MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F014.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F014.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 14 hour NAM valid 20Z 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 1001 64 31.0 21.1 56 9.8 23.9 199 2 304.0 306.9 297.0 351.5 15.96 1 1000 78 30.0 21.0 58 9.1 23.5 203 2 303.2 306.1 296.6 350.0 15.80 2 950 533 25.2 20.1 73 5.1 21.6 215 3 302.8 305.7 296.5 349.5 15.80 3 900 1006 20.6 19.3 92 1.3 19.7 221 4 302.8 305.7 296.5 349.8 15.87 4 850 1498 16.3 16.3 100 0.0 16.4 232 12 303.3 305.8 295.4 344.4 13.88 5 800 2013 14.1 12.2 88 1.9 12.9 223 19 306.2 308.3 294.3 339.9 11.23 6 750 2555 10.3 9.8 96 0.6 10.0 221 20 307.8 309.7 294.0 338.6 10.17 7 700 3128 8.5 4.0 74 4.4 5.9 220 19 311.8 313.2 292.9 334.5 7.31 8 650 3738 4.8 1.0 77 3.7 2.7 222 22 314.3 315.6 292.9 334.3 6.35 9 600 4386 0.8 -2.8 76 3.7 -1.0 221 20 317.1 318.1 292.7 333.7 5.18 10 550 5081 -3.0 -6.8 75 3.8 -4.7 219 23 320.6 321.4 292.9 334.3 4.19 11 500 5829 -7.4 -10.4 80 2.9 -8.7 224 31 324.0 324.6 293.2 335.6 3.48 12 450 6642 -12.4 -16.6 71 4.2 -13.9 216 43 327.6 328.0 293.2 335.5 2.31 13 400 7533 -17.5 -21.2 73 3.7 -18.6 214 47 332.3 332.6 294.0 338.5 1.77 14 350 8519 -24.3 -28.2 70 3.9 -25.2 216 44 335.9 336.1 294.3 339.8 1.07 15 300 9625 -31.9 -38.9 50 7.0 -32.9 216 48 340.4 340.4 294.8 342.1 0.44 16 250 10888 -42.2 -50.3 41 8.1 -42.8 213 52 343.3 343.3 295.3 343.9 0.15 17 200 12359 -53.4 -71.3 10 17.9 -53.7 212 50 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.3 0.01 18 150 14155 -64.8 -80.0 11 15.2 -64.8 207 44 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.5 0.00 19 100 16582 -69.4 -84.6 9 15.2 -69.5 224 34 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5751.78 m Freezing level: 589.03 mb = 4538.17 m = 14888.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 613.80 mb = 4201.49 m = 13784.26 ft Precipitable water: 2.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.49 % Est. max temperature: 30.23 C = 86.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 869.17 mb = 1305.77 m = 4283.97 ft T: 18.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km ThetaE index: 16.10 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 879.79 mb = 1201.27 m = 3941.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.95 C = 85.91 F Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lifted Index: -4.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.06 C Showalter Index: -2.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.56 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.79 C Cross Totals Index: 23.77 C K Index: 35.69 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 250.59 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.84 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1382.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.19 mb = 1187.50 m = 3895.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 876.19 mb = 1236.47 m = 4056.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 186.19 mb = 12805.64 m = 42012.73 ft B at Equ Level: 1369.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 106.19 mb = 16221.98 m = 53221.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.6 at 17.9 knts Storm direction: 251.6 at 13.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 1.2 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 21.4 neg: -3.6 tot: 17.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.5 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 43.12 Bulk Shear: 32.07 m/s