MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z 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 81 SFC 995 127 28.2 20.3 62 7.9 22.6 194 5 301.8 304.6 295.9 346.8 15.25 2 950 533 23.6 18.8 75 4.7 20.2 198 7 301.1 303.8 295.2 343.8 14.54 3 900 1002 19.1 17.3 89 1.8 17.9 194 14 301.2 303.7 294.8 342.2 13.94 4 850 1493 17.3 13.1 76 4.3 14.6 229 13 304.3 306.4 293.7 337.7 11.20 5 800 2009 14.4 10.7 79 3.7 12.1 228 16 306.5 308.4 293.6 337.2 10.17 6 750 2552 10.7 8.2 84 2.5 9.2 220 14 308.2 309.9 293.3 336.0 9.15 7 700 3125 7.7 6.0 89 1.7 6.7 223 14 311.0 312.6 293.6 336.9 8.41 8 650 3733 4.4 1.2 80 3.2 2.7 217 16 313.9 315.1 292.8 334.1 6.43 9 600 4380 0.8 -3.7 72 4.4 -1.4 213 22 317.0 317.9 292.4 332.6 4.86 10 550 5075 -3.2 -6.5 78 3.2 -4.8 221 26 320.2 321.1 292.9 334.2 4.28 11 500 5823 -7.5 -13.0 65 5.5 -9.7 221 33 323.9 324.4 292.6 333.3 2.81 12 450 6636 -11.9 -16.5 68 4.7 -13.5 215 35 328.3 328.8 293.4 336.4 2.34 13 400 7528 -17.9 -22.2 69 4.3 -19.2 213 38 331.7 332.0 293.7 337.4 1.61 14 350 8512 -24.8 -28.0 75 3.1 -25.5 205 45 335.3 335.5 294.1 339.3 1.10 15 300 9618 -31.7 -38.7 50 6.9 -32.7 210 50 340.6 340.7 294.9 342.4 0.45 16 250 10880 -42.2 -46.8 60 4.7 -42.5 220 55 343.4 343.4 295.3 344.3 0.23 17 200 12349 -53.3 -59.2 49 5.8 -53.5 235 68 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.6 0.07 18 150 14149 -65.2 -80.2 11 14.9 -65.3 218 47 357.7 357.7 298.2 357.7 0.00 19 100 16588 -69.5 -85.3 8 15.8 -69.6 221 32 393.4 393.4 304.3 393.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5742.12 m Freezing level: 590.56 mb = 4511.62 m = 14801.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.62 mb = 4146.37 m = 13603.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.37 % Est. max temperature: 30.93 C = 87.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 886.67 mb = 1130.53 m = 3709.03 ft T: 18.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.64 C/km ThetaE index: 10.75 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 841.80 mb = 1575.68 m = 5169.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.06 C = 87.90 F Cap Strength: 1.10 C Lifted Index: -2.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.16 C Showalter Index: 0.20 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.44 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.86 C Cross Totals Index: 20.59 C K Index: 36.22 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 215.85 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.90 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 461.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.64 mb = 1159.96 m = 3805.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 778.64 mb = 2236.81 m = 7338.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 288.64 mb = 9885.48 m = 32432.29 ft B at Equ Level: 460.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.64 mb = 13798.94 m = 45271.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.0 at 18.1 knts Storm direction: 248.0 at 13.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 0.4 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 59.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 31.3 neg: -4.4 tot: 26.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.8 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 22.52 Bulk Shear: 20.49 m/s