MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F004.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F004.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 4 hour NAM valid 16Z 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 101 SFC 997 127 23.0 22.2 95 0.8 22.4 184 5 296.4 299.5 295.7 345.7 17.09 2 950 547 20.9 20.0 95 0.8 20.3 208 15 298.4 301.2 295.3 344.0 15.69 3 900 1015 19.2 17.6 90 1.6 18.1 211 16 301.3 303.9 295.1 343.2 14.23 4 850 1506 16.5 15.2 92 1.3 15.7 211 17 303.5 305.8 294.7 341.7 12.89 5 800 2020 13.4 11.4 87 2.0 12.1 204 17 305.5 307.5 293.7 337.4 10.64 6 750 2561 10.2 5.4 72 4.8 7.4 199 16 307.6 309.0 291.9 330.5 7.51 7 700 3133 7.1 3.2 76 3.9 4.9 203 15 310.4 311.7 292.2 331.7 6.89 8 650 3740 4.0 2.1 87 1.9 2.9 232 18 313.4 314.8 293.0 334.9 6.85 9 600 4386 -0.0 -0.9 94 0.8 -0.5 245 26 316.1 317.2 293.1 335.1 5.99 10 550 5079 -3.9 -5.6 88 1.7 -4.8 241 38 319.4 320.3 292.9 334.2 4.57 11 500 5825 -8.5 -10.6 85 2.0 -9.4 236 44 322.6 323.3 292.8 334.0 3.42 12 450 6637 -12.1 -14.3 84 2.2 -12.9 209 34 328.0 328.6 293.7 337.6 2.81 13 400 7529 -17.6 -20.7 77 3.1 -18.6 202 40 332.1 332.5 294.0 338.6 1.84 14 350 8515 -24.0 -26.7 78 2.7 -24.6 207 40 336.4 336.6 294.5 340.8 1.23 15 300 9622 -32.5 -35.1 77 2.7 -32.9 210 40 339.6 339.8 294.8 342.1 0.64 16 250 10879 -42.6 -45.9 70 3.3 -42.9 220 50 342.7 342.7 295.2 343.7 0.25 17 200 12345 -53.7 -59.3 50 5.6 -53.8 216 55 347.8 347.8 296.2 348.0 0.06 18 150 14153 -63.5 -80.7 8 17.2 -63.6 228 38 360.8 360.8 298.8 360.8 0.00 19 100 16592 -68.3 -84.9 7 16.6 -68.4 217 29 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5724.23 m Freezing level: 600.35 mb = 4381.97 m = 14376.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 607.10 mb = 4291.44 m = 14079.37 ft Precipitable water: 2.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.91 % Est. max temperature: 30.17 C = 86.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 985.58 mb = 227.11 m = 745.11 ft T: 22.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.82 C/km ThetaE index: 15.19 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 894.92 mb = 1063.55 m = 3489.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.14 C = 82.65 F Cap Strength: 0.88 C Lifted Index: -3.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.79 C Showalter Index: -2.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.06 C Cross Totals Index: 23.74 C K Index: 36.32 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 336.42 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.62 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 618.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.99 mb = 712.79 m = 2338.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 826.99 mb = 1738.78 m = 5704.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 246.99 mb = 10958.96 m = 35954.14 ft B at Equ Level: 617.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.99 mb = 14275.42 m = 46834.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.3 at 22.9 knts Storm direction: 256.3 at 17.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 0.6 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 39.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 48.1 neg: -9.4 tot: 38.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.1 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 25.42 Bulk Shear: 24.32 m/s