MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F017.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F017.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 17 hour NAM valid 11Z 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 22.7 21.7 94 0.9 22.1 165 6 295.3 298.3 295.0 342.7 16.50 1 1000 116 22.0 21.6 97 0.4 21.8 167 8 295.2 298.1 294.9 342.3 16.45 2 950 564 24.1 19.4 75 4.7 20.8 214 19 301.6 304.4 295.7 345.9 15.06 3 900 1036 20.8 17.3 80 3.5 18.4 217 19 303.0 305.5 295.3 344.3 13.96 4 850 1528 16.7 14.7 88 2.0 15.4 222 17 303.7 306.0 294.5 340.8 12.48 5 800 2043 14.1 12.0 87 2.2 12.7 213 17 306.2 308.3 294.2 339.5 11.07 6 750 2586 12.1 2.7 53 9.3 6.8 212 22 309.7 310.8 291.4 328.9 6.23 7 700 3162 9.8 0.9 54 8.9 4.9 218 26 313.3 314.4 292.2 331.7 5.85 8 650 3773 5.2 0.4 71 4.8 2.6 221 27 314.9 316.0 292.8 334.1 6.08 9 600 4421 1.4 -6.7 55 8.1 -2.4 224 26 317.7 318.4 291.7 330.2 3.86 10 550 5118 -1.2 -13.2 40 12.0 -6.1 229 31 322.6 323.1 292.0 331.1 2.51 11 500 5872 -5.3 -26.5 17 21.2 -11.4 220 36 326.5 326.7 291.6 329.7 0.88 12 450 6689 -11.1 -29.0 21 17.9 -15.7 219 35 329.2 329.4 292.3 332.0 0.77 13 400 7582 -16.9 -38.2 14 21.4 -20.7 219 35 333.1 333.2 292.9 334.4 0.35 14 350 8572 -23.0 -50.8 6 27.8 -26.1 214 38 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.2 0.10 15 300 9681 -31.8 -44.2 28 12.4 -33.2 225 32 340.5 340.5 294.7 341.5 0.25 16 250 10944 -41.2 -55.1 21 13.9 -42.0 223 28 344.7 344.8 295.6 345.1 0.09 17 200 12416 -54.1 -63.0 33 8.8 -54.4 242 29 347.0 347.1 296.0 347.2 0.04 18 150 14207 -67.0 -70.8 58 3.9 -67.0 261 26 354.8 354.8 297.7 354.8 0.02 19 100 16624 -71.7 -84.3 13 12.7 -71.7 256 16 389.3 389.3 303.7 389.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5756.05 m Freezing level: 573.86 mb = 4785.57 m = 15700.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.92 mb = 4104.45 m = 13465.88 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.93 % Est. max temperature: 30.95 C = 87.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 992.47 mb = 181.91 m = 596.80 ft T: 22.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.58 C/km ThetaE index: 17.04 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.60 mb = 1361.31 m = 4466.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.81 C = 87.46 F Cap Strength: 2.64 C Lifted Index: -0.39 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.70 C Showalter Index: 1.13 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.14 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.08 C Cross Totals Index: 20.06 C K Index: 27.94 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 247.70 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 232.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 59.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.65 mb = 923.50 m = 3029.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 796.65 mb = 2078.30 m = 6818.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 786.65 mb = 2184.56 m = 7167.11 ft B at Equ Level: 30.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 176.65 mb = 13188.88 m = 43270.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.7 at 24.0 knts Storm direction: 249.7 at 18.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 0.9 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 89.6 neg: -3.8 tot: 85.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 10.09 Bulk Shear: 23.01 m/s