MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F024.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F024.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 18Z 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 94 SFC 996 126 31.1 20.5 53 10.6 23.5 198 10 304.6 307.5 296.8 350.7 15.45 2 950 550 26.0 19.0 65 7.0 21.0 201 17 303.5 306.3 296.0 347.1 14.67 3 900 1023 21.3 18.0 82 3.2 19.0 202 18 303.4 306.1 295.9 346.8 14.61 4 850 1516 16.7 16.7 100 -0.0 16.7 205 19 303.6 306.3 295.7 345.9 14.22 5 800 2031 13.9 6.2 59 7.8 9.3 220 27 306.0 307.4 291.3 328.5 7.43 6 750 2573 12.9 -6.3 26 19.2 3.8 223 29 310.6 311.2 288.9 320.7 3.18 7 700 3149 10.4 -5.6 32 16.0 2.6 222 32 313.9 314.6 290.4 325.4 3.59 8 650 3762 6.2 -3.3 50 9.6 1.4 224 33 316.0 316.9 291.9 330.8 4.61 9 600 4412 1.8 -2.0 76 3.8 -0.2 237 29 318.2 319.2 293.3 335.8 5.51 10 550 5109 -2.3 -7.3 68 5.0 -4.6 235 33 321.4 322.2 293.0 334.6 4.03 11 500 5860 -6.5 -15.1 50 8.6 -9.8 223 38 325.1 325.6 292.6 333.2 2.37 12 450 6674 -12.6 -20.9 50 8.2 -15.2 219 38 327.3 327.7 292.5 333.0 1.61 13 400 7563 -17.3 -34.9 20 17.5 -20.8 221 34 332.4 332.5 292.9 334.3 0.49 14 350 8552 -23.3 -41.8 17 18.5 -26.1 211 32 337.3 337.3 293.9 338.4 0.28 15 300 9662 -31.4 -50.0 14 18.5 -33.1 206 31 341.1 341.1 294.7 341.6 0.13 16 250 10928 -40.6 -52.6 27 12.0 -41.4 206 34 345.6 345.7 295.8 346.1 0.12 17 200 12405 -53.3 -59.4 48 6.1 -53.5 229 37 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.6 0.06 18 150 14201 -65.3 -73.5 32 8.1 -65.4 241 35 357.5 357.5 298.2 357.6 0.01 19 100 16617 -71.6 -83.3 16 11.7 -71.7 227 20 389.3 389.3 303.7 389.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5766.40 m Freezing level: 577.96 mb = 4719.44 m = 15483.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 606.54 mb = 4324.16 m = 14186.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.35 % Est. max temperature: 30.34 C = 86.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 854.92 mb = 1466.13 m = 4810.09 ft T: 17.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.21 C/km ThetaE index: 30.01 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 858.98 mb = 1425.30 m = 4676.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.14 C = 86.25 F Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lifted Index: -2.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.37 C Showalter Index: -1.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.35 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.17 C Cross Totals Index: 23.18 C K Index: 23.89 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 342.73 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.54 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 705.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 857.51 mb = 1440.06 m = 4724.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 852.51 mb = 1490.47 m = 4889.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 752.51 mb = 2545.07 m = 8349.88 ft B at Equ Level: 29.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 122.51 mb = 15407.14 m = 50547.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.9 at 27.9 knts Storm direction: 252.9 at 20.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.6 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 96.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 96.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.37 Bulk Rich Number: 21.06 Bulk Shear: 33.51 m/s