MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F007.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F007.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 7 hour NAM valid 19Z 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 1003 64 27.0 20.3 67 6.7 22.2 218 4 299.9 302.7 295.3 344.0 15.09 1 1000 88 25.5 20.2 72 5.4 21.8 220 4 298.7 301.4 294.9 342.5 15.04 2 950 537 23.1 16.0 64 7.1 18.3 220 18 300.6 302.8 293.3 336.1 12.10 3 900 1007 20.4 15.7 74 4.7 17.2 212 21 302.6 304.9 294.3 339.8 12.59 4 850 1499 17.3 14.0 81 3.2 15.1 215 23 304.2 306.5 294.3 339.8 11.94 5 800 2014 14.1 10.3 78 3.8 11.7 212 23 306.1 308.0 293.3 335.8 9.86 6 750 2557 11.1 7.1 76 4.0 8.7 207 21 308.7 310.3 292.9 334.6 8.49 7 700 3130 8.0 3.6 74 4.4 5.5 218 16 311.4 312.7 292.6 333.4 7.10 8 650 3738 4.3 0.8 78 3.4 2.4 226 17 313.8 315.0 292.6 333.5 6.27 9 600 4386 1.2 -0.4 89 1.6 0.4 234 21 317.6 318.8 293.7 337.3 6.21 10 550 5081 -3.4 -4.3 94 0.9 -3.8 229 23 320.0 321.0 293.4 336.4 5.06 11 500 5829 -7.5 -8.2 95 0.7 -7.8 221 27 323.9 324.7 293.7 337.5 4.12 12 450 6643 -12.2 -15.0 79 2.8 -13.2 211 35 327.9 328.4 293.6 337.0 2.64 13 400 7535 -17.5 -21.8 69 4.3 -18.7 211 42 332.3 332.6 293.9 338.2 1.67 14 350 8521 -24.3 -29.1 65 4.7 -25.4 209 39 335.9 336.1 294.2 339.6 0.99 15 300 9627 -32.3 -35.6 72 3.3 -32.8 217 46 339.9 340.0 294.8 342.2 0.61 16 250 10886 -42.2 -52.6 32 10.3 -42.9 215 55 343.3 343.3 295.2 343.7 0.12 17 200 12355 -53.7 -63.1 30 9.5 -53.9 216 59 347.8 347.8 296.2 348.0 0.04 18 150 14156 -63.4 -79.9 9 16.5 -63.5 224 45 360.9 360.9 298.9 360.9 0.00 19 100 16588 -70.4 -85.5 9 15.1 -70.4 219 34 391.8 391.8 304.0 391.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5741.63 m Freezing level: 586.66 mb = 4571.82 m = 14999.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 595.60 mb = 4445.25 m = 14583.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.64 % Est. max temperature: 31.23 C = 88.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 909.50 mb = 915.44 m = 3003.36 ft T: 20.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.75 C/km ThetaE index: 7.91 C Layer 1000.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 807.42 mb = 1935.80 m = 6350.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.94 C = 91.29 F Cap Strength: 2.87 C Lifted Index: -0.21 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.73 C Showalter Index: -0.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.35 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.79 C Cross Totals Index: 21.56 C K Index: 34.43 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 278.01 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.54 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 30.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 149.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.07 mb = 1287.85 m = 4225.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 576.07 mb = 4711.45 m = 15457.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 466.07 mb = 6372.21 m = 20905.96 ft B at Equ Level: 30.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 386.07 mb = 7796.44 m = 25578.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.1 at 20.5 knts Storm direction: 250.1 at 15.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 0.9 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 36.1 neg: -18.4 tot: 17.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 2.51 Bulk Shear: 12.13 m/s