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: 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 100 SFC 997 127 23.7 21.9 90 1.8 22.4 234 2 297.1 300.1 295.7 345.8 16.83 2 950 547 21.9 18.8 83 3.1 19.7 255 8 299.4 302.0 294.7 341.7 14.50 3 900 1017 20.4 17.4 83 3.0 18.3 246 17 302.5 305.1 295.3 343.8 13.99 4 850 1509 17.1 13.8 81 3.3 14.9 239 22 304.0 306.2 294.0 338.9 11.73 5 800 2024 14.0 10.2 78 3.7 11.6 227 20 306.0 307.9 293.2 335.6 9.84 6 750 2566 10.5 7.3 80 3.2 8.6 219 20 308.0 309.6 292.8 334.1 8.57 7 700 3137 6.8 3.6 80 3.3 5.0 228 19 310.1 311.4 292.2 331.9 7.08 8 650 3743 3.1 1.1 87 2.0 2.0 226 20 312.5 313.7 292.3 332.3 6.37 9 600 4387 -1.0 -1.4 97 0.4 -1.2 215 25 315.0 316.1 292.6 333.2 5.76 10 550 5078 -3.8 -4.4 96 0.5 -4.1 220 32 319.5 320.5 293.3 335.8 5.04 11 500 5826 -7.9 -9.0 91 1.1 -8.4 218 36 323.4 324.2 293.4 336.2 3.87 12 450 6638 -12.6 -14.2 88 1.6 -13.2 219 38 327.3 327.9 293.6 337.0 2.83 13 400 7527 -18.4 -20.1 87 1.7 -19.0 220 39 331.0 331.4 293.8 337.8 1.93 14 350 8510 -25.2 -27.5 82 2.2 -25.8 217 42 334.7 334.9 294.0 338.9 1.15 15 300 9614 -32.3 -34.8 79 2.4 -32.7 218 51 339.8 339.9 294.8 342.3 0.66 16 250 10873 -42.6 -46.2 68 3.5 -42.9 213 54 342.7 342.7 295.2 343.6 0.24 17 200 12338 -53.6 -63.5 29 9.9 -53.8 209 50 347.9 347.9 296.2 348.0 0.04 18 150 14137 -64.2 -80.7 9 16.4 -64.4 232 45 359.4 359.4 298.6 359.4 0.00 19 100 16562 -71.1 -84.7 12 13.5 -71.2 221 31 390.3 390.3 303.8 390.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.12 m Freezing level: 612.06 mb = 4231.60 m = 13883.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.78 mb = 4138.84 m = 13578.70 ft Precipitable water: 2.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.42 % Est. max temperature: 30.71 C = 87.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.69 mb = 350.26 m = 1149.15 ft T: 22.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 11.98 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.62 mb = 1431.78 m = 4697.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.36 C = 86.64 F Cap Strength: 2.17 C Lifted Index: -2.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.85 C Showalter Index: -0.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.59 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.93 C Cross Totals Index: 21.66 C K Index: 35.43 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 246.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.63 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 598.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 53.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.94 mb = 930.81 m = 3053.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 783.94 mb = 2193.98 m = 7198.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 273.94 mb = 10241.45 m = 33600.15 ft B at Equ Level: 597.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.94 mb = 13974.92 m = 45848.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.7 at 22.3 knts Storm direction: 254.7 at 16.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 2.2 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 8.0 neg: -15.6 tot: -7.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -2.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.03 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 0.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 15.21 Bulk Shear: 39.35 m/s