MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F007.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F007.namnest.sound Searching the city database file for: KFBG ... Searching file for grids... Date: 7 hour NAM valid 1Z SAT 27 SEP 25 Station: KFBG 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 1002 64 30.1 20.9 58 9.2 23.5 139 6 303.1 306.0 296.5 349.8 15.74 1 1000 82 29.8 20.8 58 9.1 23.3 138 6 303.0 305.9 296.4 349.2 15.61 2 950 537 25.4 19.6 71 5.7 21.3 152 15 303.0 305.8 296.3 348.4 15.33 3 900 1011 21.2 18.6 85 2.6 19.4 142 12 303.4 306.2 296.3 348.4 15.18 4 850 1503 17.1 17.1 100 -0.0 17.1 135 12 304.0 306.7 296.0 347.3 14.57 5 800 2019 13.1 12.5 96 0.6 12.7 155 7 305.1 307.3 294.2 339.4 11.47 6 750 2560 10.5 7.2 80 3.3 8.5 184 12 308.0 309.6 292.8 334.0 8.53 7 700 3132 7.6 5.0 84 2.6 6.1 196 14 310.9 312.4 293.1 335.1 7.86 8 650 3741 4.7 0.7 76 3.9 2.5 197 17 314.2 315.4 292.7 333.8 6.22 9 600 4388 0.7 -5.5 63 6.1 -2.3 193 18 316.9 317.7 291.9 330.6 4.25 10 550 5082 -3.3 -13.3 46 9.9 -7.2 195 19 320.1 320.6 291.3 328.4 2.50 11 500 5829 -7.9 -12.1 72 4.2 -9.6 194 21 323.4 324.0 292.7 333.6 3.03 12 450 6641 -12.8 -16.0 77 3.2 -13.9 202 26 327.2 327.7 293.2 335.5 2.44 13 400 7532 -17.5 -18.6 91 1.1 -17.9 202 33 332.3 332.7 294.3 340.0 2.21 14 350 8518 -24.2 -26.5 81 2.3 -24.8 202 37 336.1 336.3 294.4 340.6 1.25 15 300 9626 -31.7 -34.1 79 2.4 -32.1 216 50 340.6 340.8 295.1 343.3 0.71 16 250 10887 -42.4 -45.5 72 3.0 -42.7 217 51 343.0 343.0 295.3 344.0 0.26 17 200 12352 -54.3 -59.4 53 5.2 -54.4 219 63 346.8 346.8 296.0 347.1 0.06 18 150 14149 -64.5 -72.4 33 7.8 -64.6 221 52 358.9 358.9 298.5 359.0 0.01 19 100 16590 -69.1 -85.6 7 16.5 -69.2 234 19 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5747.27 m Freezing level: 591.68 mb = 4503.90 m = 14776.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.57 mb = 4076.80 m = 13375.18 ft Precipitable water: 2.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.92 % Est. max temperature: 31.02 C = 87.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 877.43 mb = 1229.59 m = 4034.04 ft T: 19.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 14.47 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.09 mb = 1371.71 m = 4500.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.87 C = 87.57 F Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lifted Index: -4.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.63 C Showalter Index: -3.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.88 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.93 C Cross Totals Index: 24.95 C K Index: 39.45 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 266.39 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.81 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1264.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.20 mb = 1271.28 m = 4170.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 848.20 mb = 1521.52 m = 4991.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 188.20 mb = 12732.04 m = 41771.27 ft B at Equ Level: 1254.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 108.20 mb = 16116.07 m = 52873.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 181.7 at 14.6 knts Storm direction: 211.7 at 10.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 0.8 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 38.5 neg: -22.4 tot: 16.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 140.76 Bulk Shear: 8.99 m/s