MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241200F031.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241200F031.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 31 hour NAM valid 19Z 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 1004 65 30.9 21.2 56 9.7 23.9 199 10 303.6 306.6 296.9 351.2 15.99 1 1000 103 29.8 21.1 60 8.6 23.5 200 10 302.9 305.9 296.7 350.2 15.96 2 950 558 24.9 20.0 74 5.0 21.4 202 15 302.5 305.4 296.4 348.8 15.66 3 900 1030 20.2 18.9 92 1.3 19.4 206 17 302.4 305.2 296.2 348.2 15.49 4 850 1521 17.0 13.8 82 3.2 14.8 237 22 303.9 306.1 294.0 338.8 11.74 5 800 2037 14.5 11.4 82 3.1 12.5 240 25 306.6 308.6 294.0 338.7 10.66 6 750 2581 11.9 7.7 75 4.2 9.3 238 25 309.5 311.1 293.4 336.4 8.81 7 700 3156 9.2 -2.8 43 12.0 3.1 235 28 312.7 313.6 290.8 326.8 4.46 8 650 3767 5.7 -2.9 54 8.6 1.4 226 30 315.5 316.4 291.9 330.6 4.76 9 600 4416 1.2 -1.3 83 2.5 -0.1 225 29 317.6 318.7 293.3 336.1 5.81 10 550 5112 -2.3 -10.4 54 8.1 -5.8 227 29 321.3 321.9 292.2 331.7 3.15 11 500 5863 -6.3 -24.6 22 18.3 -11.6 224 34 325.4 325.6 291.5 329.1 1.04 12 450 6678 -12.1 -22.4 42 10.3 -15.2 221 34 328.0 328.3 292.5 332.9 1.41 13 400 7566 -18.2 -29.6 36 11.4 -20.8 225 31 331.3 331.4 292.9 334.3 0.82 14 350 8552 -24.2 -45.6 12 21.3 -26.9 212 31 336.1 336.1 293.5 336.8 0.18 15 300 9658 -32.2 -51.4 13 19.2 -33.8 208 30 339.9 339.9 294.4 340.4 0.11 16 250 10919 -41.1 -57.2 16 16.1 -41.9 199 39 345.0 345.0 295.6 345.3 0.07 17 200 12397 -52.8 -64.2 24 11.3 -53.1 216 33 349.1 349.1 296.5 349.2 0.03 18 150 14195 -65.9 -71.2 47 5.3 -66.0 222 36 356.5 356.5 298.0 356.6 0.02 19 100 16605 -71.3 -84.8 12 13.5 -71.3 228 18 390.1 390.1 303.8 390.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5760.11 m Freezing level: 582.64 mb = 4657.97 m = 15281.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 603.33 mb = 4371.48 m = 14341.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.74 % Est. max temperature: 31.00 C = 87.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 873.54 mb = 1286.38 m = 4220.37 ft T: 18.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 24.36 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 877.15 mb = 1250.98 m = 4104.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.29 C = 86.53 F Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lifted Index: -2.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.10 C Showalter Index: 1.00 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.24 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.21 C Cross Totals Index: 20.03 C K Index: 25.00 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 242.61 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.86 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1063.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.36 mb = 1190.30 m = 3905.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 868.36 mb = 1337.53 m = 4388.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 198.36 mb = 12448.87 m = 40842.24 ft B at Equ Level: 1055.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 108.36 mb = 16127.49 m = 52911.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.4 at 25.6 knts Storm direction: 257.4 at 19.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 0.6 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 63.1 neg: -1.4 tot: 61.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.4 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.41 Bulk Rich Number: 34.70 Bulk Shear: 30.64 m/s