MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 22Z 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 30.4 21.1 57 9.4 23.7 175 6 303.4 306.4 296.7 350.6 15.88 1 1000 82 29.9 21.1 59 8.9 23.5 177 5 303.1 306.0 296.7 350.3 15.92 2 950 537 25.2 20.1 73 5.2 21.5 181 8 302.8 305.7 296.5 349.4 15.75 3 900 1010 20.6 19.1 91 1.5 19.6 185 8 302.8 305.7 296.4 349.2 15.67 4 850 1502 16.4 16.0 98 0.4 16.2 215 10 303.4 305.9 295.2 343.8 13.62 5 800 2017 14.0 11.2 83 2.8 12.3 236 15 306.1 308.1 293.7 337.8 10.53 6 750 2559 10.9 8.3 84 2.6 9.3 228 17 308.4 310.1 293.4 336.3 9.19 7 700 3132 7.8 4.6 80 3.2 5.9 217 19 311.2 312.6 293.0 334.7 7.62 8 650 3741 4.2 2.0 86 2.1 2.9 214 20 313.7 315.0 293.0 335.0 6.83 9 600 4388 0.7 -3.0 77 3.6 -1.2 203 22 316.9 317.9 292.6 333.3 5.12 10 550 5082 -3.2 -6.3 79 3.2 -4.7 221 25 320.3 321.2 292.9 334.5 4.33 11 500 5830 -7.8 -11.7 73 4.0 -9.4 217 32 323.6 324.2 292.8 334.0 3.12 12 450 6643 -12.1 -16.5 70 4.3 -13.7 220 36 328.0 328.4 293.3 336.0 2.34 13 400 7533 -18.2 -24.6 57 6.4 -20.0 224 36 331.3 331.5 293.3 335.9 1.30 14 350 8517 -24.6 -27.3 79 2.6 -25.2 213 41 335.5 335.8 294.3 339.8 1.16 15 300 9623 -32.0 -38.8 51 6.8 -33.0 214 45 340.2 340.3 294.8 341.9 0.44 16 250 10886 -41.3 -51.5 33 10.1 -42.0 213 46 344.6 344.6 295.6 345.2 0.13 17 200 12361 -53.0 -78.4 3 25.4 -53.3 222 46 348.9 348.9 296.4 348.9 0.00 18 150 14160 -63.8 -81.0 8 17.1 -64.0 205 43 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.1 0.00 19 100 16600 -68.7 -84.0 9 15.3 -68.8 229 31 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5747.99 m Freezing level: 591.45 mb = 4506.44 m = 14784.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 614.55 mb = 4193.90 m = 13759.36 ft Precipitable water: 2.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.31 % Est. max temperature: 30.36 C = 86.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 874.85 mb = 1254.11 m = 4114.50 ft T: 18.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 15.84 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 878.52 mb = 1218.10 m = 3996.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.05 C = 86.09 F Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lifted Index: -4.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.66 C Showalter Index: -2.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.98 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.19 C Cross Totals Index: 23.79 C K Index: 36.98 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 243.76 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.00 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1357.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.93 mb = 1194.46 m = 3918.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 875.93 mb = 1243.46 m = 4079.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 195.93 mb = 12489.22 m = 40974.63 ft B at Equ Level: 1350.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.93 mb = 16253.20 m = 53323.50 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.3 at 18.1 knts Storm direction: 245.3 at 13.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 1.0 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 17.7 neg: -3.2 tot: 14.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.7 stream: 1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 58.19 Bulk Shear: 23.32 m/s