MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 18Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 35.13,-78.93 Latitude: 35.13 Longitude: -78.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1004 65 33.3 21.1 49 12.2 24.4 199 11 306.0 309.0 297.4 353.6 15.85 1 1000 102 31.4 20.8 53 10.6 23.8 201 11 304.6 307.5 296.9 351.2 15.63 2 950 559 26.4 19.8 67 6.5 21.7 202 15 303.9 306.8 296.6 350.0 15.48 3 900 1034 21.7 18.9 84 2.8 19.7 205 16 303.8 306.7 296.5 349.6 15.40 4 850 1527 17.1 16.2 95 0.8 16.5 217 20 304.0 306.6 295.5 345.0 13.79 5 800 2042 13.9 9.5 75 4.4 11.2 223 26 305.9 307.7 292.8 334.1 9.36 6 750 2584 11.2 5.0 65 6.3 7.6 222 27 308.8 310.2 292.0 331.1 7.30 7 700 3158 9.2 -2.4 44 11.6 3.3 228 28 312.7 313.6 290.9 327.2 4.59 8 650 3769 5.7 -0.8 63 6.5 2.2 228 28 315.4 316.4 292.5 332.9 5.54 9 600 4418 1.0 -1.5 83 2.5 -0.3 231 29 317.2 318.3 293.2 335.4 5.71 10 550 5114 -2.3 -13.6 42 11.3 -6.8 222 32 321.3 321.8 291.6 329.5 2.44 11 500 5864 -6.3 -21.1 30 14.7 -11.1 217 35 325.3 325.6 291.8 330.3 1.42 12 450 6679 -12.0 -28.5 24 16.4 -16.2 214 32 328.1 328.2 292.0 331.0 0.81 13 400 7568 -17.8 -35.9 19 18.1 -21.2 216 30 331.8 331.9 292.6 333.5 0.44 14 350 8556 -23.5 -48.5 8 25.0 -26.4 203 30 337.1 337.2 293.7 337.7 0.13 15 300 9666 -31.3 -55.8 7 24.5 -33.2 199 32 341.2 341.2 294.7 341.5 0.07 16 250 10930 -41.1 -54.2 23 13.2 -41.8 196 36 345.0 345.1 295.6 345.4 0.10 17 200 12408 -52.2 -66.9 15 14.7 -52.5 199 30 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.3 0.02 18 150 14208 -65.8 -74.9 27 9.0 -65.9 203 29 356.6 356.6 298.0 356.7 0.01 19 100 16622 -71.7 -85.7 11 14.1 -71.7 231 20 389.3 389.3 303.7 389.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5762.42 m Freezing level: 585.52 mb = 4619.75 m = 15156.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 606.58 mb = 4329.91 m = 14205.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.03 % Est. max temperature: 31.21 C = 88.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 842.67 mb = 1600.72 m = 5251.65 ft T: 16.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.76 C/km ThetaE index: 26.38 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.48 mb = 1391.29 m = 4564.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.18 C = 88.13 F Cap Strength: -0.14 C Lifted Index: -3.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.43 C Showalter Index: -1.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.99 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.40 C Cross Totals Index: 22.59 C K Index: 28.02 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 269.23 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1199.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.94 mb = 1406.62 m = 4614.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.94 mb = 1456.85 m = 4779.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 196.94 mb = 12504.05 m = 41023.30 ft B at Equ Level: 1192.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 106.94 mb = 16221.88 m = 53220.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.6 at 25.8 knts Storm direction: 251.6 at 19.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 0.2 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 64.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 64.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.5 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.41 Bulk Rich Number: 44.50 Bulk Shear: 26.95 m/s