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: 35.13,-79.42 Latitude: 35.13 Longitude: -79.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 102 SFC 997 127 22.3 21.8 97 0.5 22.0 219 2 295.7 298.7 295.3 343.8 16.75 2 950 549 22.0 19.2 84 2.8 20.0 250 9 299.5 302.2 295.0 342.9 14.86 3 900 1018 20.5 17.3 82 3.2 18.2 245 18 302.6 305.1 295.2 343.7 13.91 4 850 1511 17.4 14.1 81 3.3 15.2 239 24 304.3 306.5 294.3 340.0 11.98 5 800 2026 14.2 10.3 77 3.9 11.7 232 22 306.3 308.1 293.3 336.1 9.90 6 750 2569 10.6 7.5 81 3.2 8.7 222 21 308.1 309.8 292.9 334.6 8.69 7 700 3141 6.7 6.6 99 0.2 6.6 223 22 309.9 311.6 293.5 336.8 8.76 8 650 3746 2.9 2.2 95 0.7 2.5 226 23 312.3 313.6 292.7 333.8 6.92 9 600 4390 -1.0 -1.1 100 0.0 -1.1 222 27 314.9 316.0 292.7 333.6 5.91 10 550 5081 -4.3 -6.5 85 2.1 -5.3 215 30 318.9 319.8 292.5 332.8 4.29 11 500 5827 -7.9 -10.8 80 2.8 -9.1 211 36 323.3 324.0 292.9 334.6 3.37 12 450 6639 -12.8 -14.3 88 1.5 -13.3 214 39 327.2 327.7 293.5 336.7 2.81 13 400 7528 -18.2 -20.2 85 1.9 -18.8 218 41 331.3 331.7 293.9 338.0 1.93 14 350 8511 -25.2 -27.7 79 2.5 -25.7 218 43 334.8 335.1 294.0 338.9 1.12 15 300 9616 -32.2 -35.5 72 3.3 -32.7 217 49 339.9 340.1 294.8 342.3 0.62 16 250 10875 -42.6 -46.2 68 3.6 -42.9 215 52 342.7 342.7 295.2 343.6 0.24 17 200 12339 -53.7 -62.8 32 9.1 -53.9 207 49 347.6 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.04 18 150 14137 -64.0 -81.2 8 17.1 -64.1 233 44 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.8 0.00 19 100 16564 -71.6 -84.7 13 13.1 -71.7 218 30 389.3 389.3 303.7 389.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.45 m Freezing level: 613.26 mb = 4219.44 m = 13843.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 614.77 mb = 4194.60 m = 13761.63 ft Precipitable water: 2.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.76 % Est. max temperature: 31.03 C = 87.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.94 mb = 181.11 m = 594.19 ft T: 22.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 9.16 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 854.88 mb = 1461.33 m = 4794.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.75 C = 87.35 F Cap Strength: 2.27 C Lifted Index: -2.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.95 C Showalter Index: -1.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.34 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.30 C Cross Totals Index: 22.04 C K Index: 39.24 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 251.84 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.16 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 626.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 66.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.26 mb = 881.87 m = 2893.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 779.26 mb = 2247.05 m = 7372.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 269.26 mb = 10362.45 m = 33997.12 ft B at Equ Level: 625.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.26 mb = 14166.89 m = 46478.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.7 at 23.4 knts Storm direction: 253.7 at 17.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 2.2 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 14.0 neg: -16.2 tot: -2.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.10 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 14.72 Bulk Shear: 42.58 m/s