MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241200F024.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241200F024.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 12Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 34.90,-79.26 Latitude: 34.90 Longitude: -79.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1006 71 22.4 21.3 94 1.0 21.6 170 6 295.0 297.9 294.6 341.1 16.08 1 1000 125 21.7 21.2 97 0.5 21.3 172 7 294.8 297.7 294.5 340.7 16.03 2 950 574 23.1 20.1 83 3.0 21.0 222 20 300.7 303.6 296.0 347.1 15.82 3 900 1044 19.5 17.5 88 2.0 18.2 219 21 301.6 304.2 295.1 343.3 14.15 4 850 1534 16.1 15.9 99 0.2 16.0 220 21 303.0 305.5 295.0 342.8 13.46 5 800 2049 14.0 11.7 86 2.3 12.5 221 20 306.0 308.1 294.0 338.7 10.87 6 750 2592 11.4 8.0 79 3.5 9.3 220 21 309.0 310.7 293.4 336.5 9.01 7 700 3167 9.4 -2.9 42 12.3 3.1 220 23 312.8 313.7 290.8 326.8 4.40 8 650 3778 5.4 -0.5 66 5.9 2.2 218 28 315.0 316.1 292.5 333.0 5.67 9 600 4426 1.2 -5.7 60 6.9 -2.1 235 29 317.5 318.3 292.0 330.9 4.16 10 550 5123 -1.4 -18.8 25 17.4 -7.5 236 31 322.5 322.8 291.1 327.9 1.57 11 500 5875 -5.8 -17.6 39 11.7 -10.1 228 32 325.9 326.3 292.4 332.5 1.92 12 450 6692 -11.4 -24.4 33 13.0 -15.1 231 31 328.9 329.2 292.6 333.2 1.18 13 400 7584 -17.1 -36.5 17 19.4 -20.8 226 34 332.8 332.9 292.9 334.4 0.42 14 350 8573 -23.4 -46.7 10 23.4 -26.3 217 32 337.3 337.3 293.8 337.9 0.16 15 300 9681 -32.0 -51.3 13 19.3 -33.6 218 35 340.3 340.4 294.5 340.8 0.11 16 250 10944 -41.2 -56.8 17 15.7 -42.0 222 33 344.9 344.9 295.6 345.2 0.07 17 200 12418 -54.0 -58.4 58 4.4 -54.1 228 30 347.3 347.3 296.1 347.6 0.07 18 150 14209 -66.7 -69.2 70 2.6 -66.7 233 34 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.4 0.02 19 100 16615 -71.2 -85.2 11 14.0 -71.3 242 16 390.1 390.1 303.8 390.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5750.05 m Freezing level: 576.62 mb = 4751.86 m = 15589.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.10 mb = 4107.17 m = 13474.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.91 % Est. max temperature: 30.20 C = 86.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 991.58 mb = 199.17 m = 653.42 ft T: 21.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.61 C/km ThetaE index: 20.31 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.04 mb = 1139.19 m = 3737.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.29 C = 84.72 F Cap Strength: 1.99 C Lifted Index: -0.81 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.32 C Showalter Index: -0.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.59 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.90 C Cross Totals Index: 21.70 C K Index: 25.46 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 304.11 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.05 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 273.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.39 mb = 782.96 m = 2568.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 852.39 mb = 1510.07 m = 4954.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 722.39 mb = 2904.43 m = 9528.86 ft B at Equ Level: 35.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 172.39 mb = 13342.41 m = 43773.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.0 at 24.5 knts Storm direction: 255.0 at 18.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 0.7 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 79.7 neg: -3.1 tot: 76.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 12.61 Bulk Shear: 21.66 m/s