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: 35.17,-79.02 Latitude: 35.17 Longitude: -79.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 74 24.5 21.8 85 2.8 22.6 221 7 297.4 300.4 295.6 345.4 16.57 1 1000 101 23.7 21.7 88 2.1 22.3 221 7 296.9 299.9 295.4 344.7 16.54 2 950 548 21.4 20.3 93 1.1 20.6 231 16 298.9 301.8 295.6 345.4 15.95 3 900 1016 19.1 17.3 89 1.8 17.9 232 17 301.2 303.8 294.8 342.3 13.95 4 850 1508 17.4 14.1 81 3.3 15.2 224 19 304.3 306.6 294.3 340.0 11.97 5 800 2022 13.6 7.3 66 6.3 9.9 214 18 305.7 307.2 291.7 330.0 8.06 6 750 2564 11.3 6.0 70 5.3 8.2 210 20 308.8 310.3 292.4 332.8 7.84 7 700 3137 7.4 3.1 74 4.3 4.9 218 20 310.7 312.0 292.2 331.8 6.85 8 650 3744 3.8 1.0 82 2.8 2.3 237 25 313.3 314.5 292.6 333.2 6.35 9 600 4390 -0.3 -0.6 98 0.3 -0.4 242 30 315.8 316.9 293.1 335.1 6.12 10 550 5081 -4.1 -5.0 94 0.8 -4.6 242 30 319.2 320.1 293.0 334.8 4.82 11 500 5829 -7.4 -8.4 93 1.0 -7.9 229 26 324.0 324.8 293.7 337.4 4.07 12 450 6642 -12.5 -13.8 90 1.3 -13.0 216 21 327.6 328.1 293.7 337.5 2.93 13 400 7533 -17.9 -19.8 85 1.9 -18.5 210 18 331.7 332.1 294.0 338.6 1.98 14 350 8518 -24.2 -26.8 79 2.6 -24.8 211 25 336.1 336.3 294.4 340.5 1.22 15 300 9624 -32.5 -35.7 73 3.2 -33.0 216 37 339.6 339.7 294.8 341.9 0.61 16 250 10882 -42.6 -48.1 55 5.5 -43.0 216 57 342.7 342.7 295.1 343.5 0.20 17 200 12351 -52.3 -66.8 16 14.5 -52.7 210 54 349.9 349.9 296.6 350.0 0.02 18 150 14160 -64.0 -79.9 10 15.8 -64.1 229 34 359.8 359.8 298.7 359.8 0.00 19 100 16595 -68.5 -84.4 8 15.9 -68.6 215 30 395.4 395.4 304.6 395.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5728.31 m Freezing level: 603.64 mb = 4343.08 m = 14248.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 608.15 mb = 4281.25 m = 14045.93 ft Precipitable water: 2.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.39 % Est. max temperature: 31.25 C = 88.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.65 mb = 423.99 m = 1391.04 ft T: 22.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 15.38 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.39 mb = 1012.46 m = 3321.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.32 C = 82.97 F Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lifted Index: -2.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.66 C Showalter Index: -0.65 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.79 C Cross Totals Index: 21.51 C K Index: 34.60 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 270.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.61 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 648.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 28.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.40 mb = 719.43 m = 2360.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 816.40 mb = 1850.20 m = 6070.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 246.40 mb = 10977.44 m = 36014.78 ft B at Equ Level: 648.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.40 mb = 14305.37 m = 46933.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.5 at 22.4 knts Storm direction: 260.5 at 16.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 1.4 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 58.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 33.4 neg: -6.6 tot: 26.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.7 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 41.14 Bulk Shear: 15.76 m/s