MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F020.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F020.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 20 hour NAM valid 14Z THU 25 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 1007 65 25.0 22.1 84 2.9 22.9 177 8 297.6 300.6 295.8 346.4 16.85 1 1000 122 23.8 22.0 89 1.9 22.5 178 9 297.0 300.0 295.7 345.7 16.84 2 950 571 24.4 17.3 64 7.2 19.5 220 23 302.0 304.4 294.5 340.8 13.16 3 900 1043 20.8 15.9 73 5.0 17.5 215 21 303.0 305.3 294.5 340.6 12.70 4 850 1534 16.1 14.6 91 1.5 15.1 213 20 303.0 305.3 294.3 339.8 12.42 5 800 2047 13.0 10.2 83 2.8 11.3 203 21 305.0 306.9 292.9 334.4 9.81 6 750 2589 11.7 1.9 51 9.8 6.3 210 24 309.3 310.4 291.0 327.5 5.88 7 700 3164 9.6 1.7 58 7.8 5.2 216 25 313.1 314.2 292.4 332.5 6.21 8 650 3775 5.2 1.1 75 4.1 2.9 218 25 314.8 316.0 293.0 334.9 6.37 9 600 4423 1.1 -4.7 65 5.8 -1.7 228 23 317.3 318.2 292.2 331.8 4.49 10 550 5120 -1.1 -18.6 25 17.5 -7.4 226 30 322.7 323.1 291.2 328.2 1.60 11 500 5874 -5.8 -23.7 23 17.8 -11.3 217 38 325.9 326.1 291.7 329.9 1.13 12 450 6689 -11.8 -29.3 22 17.4 -16.2 215 37 328.3 328.5 292.0 331.1 0.75 13 400 7579 -17.3 -37.8 15 20.5 -21.1 212 34 332.4 332.5 292.7 333.8 0.37 14 350 8568 -23.2 -45.0 12 21.7 -26.1 197 40 337.4 337.5 293.9 338.2 0.20 15 300 9676 -32.0 -52.2 12 20.1 -33.7 211 33 340.2 340.2 294.5 340.6 0.10 16 250 10938 -41.5 -55.8 20 14.4 -42.2 220 27 344.4 344.5 295.4 344.8 0.08 17 200 12411 -53.7 -60.0 46 6.3 -53.8 205 34 347.8 347.8 296.2 348.1 0.06 18 150 14206 -66.2 -71.2 50 5.0 -66.3 233 26 356.0 356.0 297.9 356.0 0.02 19 100 16619 -72.0 -84.6 13 12.6 -72.0 236 20 388.7 388.7 303.6 388.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5751.66 m Freezing level: 575.77 mb = 4761.26 m = 15620.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.77 mb = 4173.86 m = 13693.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.52 % Est. max temperature: 30.42 C = 86.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.23 mb = 431.53 m = 1415.77 ft T: 24.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 18.96 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.81 mb = 1455.24 m = 4774.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.42 C = 86.76 F Cap Strength: 2.27 C Lifted Index: -0.01 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.16 C Showalter Index: 0.99 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 42.43 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.94 C Cross Totals Index: 20.49 C K Index: 28.76 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 289.22 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.91 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 109.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 53.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 887.65 mb = 1161.30 m = 3810.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 832.65 mb = 1708.35 m = 5604.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 772.65 mb = 2338.97 m = 7673.71 ft B at Equ Level: 28.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 672.65 mb = 3492.56 m = 11458.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.3 at 24.8 knts Storm direction: 247.3 at 18.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 1.1 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 91.6 neg: -13.8 tot: 77.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 7.51 Bulk Shear: 14.62 m/s