MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250000F008.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250000F008.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 8 hour NAM valid 8Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 34.92,-79.20 Latitude: 34.92 Longitude: -79.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 21.6 21.6 100 -0.0 21.6 171 4 294.2 297.1 294.5 340.9 16.33 1 1000 120 21.8 21.8 100 0.0 21.8 180 8 295.0 297.9 295.0 342.6 16.62 2 950 569 23.9 17.1 66 6.8 19.2 195 25 301.4 303.8 294.2 339.6 12.99 3 900 1041 21.4 15.5 69 5.9 17.4 202 20 303.5 305.8 294.4 340.3 12.38 4 850 1534 17.8 14.1 79 3.7 15.3 215 17 304.8 307.0 294.4 340.5 11.98 5 800 2050 13.8 10.7 82 3.1 11.9 205 14 305.9 307.8 293.4 336.4 10.16 6 750 2592 11.4 3.3 57 8.2 6.8 197 15 309.0 310.2 291.4 328.8 6.46 7 700 3166 9.0 -1.9 47 10.8 3.4 205 20 312.4 313.3 291.0 327.4 4.77 8 650 3775 4.8 -3.2 56 8.0 0.8 210 20 314.4 315.3 291.5 329.2 4.65 9 600 4423 1.6 -5.8 58 7.4 -1.9 219 20 318.0 318.8 292.1 331.4 4.14 10 550 5121 -1.1 -15.0 34 13.9 -6.5 224 26 322.8 323.2 291.7 330.2 2.17 11 500 5874 -5.9 -15.5 47 9.5 -9.5 223 27 325.8 326.2 292.7 333.6 2.30 12 450 6691 -11.3 -25.5 30 14.1 -15.3 223 30 329.0 329.2 292.4 332.8 1.07 13 400 7583 -17.1 -37.9 14 20.9 -20.8 219 32 332.8 332.9 292.9 334.2 0.36 14 350 8572 -23.4 -48.4 8 25.1 -26.3 225 37 337.3 337.3 293.8 337.8 0.13 15 300 9680 -31.8 -48.1 18 16.4 -33.3 226 31 340.6 340.7 294.6 341.3 0.16 16 250 10943 -41.4 -53.4 26 12.0 -42.1 227 29 344.5 344.6 295.5 345.0 0.11 17 200 12414 -54.4 -60.7 45 6.4 -54.5 232 28 346.7 346.7 296.0 346.9 0.05 18 150 14205 -66.5 -76.5 24 9.9 -66.6 233 26 355.4 355.4 297.8 355.5 0.01 19 100 16627 -71.0 -84.5 12 13.5 -71.0 241 12 390.6 390.6 303.9 390.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5754.48 m Freezing level: 569.74 mb = 4845.70 m = 15897.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.12 mb = 3962.77 m = 13001.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.83 % Est. max temperature: 31.97 C = 89.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1006.36 mb = 69.45 m = 227.85 ft T: 21.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 13.14 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 827.34 mb = 1763.83 m = 5786.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.62 C = 90.72 F Cap Strength: 3.68 C Lifted Index: 0.53 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.08 C Showalter Index: 0.59 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.77 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.72 C Cross Totals Index: 20.05 C K Index: 27.00 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 272.96 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.38 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 34.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 161.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 893.94 mb = 1099.06 m = 3605.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 648.94 mb = 3788.46 m = 12429.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 618.94 mb = 4171.71 m = 13686.56 ft B at Equ Level: 34.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 508.94 mb = 5734.28 m = 18813.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.3 at 20.0 knts Storm direction: 241.3 at 15.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.8 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 91.4 neg: -13.4 tot: 78.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 4.32 Bulk Shear: 7.97 m/s