MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F000.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F000.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1200Z 26 SEP 25 Station: 34.99,-78.84 Latitude: 34.99 Longitude: -78.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1009 26 23.4 22.9 97 0.6 23.0 194 4 295.9 299.0 295.9 346.7 17.65 1 1000 100 23.1 22.2 95 0.8 22.5 212 7 296.2 299.3 295.6 345.6 17.12 2 950 550 22.8 20.2 85 2.6 21.0 251 10 300.3 303.3 296.0 346.9 15.87 3 900 1021 20.8 16.4 76 4.4 17.8 248 19 303.0 305.4 294.8 341.9 13.15 4 850 1513 17.2 14.1 82 3.1 15.2 240 22 304.2 306.4 294.3 340.0 11.99 5 800 2029 13.9 11.0 83 2.8 12.0 229 21 305.9 307.8 293.6 337.1 10.38 6 750 2571 10.5 8.4 86 2.2 9.2 220 21 308.0 309.8 293.3 336.1 9.24 7 700 3143 7.0 7.0 100 0.0 7.0 219 22 310.2 311.9 293.8 337.8 9.00 8 650 3749 3.3 3.3 100 0.0 3.4 226 24 312.8 314.2 293.3 336.1 7.51 9 600 4396 0.0 -0.3 98 0.3 -0.2 226 25 316.1 317.4 293.3 336.0 6.27 10 550 5087 -3.9 -10.6 60 6.6 -6.7 218 29 319.4 320.0 291.6 329.6 3.10 11 500 5834 -7.8 -17.2 47 9.4 -11.1 212 33 323.5 323.9 291.8 330.3 1.99 12 450 6645 -12.3 -17.0 68 4.7 -14.0 214 34 327.7 328.2 293.2 335.4 2.23 13 400 7536 -18.0 -20.6 80 2.6 -18.8 216 36 331.5 331.9 293.9 338.1 1.85 14 350 8519 -25.5 -28.2 78 2.7 -26.1 217 37 334.4 334.7 293.9 338.4 1.08 15 300 9623 -32.0 -37.7 57 5.7 -32.9 217 42 340.2 340.3 294.8 342.1 0.50 16 250 10884 -42.2 -48.2 52 6.0 -42.6 216 46 343.4 343.4 295.3 344.2 0.19 17 200 12350 -54.0 -61.4 39 7.5 -54.1 208 46 347.3 347.3 296.1 347.5 0.05 18 150 14147 -64.3 -81.4 8 17.1 -64.4 229 38 359.4 359.4 298.6 359.4 0.00 19 100 16569 -71.8 -84.8 13 13.1 -71.8 229 29 389.1 389.1 303.6 389.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5733.47 m Freezing level: 599.71 mb = 4399.50 m = 14433.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 602.22 mb = 4365.76 m = 14323.18 ft Precipitable water: 2.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.32 % Est. max temperature: 31.59 C = 88.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1000.58 mb = 95.13 m = 312.11 ft T: 23.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 10.81 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.70 mb = 1305.98 m = 4284.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.29 C = 88.32 F Cap Strength: 2.10 C Lifted Index: -3.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.42 C Showalter Index: -1.02 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.01 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.07 C Cross Totals Index: 21.93 C K Index: 39.18 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 246.45 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.94 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 874.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 52.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.01 mb = 773.03 m = 2536.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 821.01 mb = 1808.35 m = 5932.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.01 mb = 11402.87 m = 37410.55 ft B at Equ Level: 872.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 131.01 mb = 14955.70 m = 49066.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.7 at 22.5 knts Storm direction: 254.7 at 16.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 2.4 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 13.1 neg: -20.1 tot: -7.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -2.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.01 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: -0.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 30.97 Bulk Shear: 28.23 m/s