MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F004.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F004.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 4 hour NAM valid 22Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 35.29,-81.08 Latitude: 35.29 Longitude: -81.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 984 219 27.0 22.5 77 4.5 23.7 174 4 301.5 304.8 297.4 353.7 17.69 2 950 526 23.8 21.6 87 2.2 22.2 171 6 301.3 304.5 297.1 352.3 17.31 3 900 997 19.4 19.5 100 -0.0 19.5 168 9 301.5 304.5 296.4 348.7 16.02 4 850 1487 16.7 14.1 84 2.6 15.0 184 13 303.7 305.9 294.1 339.3 11.98 5 800 2003 13.7 10.6 82 3.0 11.7 198 13 305.7 307.6 293.3 336.1 10.12 6 750 2544 10.7 6.3 74 4.4 8.0 197 17 308.1 309.6 292.4 332.5 7.99 7 700 3117 7.7 4.4 80 3.3 5.8 213 19 311.0 312.4 292.8 334.1 7.49 8 650 3724 3.6 3.0 96 0.5 3.3 208 21 313.0 314.4 293.3 335.9 7.35 9 600 4369 -0.7 -0.8 100 0.1 -0.7 207 24 315.3 316.4 292.9 334.3 6.03 10 550 5060 -4.6 -5.5 94 0.8 -5.0 202 21 318.6 319.5 292.7 333.6 4.63 11 500 5806 -7.9 -12.3 71 4.4 -9.6 206 24 323.4 324.0 292.6 333.3 2.98 12 450 6615 -14.3 -17.8 75 3.4 -15.5 229 37 325.2 325.6 292.4 332.4 2.10 13 400 7499 -19.0 -21.6 80 2.6 -19.7 195 29 330.3 330.6 293.4 336.3 1.70 14 350 8481 -25.2 -28.4 75 3.1 -25.9 189 37 334.7 334.9 294.0 338.6 1.05 15 300 9584 -32.7 -35.7 75 2.9 -33.2 209 63 339.2 339.3 294.7 341.5 0.61 16 250 10840 -43.2 -47.2 65 4.0 -43.5 206 74 341.9 341.9 295.0 342.8 0.22 17 200 12303 -53.6 -58.7 54 5.1 -53.8 209 73 347.8 347.8 296.2 348.1 0.07 18 150 14116 -63.5 -82.1 6 18.6 -63.6 209 57 360.8 360.8 298.8 360.8 0.00 19 100 16569 -68.0 -84.6 8 16.6 -68.1 245 22 396.3 396.3 304.7 396.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5731.13 m Freezing level: 608.49 mb = 4259.63 m = 13975.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 609.24 mb = 4245.96 m = 13930.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.49 % Est. max temperature: 29.75 C = 85.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 922.03 mb = 786.05 m = 2578.87 ft T: 21.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.79 C/km ThetaE index: 21.16 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.96 mb = 900.76 m = 2955.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.95 C = 80.50 F Cap Strength: -0.00 C Lifted Index: -5.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.15 C Showalter Index: -0.85 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.66 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.65 C Cross Totals Index: 22.01 C K Index: 35.46 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 218.74 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.24 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1967.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 62.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.35 mb = 897.01 m = 2942.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 905.35 mb = 944.97 m = 3100.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 185.35 mb = 12782.42 m = 41936.56 ft B at Equ Level: 1959.59 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.3 at 17.8 knts Storm direction: 232.3 at 13.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 0.7 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 51.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 51.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.45 Bulk Rich Number: 84.12 Bulk Shear: 23.39 m/s