MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 21Z 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 1002 64 30.8 21.1 56 9.7 23.8 173 5 303.8 306.7 296.9 351.2 15.96 1 1000 81 30.0 21.0 58 9.1 23.5 175 4 303.2 306.1 296.6 350.0 15.80 2 950 537 25.3 20.2 73 5.1 21.6 182 6 302.9 305.8 296.6 349.9 15.87 3 900 1010 20.7 19.3 91 1.5 19.7 188 7 302.9 305.8 296.5 349.7 15.80 4 850 1502 16.4 16.3 99 0.1 16.3 215 12 303.3 305.8 295.3 344.3 13.82 5 800 2016 13.6 12.5 93 1.1 12.9 227 17 305.7 307.8 294.3 340.0 11.46 6 750 2559 10.6 9.3 92 1.3 9.7 224 17 308.0 309.9 293.8 337.9 9.84 7 700 3132 7.8 4.7 81 3.0 6.0 210 18 311.1 312.5 293.0 334.8 7.69 8 650 3740 4.3 2.2 86 2.1 3.1 207 19 313.8 315.1 293.2 335.4 6.92 9 600 4387 0.3 -1.2 89 1.6 -0.5 209 21 316.5 317.6 293.1 335.1 5.84 10 550 5081 -3.6 -6.0 83 2.4 -4.7 215 24 319.9 320.7 292.9 334.3 4.45 11 500 5828 -7.9 -11.4 76 3.6 -9.3 219 30 323.5 324.1 292.8 334.1 3.20 12 450 6641 -12.5 -15.8 77 3.2 -13.7 220 41 327.5 328.0 293.3 336.0 2.49 13 400 7530 -18.1 -19.7 87 1.6 -18.6 220 43 331.4 331.8 293.9 338.5 2.00 14 350 8515 -24.5 -28.3 71 3.8 -25.4 218 45 335.7 335.9 294.2 339.6 1.06 15 300 9621 -31.8 -38.3 53 6.5 -32.7 218 47 340.5 340.6 294.8 342.3 0.47 16 250 10885 -41.5 -50.4 38 8.8 -42.1 218 49 344.3 344.3 295.5 344.9 0.15 17 200 12356 -53.6 -64.4 26 10.8 -53.8 201 50 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.03 18 150 14153 -65.0 -79.6 12 14.6 -65.0 206 42 358.2 358.2 298.4 358.2 0.00 19 100 16582 -68.8 -84.1 9 15.3 -68.9 233 31 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5746.96 m Freezing level: 595.75 mb = 4446.37 m = 14587.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 606.99 mb = 4293.85 m = 14087.26 ft Precipitable water: 2.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.54 % Est. max temperature: 30.27 C = 86.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 871.32 mb = 1288.57 m = 4227.53 ft T: 18.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.79 C/km ThetaE index: 16.43 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 879.30 mb = 1210.13 m = 3970.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.05 C = 86.08 F Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lifted Index: -4.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.80 C Showalter Index: -2.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.33 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.21 C Cross Totals Index: 24.12 C K Index: 37.42 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 249.18 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1475.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.62 mb = 1197.21 m = 3927.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 875.62 mb = 1246.23 m = 4088.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 185.62 mb = 12822.52 m = 42068.12 ft B at Equ Level: 1464.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.62 mb = 16254.66 m = 53328.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.4 at 17.7 knts Storm direction: 243.4 at 13.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 0.8 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 26.3 neg: -5.7 tot: 20.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.4 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.24 Bulk Rich Number: 60.03 Bulk Shear: 24.58 m/s