MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 19Z 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 30.9 21.1 56 9.8 23.8 185 3 303.8 306.8 296.9 351.2 15.94 1 1000 88 29.7 20.9 59 8.8 23.4 189 3 302.9 305.8 296.5 349.6 15.79 2 950 543 24.8 20.2 75 4.7 21.5 202 4 302.4 305.3 296.4 349.2 15.85 3 900 1015 20.2 19.1 93 1.1 19.5 215 4 302.4 305.2 296.3 348.7 15.68 4 850 1506 16.2 16.1 100 0.1 16.1 230 13 303.1 305.6 295.2 343.6 13.66 5 800 2021 13.6 11.8 89 1.7 12.4 217 20 305.6 307.7 294.0 338.5 10.97 6 750 2562 10.4 8.5 88 1.9 9.2 205 20 307.8 309.6 293.3 336.1 9.31 7 700 3135 7.8 5.6 86 2.2 6.5 209 21 311.1 312.6 293.4 336.3 8.17 8 650 3744 4.5 0.3 74 4.2 2.2 222 24 314.0 315.2 292.5 333.0 6.03 9 600 4391 1.0 -2.9 75 3.9 -1.0 220 25 317.3 318.3 292.7 333.8 5.16 10 550 5084 -3.8 -5.9 86 2.1 -4.8 224 26 319.5 320.4 292.8 334.0 4.48 11 500 5831 -8.2 -11.8 76 3.5 -9.6 213 30 323.0 323.6 292.6 333.4 3.11 12 450 6642 -12.8 -13.3 96 0.5 -13.0 216 36 327.2 327.8 293.7 337.6 3.06 13 400 7531 -18.3 -20.0 87 1.7 -18.8 215 45 331.2 331.6 293.9 338.0 1.95 14 350 8515 -24.6 -27.8 75 3.2 -25.3 217 43 335.6 335.8 294.3 339.7 1.12 15 300 9620 -32.4 -37.9 58 5.5 -33.2 219 47 339.7 339.8 294.7 341.5 0.49 16 250 10880 -42.2 -51.3 37 9.0 -42.8 212 52 343.3 343.3 295.3 343.8 0.14 17 200 12349 -53.5 -67.6 17 14.0 -53.8 211 56 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.02 18 150 14147 -64.7 -79.0 12 14.2 -64.8 215 40 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.6 0.01 19 100 16578 -69.0 -84.8 8 15.9 -69.1 220 32 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5743.09 m Freezing level: 589.79 mb = 4532.60 m = 14870.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 615.15 mb = 4189.36 m = 13744.44 ft Precipitable water: 2.13 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.03 % Est. max temperature: 30.11 C = 86.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 870.53 mb = 1300.91 m = 4268.03 ft T: 17.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.94 C/km ThetaE index: 15.15 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 884.47 mb = 1164.26 m = 3819.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.65 C = 85.38 F Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lifted Index: -5.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.63 C Showalter Index: -2.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.74 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.41 C Cross Totals Index: 24.34 C K Index: 38.32 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 249.63 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1444.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.63 mb = 1153.02 m = 3782.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 880.63 mb = 1201.70 m = 3942.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 190.63 mb = 12649.05 m = 41499.01 ft B at Equ Level: 1435.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 110.63 mb = 15972.35 m = 52402.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.1 at 19.2 knts Storm direction: 247.1 at 14.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 1.6 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 24.1 neg: -11.3 tot: 12.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 40.76 Bulk Shear: 35.43 m/s