MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F005.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F005.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 5 hour NAM valid 17Z 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 26.0 22.2 80 3.8 23.3 225 7 298.9 302.0 296.3 348.6 17.06 1 1000 99 24.6 22.2 86 2.5 22.9 225 6 297.8 300.9 296.0 347.2 17.03 2 950 547 21.4 18.9 85 2.6 19.6 235 17 298.9 301.6 294.7 341.4 14.57 3 900 1015 20.2 11.9 59 8.3 14.9 226 19 302.4 304.2 292.1 331.3 9.76 4 850 1507 17.2 11.4 69 5.8 13.5 217 21 304.2 306.1 292.8 334.1 10.02 5 800 2022 13.9 8.6 70 5.3 10.7 208 22 306.0 307.6 292.4 332.6 8.82 6 750 2563 10.7 6.9 78 3.8 8.5 209 26 308.2 309.8 292.7 333.7 8.38 7 700 3135 7.3 4.4 82 2.9 5.6 213 23 310.5 312.0 292.7 333.7 7.52 8 650 3743 3.8 1.4 84 2.4 2.5 227 22 313.2 314.5 292.7 333.7 6.53 9 600 4389 0.2 -0.8 93 1.0 -0.3 238 24 316.3 317.5 293.2 335.4 6.01 10 550 5082 -3.5 -4.7 91 1.2 -4.1 236 35 320.0 320.9 293.3 335.9 4.92 11 500 5829 -8.3 -9.3 93 1.0 -8.8 221 25 322.9 323.6 293.2 335.4 3.78 12 450 6642 -12.0 -12.9 93 0.9 -12.3 209 26 328.2 328.8 294.0 338.9 3.15 13 400 7535 -17.4 -18.5 92 1.0 -17.7 211 30 332.4 332.8 294.4 340.2 2.23 14 350 8520 -24.4 -26.4 83 2.0 -24.9 213 36 335.8 336.1 294.4 340.4 1.26 15 300 9626 -32.6 -35.3 77 2.7 -33.0 227 43 339.5 339.6 294.8 341.9 0.63 16 250 10885 -42.3 -45.4 72 3.0 -42.6 212 49 343.1 343.2 295.3 344.2 0.26 17 200 12352 -53.3 -61.9 34 8.7 -53.5 210 57 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.6 0.05 18 150 14157 -63.5 -80.7 8 17.2 -63.6 227 38 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.8 0.00 19 100 16592 -69.0 -84.8 8 15.9 -69.1 220 32 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.46 m Freezing level: 597.53 mb = 4423.05 m = 14511.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 605.90 mb = 4309.80 m = 14139.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.46 % Est. max temperature: 31.21 C = 88.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.68 mb = 549.52 m = 1802.86 ft T: 21.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.80 C/km ThetaE index: 17.27 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 836.72 mb = 1640.29 m = 5381.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.78 C = 89.20 F Cap Strength: 2.75 C Lifted Index: -1.86 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.59 C Showalter Index: 0.96 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.34 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.59 C Cross Totals Index: 19.75 C K Index: 34.13 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 236.87 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.20 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 191.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 88.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.33 mb = 993.01 m = 3257.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 737.33 mb = 2704.34 m = 8872.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 397.33 mb = 7584.45 m = 24883.07 ft B at Equ Level: 191.20 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 227.33 mb = 11509.81 m = 37761.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.1 at 23.3 knts Storm direction: 254.1 at 17.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 1.8 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 31.8 neg: -4.6 tot: 27.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 10.38 Bulk Shear: 18.44 m/s