5 -42.4 216 51 344.0 344.0 295.4 344.4 0.11 17 200 12358 -53.7 -62.8 32 9.1 -53.9 204 55 347.6 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.04 18 150 14162 -63.9 -80.9 8 17.1 -64.0 224 41 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.1 0.00 19 100 16590 -69.7 -84.9 9 15.2 -69.7 217 32 393.1 393.1 304.2 393.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5739.34 m Freezing level: 595.50 mb = 4451.18 m = 14603.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 615.70 mb = 4180.06 m = 13713.94 ft Precipitable water: 2.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.64 % Est. max temperature: 30.47 C = 86.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 881.40 mb = 1193.13 m = 3914.43 ft T: 18.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.75 C/km ThetaE index: 13.48 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.20 mb = 973.55 m = 3194.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.15 C = 82.67 F Cap Strength: -0.21 C Lifted Index: -4.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.22 C Showalter Index: -1.61 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.21 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.32 C Cross Totals Index: 22.89 C K Index: 37.23 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 242.25 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.05 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1066.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.77 mb = 996.92 m = 3270.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 896.77 mb = 1044.84 m = 3427.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 196.77 mb = 12460.32 m = 40879.83 ft B at Equ Level: 1055.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 116.77 mb = 15661.15 m = 51381.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.1 at 21.3 knts Storm direction: 254.1 at 16.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 2.8 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 26.5 neg: -5.5 tot: 21.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 27.68 Bulk Shear: 38.52 m/s