MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F029.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F029.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 29 hour NAM valid 23Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 35.63,-77.32 Latitude: 35.63 Longitude: -77.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1009 8 28.0 23.9 78 4.1 25.0 156 10 300.4 303.9 297.8 355.8 18.85 1 1000 87 27.5 23.8 80 3.7 24.8 159 14 300.7 304.1 298.0 356.2 18.88 2 950 542 24.2 20.8 81 3.4 21.8 174 22 301.7 304.8 296.7 350.3 16.46 3 900 1014 20.5 18.8 90 1.7 19.3 202 21 302.6 305.4 296.1 347.9 15.30 4 850 1505 16.9 14.4 85 2.5 15.2 229 25 303.8 306.1 294.3 340.1 12.21 5 800 2023 17.3 0.2 32 17.0 8.0 234 24 309.6 310.5 290.2 324.7 4.87 6 750 2571 14.5 -1.8 33 16.3 5.9 233 21 312.3 313.1 290.7 326.3 4.46 7 700 3149 10.9 -4.3 34 15.2 3.3 225 24 314.6 315.4 290.9 327.3 3.97 8 650 3762 6.3 -3.3 50 9.7 1.4 224 25 316.1 317.0 292.0 330.9 4.61 9 600 4413 1.7 -0.6 85 2.3 0.5 225 22 318.1 319.3 293.7 337.7 6.13 10 550 5110 -2.2 -6.8 71 4.6 -4.4 234 26 321.4 322.2 293.1 335.1 4.18 11 500 5860 -6.9 -21.4 30 14.6 -11.5 227 29 324.7 325.0 291.6 329.5 1.38 12 450 6673 -12.5 -27.3 28 14.7 -16.3 225 30 327.5 327.6 291.9 330.7 0.91 13 400 7561 -18.3 -35.7 20 17.5 -21.5 216 31 331.3 331.4 292.5 333.0 0.45 14 350 8546 -24.1 -40.2 21 16.1 -26.5 221 36 336.2 336.3 293.7 337.5 0.33 15 300 9652 -32.2 -50.9 14 18.8 -33.8 212 35 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.5 0.12 16 250 10916 -40.5 -59.9 11 19.3 -41.5 208 30 345.8 345.8 295.7 346.0 0.05 17 200 12397 -52.5 -66.6 17 14.2 -52.8 228 28 349.7 349.7 296.6 349.8 0.02 18 150 14195 -65.8 -74.4 29 8.6 -65.8 236 32 356.8 356.8 298.1 356.9 0.01 19 100 16605 -70.4 -83.6 13 13.2 -70.5 228 17 391.6 391.6 304.0 391.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5772.76 m Freezing level: 578.13 mb = 4717.44 m = 15476.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 594.98 mb = 4479.94 m = 14697.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.50 % Est. max temperature: 31.21 C = 88.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.97 mb = 532.52 m = 1747.10 ft T: 24.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.57 C/km ThetaE index: 31.50 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.59 mb = 1007.84 m = 3306.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.20 C = 86.36 F Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lifted Index: -4.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.15 C Showalter Index: -0.14 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.94 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.71 C Cross Totals Index: 21.23 C K Index: 22.85 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 251.03 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1412.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.66 mb = 872.52 m = 2862.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 889.66 mb = 1112.98 m = 3651.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 819.66 mb = 1815.82 m = 5957.35 ft B at Equ Level: 21.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 759.66 mb = 2462.08 m = 8077.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.0 at 23.5 knts Storm direction: 252.0 at 17.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 149.6 neg: -3.9 tot: 145.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.32 Bulk Rich Number: 27.29 Bulk Shear: 51.77 m/s