MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F001.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F001.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 1 hour NAM valid 13Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 31.46,-85.4 Latitude: 31.46 Longitude: -85.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 98 23.0 22.3 96 0.7 22.5 199 3 296.1 299.2 295.6 345.5 17.16 1 1000 108 22.7 22.0 96 0.6 22.2 197 3 295.8 298.9 295.4 344.4 16.90 2 950 554 20.7 19.2 92 1.4 19.7 274 10 298.1 300.9 294.7 341.5 14.94 3 900 1021 18.5 16.8 90 1.7 17.4 263 5 300.6 303.1 294.4 340.2 13.50 4 850 1510 16.3 14.5 89 1.8 15.1 234 11 303.3 305.5 294.3 339.8 12.30 5 800 2026 14.1 9.6 74 4.5 11.3 257 9 306.1 307.9 292.9 334.5 9.42 6 750 2567 10.6 6.3 75 4.3 8.0 263 9 308.1 309.6 292.4 332.5 8.00 7 700 3139 7.0 4.7 85 2.3 5.6 255 15 310.2 311.6 292.7 333.7 7.66 8 650 3745 3.1 0.1 81 3.0 1.5 246 19 312.5 313.6 292.0 331.0 5.94 9 600 4389 -0.9 -2.0 93 1.0 -1.5 241 24 315.0 316.1 292.4 332.5 5.52 10 550 5080 -4.2 -5.3 92 1.1 -4.7 238 29 319.1 320.0 292.9 334.3 4.70 11 500 5826 -8.5 -11.8 77 3.3 -9.9 235 32 322.6 323.2 292.5 332.9 3.10 12 450 6635 -13.6 -16.5 79 2.9 -14.6 232 40 326.1 326.6 292.8 334.1 2.34 13 400 7523 -18.6 -21.9 75 3.3 -19.6 229 50 330.8 331.1 293.4 336.6 1.66 14 350 8504 -25.3 -27.4 83 2.0 -25.8 217 43 334.6 334.8 294.0 338.8 1.16 15 300 9606 -33.2 -35.8 77 2.6 -33.6 205 50 338.7 338.8 294.6 340.9 0.60 16 250 10861 -43.0 -46.2 71 3.2 -43.2 205 62 342.1 342.2 295.1 343.1 0.24 17 200 12329 -52.7 -66.5 17 13.7 -53.1 225 63 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.03 18 150 14144 -62.3 -80.5 7 18.2 -62.5 227 44 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.7 0.00 19 100 16588 -69.9 -86.3 7 16.4 -69.9 228 20 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.04 m Freezing level: 611.74 mb = 4237.95 m = 13903.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.16 mb = 4058.63 m = 13315.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.57 % Est. max temperature: 30.15 C = 86.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.95 mb = 186.84 m = 612.99 ft T: 22.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.77 C/km ThetaE index: 13.02 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.00 mb = 1020.99 m = 3349.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.57 C = 81.63 F Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lifted Index: -2.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.33 C Showalter Index: -1.66 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.93 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.89 C Cross Totals Index: 23.04 C K Index: 37.10 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 228.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.43 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 532.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 34.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.96 mb = 710.27 m = 2330.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 767.96 mb = 2368.80 m = 7771.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 277.96 mb = 10131.47 m = 33239.34 ft B at Equ Level: 530.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.96 mb = 13430.69 m = 44063.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.8 at 17.3 knts Storm direction: 273.8 at 12.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 1.7 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 22.3 neg: -6.8 tot: 15.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 30.99 Bulk Shear: 17.17 m/s