MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241200F028.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241200F028.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 28 hour NAM valid 16Z 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 1006 65 29.9 22.1 63 7.8 24.2 194 9 302.5 305.6 297.1 352.4 16.85 1 1000 122 27.9 21.9 70 6.0 23.6 196 9 301.0 304.1 296.7 350.3 16.77 2 950 574 23.1 20.8 87 2.3 21.5 204 13 300.6 303.6 296.4 349.0 16.49 3 900 1044 19.5 17.5 88 2.0 18.1 225 24 301.6 304.1 295.0 343.0 14.08 4 850 1534 15.6 15.5 99 0.1 15.5 221 24 302.5 304.9 294.6 341.3 13.12 5 800 2048 14.7 7.5 62 7.3 10.3 224 23 306.9 308.4 292.1 331.5 8.13 6 750 2592 11.8 4.4 60 7.4 7.5 227 23 309.4 310.7 292.0 331.0 7.01 7 700 3165 8.3 2.1 65 6.2 4.8 231 26 311.6 312.8 292.1 331.4 6.35 8 650 3775 5.3 -1.9 60 7.2 1.6 218 28 315.0 316.0 292.1 331.3 5.14 9 600 4424 0.7 -0.8 89 1.6 -0.1 226 27 317.0 318.1 293.3 336.1 6.02 10 550 5119 -2.5 -10.8 53 8.3 -6.1 230 30 321.1 321.7 292.0 331.1 3.04 11 500 5869 -6.4 -20.8 31 14.4 -11.1 226 34 325.3 325.6 291.8 330.4 1.46 12 450 6683 -12.1 -19.9 52 7.8 -14.6 223 33 328.0 328.3 292.8 334.0 1.75 13 400 7573 -18.0 -25.8 51 7.7 -20.0 228 31 331.5 331.8 293.3 335.7 1.17 14 350 8559 -23.7 -46.8 10 23.1 -26.6 211 32 336.7 336.8 293.7 337.4 0.16 15 300 9667 -32.3 -52.3 12 20.0 -34.0 205 35 339.8 339.8 294.4 340.2 0.10 16 250 10927 -41.2 -59.7 12 18.5 -42.0 200 34 344.9 344.9 295.6 345.1 0.05 17 200 12401 -53.7 -59.1 52 5.3 -53.9 208 37 347.6 347.7 296.2 347.9 0.07 18 150 14194 -65.0 -72.4 35 7.4 -65.0 227 30 358.2 358.2 298.4 358.2 0.01 19 100 16617 -70.5 -85.0 10 14.6 -70.5 236 19 391.6 391.6 304.0 391.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5747.53 m Freezing level: 588.64 mb = 4581.61 m = 15031.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 602.87 mb = 4385.07 m = 14386.53 ft Precipitable water: 1.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.23 % Est. max temperature: 29.76 C = 85.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 898.67 mb = 1056.59 m = 3466.47 ft T: 19.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.41 C/km ThetaE index: 21.41 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.15 mb = 1023.15 m = 3356.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.92 C = 84.05 F Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lifted Index: -2.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.89 C Showalter Index: -0.11 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.77 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.94 C Cross Totals Index: 21.83 C K Index: 31.20 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 303.65 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1004.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.60 mb = 951.69 m = 3122.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 894.60 mb = 1095.49 m = 3594.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 194.60 mb = 12571.97 m = 41246.12 ft B at Equ Level: 997.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.60 mb = 15802.60 m = 51845.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.3 at 25.2 knts Storm direction: 254.3 at 18.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.2 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 70.5 neg: -3.2 tot: 67.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.39 Bulk Rich Number: 28.80 Bulk Shear: 34.89 m/s