MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 17Z 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 100 SFC 997 126 31.1 21.1 55 10.0 23.9 191 9 304.5 307.5 297.1 352.3 16.02 2 950 556 25.3 19.2 69 6.1 20.9 197 14 302.8 305.6 295.9 346.8 14.86 3 900 1028 20.7 17.4 81 3.3 18.5 208 21 302.9 305.5 295.4 344.5 14.05 4 850 1520 16.3 14.7 90 1.6 15.3 210 27 303.2 305.6 294.4 340.3 12.48 5 800 2034 13.5 9.3 76 4.1 10.9 216 28 305.5 307.3 292.6 333.4 9.26 6 750 2577 12.2 -4.6 31 16.8 4.0 220 29 309.8 310.5 289.1 321.2 3.62 7 700 3152 10.1 -3.8 38 13.8 3.1 218 31 313.6 314.4 290.8 326.8 4.14 8 650 3764 6.0 -3.0 53 9.0 1.4 220 33 315.7 316.6 291.9 330.7 4.71 9 600 4414 1.4 -1.8 79 3.2 -0.3 229 31 317.8 318.8 293.2 335.6 5.59 10 550 5110 -2.7 -6.6 74 3.9 -4.5 236 29 320.9 321.8 293.0 334.9 4.26 11 500 5860 -6.4 -17.7 40 11.3 -10.4 221 36 325.2 325.6 292.2 331.7 1.90 12 450 6674 -12.4 -20.2 52 7.8 -14.9 216 37 327.6 327.9 292.7 333.5 1.70 13 400 7564 -17.0 -37.9 15 20.9 -20.8 221 33 332.9 332.9 292.9 334.3 0.36 14 350 8554 -23.2 -48.1 8 25.0 -26.2 207 39 337.5 337.6 293.9 338.1 0.14 15 300 9664 -31.8 -50.8 13 19.0 -33.5 209 32 340.5 340.6 294.6 341.0 0.12 16 250 10927 -40.9 -57.9 14 17.0 -41.7 202 34 345.3 345.3 295.7 345.6 0.06 17 200 12403 -53.0 -61.9 33 8.9 -53.3 216 35 348.8 348.8 296.4 349.0 0.05 18 150 14199 -65.7 -73.1 35 7.5 -65.7 239 38 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.0 0.01 19 100 16614 -72.0 -84.2 14 12.2 -72.1 231 22 388.5 388.5 303.6 388.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5759.48 m Freezing level: 582.57 mb = 4656.27 m = 15276.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 608.33 mb = 4301.77 m = 14113.23 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.09 % Est. max temperature: 29.98 C = 85.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 862.85 mb = 1390.78 m = 4562.87 ft T: 17.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 31.07 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.53 mb = 1364.14 m = 4475.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.75 C = 85.55 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -2.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.19 C Showalter Index: 0.21 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.94 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.78 C Cross Totals Index: 21.16 C K Index: 23.69 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 314.82 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.69 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 694.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.60 mb = 1373.30 m = 4505.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 859.60 mb = 1423.17 m = 4669.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 709.60 mb = 3038.41 m = 9968.43 ft B at Equ Level: 47.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 129.60 mb = 15069.09 m = 49438.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.4 at 28.0 knts Storm direction: 250.4 at 21.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.4 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 101.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 101.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.39 Bulk Rich Number: 16.53 Bulk Shear: 42.01 m/s