MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F022.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F022.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 22 hour NAM valid 16Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 35.11,-79.39 Latitude: 35.11 Longitude: -79.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 110 SFC 998 126 29.5 22.7 67 6.8 24.5 180 7 302.8 306.1 297.7 355.2 17.68 2 950 563 23.7 20.3 81 3.4 21.3 197 13 301.2 304.1 296.2 348.2 15.97 3 900 1035 21.0 15.4 70 5.6 17.2 215 24 303.2 305.4 294.3 339.7 12.31 4 850 1526 16.4 14.1 86 2.3 14.9 211 25 303.3 305.6 294.0 338.9 11.98 5 800 2040 13.5 9.0 75 4.4 10.7 213 29 305.5 307.2 292.4 332.8 9.07 6 750 2582 12.2 -4.7 30 16.9 4.0 215 29 309.8 310.5 289.1 321.1 3.59 7 700 3157 9.5 -0.6 49 10.1 4.2 216 30 313.1 314.1 291.6 329.6 5.25 8 650 3768 5.7 -2.1 57 7.8 1.7 217 31 315.5 316.4 292.2 331.6 5.06 9 600 4417 1.1 -1.2 85 2.3 -0.2 231 32 317.4 318.5 293.3 336.0 5.85 10 550 5113 -2.5 -7.0 71 4.5 -4.6 236 31 321.1 321.9 292.9 334.5 4.11 11 500 5864 -6.8 -10.2 76 3.5 -8.2 226 36 324.8 325.5 293.4 336.6 3.52 12 450 6678 -12.3 -23.1 40 10.8 -15.4 216 37 327.8 328.1 292.4 332.5 1.33 13 400 7568 -17.1 -40.9 11 23.8 -21.1 221 34 332.7 332.8 292.7 333.8 0.27 14 350 8557 -23.7 -42.6 16 18.9 -26.4 207 34 336.7 336.8 293.7 337.7 0.26 15 300 9665 -32.0 -53.4 10 21.4 -33.7 204 32 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.6 0.09 16 250 10927 -40.9 -55.3 20 14.5 -41.6 209 31 345.3 345.4 295.7 345.7 0.08 17 200 12404 -53.1 -65.1 22 12.0 -53.4 222 32 348.6 348.6 296.4 348.8 0.03 18 150 14200 -65.5 -71.1 46 5.6 -65.6 241 38 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.2 0.02 19 100 16620 -71.5 -83.8 14 12.3 -71.6 228 23 389.6 389.6 303.8 389.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5753.90 m Freezing level: 585.23 mb = 4622.91 m = 15166.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 604.16 mb = 4361.32 m = 14308.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.54 % Est. max temperature: 30.12 C = 86.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 905.13 mb = 984.95 m = 3231.41 ft T: 21.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 34.03 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.02 mb = 1325.96 m = 4350.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.98 C = 85.96 F Cap Strength: 1.07 C Lifted Index: -2.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.38 C Showalter Index: 0.50 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.01 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.17 C Cross Totals Index: 20.84 C K Index: 27.17 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 313.25 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.52 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 754.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.99 mb = 1179.27 m = 3868.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 859.99 mb = 1425.74 m = 4677.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.99 mb = 11479.51 m = 37661.98 ft B at Equ Level: 752.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 129.99 mb = 15054.89 m = 49392.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.6 at 28.1 knts Storm direction: 250.6 at 21.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.3 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 101.5 neg: -0.3 tot: 101.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.45 Bulk Rich Number: 14.95 Bulk Shear: 50.50 m/s