MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F006.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F006.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 18Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 35.13,-78.93 Latitude: 35.13 Longitude: -78.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1004 65 26.8 21.1 71 5.7 22.8 231 8 299.6 302.5 295.7 346.0 15.90 1 1000 100 25.2 21.0 77 4.2 22.2 232 8 298.3 301.2 295.4 344.3 15.82 2 950 548 21.4 18.0 81 3.4 19.1 239 21 298.9 301.4 294.1 339.0 13.76 3 900 1016 19.7 14.6 72 5.1 16.4 224 23 301.9 304.0 293.4 336.5 11.72 4 850 1507 17.0 13.3 79 3.6 14.6 208 24 303.9 306.0 293.8 337.9 11.39 5 800 2022 13.9 11.9 87 2.0 12.6 202 25 306.0 308.0 294.1 339.0 10.98 6 750 2565 11.2 7.1 76 4.0 8.8 198 23 308.7 310.3 292.9 334.6 8.49 7 700 3138 8.1 3.1 71 5.0 5.2 218 23 311.4 312.7 292.4 332.6 6.83 8 650 3746 3.8 0.9 81 2.9 2.2 230 23 313.3 314.5 292.5 333.0 6.30 9 600 4391 -0.6 -1.4 94 0.8 -1.0 250 20 315.4 316.5 292.7 333.6 5.75 10 550 5084 -3.3 -3.4 100 0.0 -3.4 225 18 320.1 321.2 293.7 337.7 5.44 11 500 5833 -7.7 -8.0 98 0.3 -7.9 205 27 323.6 324.4 293.7 337.4 4.18 12 450 6645 -12.3 -13.4 92 1.0 -12.8 211 30 327.7 328.3 293.8 338.0 3.03 13 400 7537 -17.3 -18.9 87 1.6 -17.8 211 29 332.6 333.0 294.3 340.1 2.15 14 350 8525 -24.0 -26.2 82 2.2 -24.5 215 30 336.5 336.7 294.6 341.2 1.29 15 300 9632 -32.1 -34.9 76 2.8 -32.5 221 39 340.2 340.3 295.0 342.7 0.66 16 250 10890 -42.5 -50.4 42 7.8 -43.0 215 53 342.8 342.8 295.1 343.4 0.15 17 200 12358 -53.0 -64.8 23 11.7 -53.3 210 60 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.03 18 150 14165 -62.8 -80.1 8 17.4 -62.9 225 37 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.0 0.00 19 100 16603 -69.8 -85.0 9 15.2 -69.8 220 34 392.9 392.9 304.2 392.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5733.35 m Freezing level: 607.04 mb = 4300.24 m = 14108.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 615.77 mb = 4182.09 m = 13720.59 ft Precipitable water: 2.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.25 % Est. max temperature: 30.95 C = 87.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 924.88 mb = 779.68 m = 2557.96 ft T: 20.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 9.57 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 835.55 mb = 1652.56 m = 5421.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.70 C = 89.07 F Cap Strength: 2.41 C Lifted Index: -0.96 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.37 C Showalter Index: -0.05 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.78 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.71 C Cross Totals Index: 21.07 C K Index: 33.03 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 234.92 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.16 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 140.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 102.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.01 mb = 1025.31 m = 3363.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 684.01 mb = 3327.69 m = 10917.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 414.01 mb = 7276.44 m = 23872.54 ft B at Equ Level: 139.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 284.01 mb = 10010.01 m = 32840.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.5 at 21.9 knts Storm direction: 249.5 at 16.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 2.6 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 32.1 neg: -37.3 tot: -5.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.11 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 0.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 12.18 Bulk Shear: 11.53 m/s