MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251200F007.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251200F007.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 7 hour NAM valid 19Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 35.27,-80.03 Latitude: 35.27 Longitude: -80.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 93 SFC 996 129 30.7 20.9 56 9.8 23.6 235 9 304.2 307.2 296.9 351.4 15.82 2 950 549 26.6 19.3 65 7.2 21.4 231 16 304.1 306.9 296.4 348.9 15.03 3 900 1024 22.0 18.3 80 3.7 19.4 228 17 304.1 306.9 296.3 348.4 14.88 4 850 1518 17.3 17.2 100 0.0 17.2 224 17 304.2 307.0 296.2 348.1 14.72 5 800 2034 13.4 12.1 91 1.4 12.6 216 25 305.5 307.6 294.0 338.9 11.13 6 750 2575 10.5 8.7 89 1.8 9.3 223 28 307.9 309.7 293.4 336.5 9.43 7 700 3148 7.7 5.8 88 1.8 6.6 227 33 311.0 312.6 293.4 336.6 8.32 8 650 3756 4.3 2.6 89 1.7 3.3 229 35 313.8 315.1 293.3 336.0 7.12 9 600 4403 -0.5 -0.7 99 0.2 -0.6 226 37 315.5 316.7 293.0 334.7 6.07 10 550 5097 -2.6 -6.8 73 4.2 -4.6 229 40 321.0 321.8 292.9 334.6 4.17 11 500 5848 -6.5 -9.9 77 3.3 -8.0 225 43 325.1 325.8 293.6 337.2 3.62 12 450 6662 -12.6 -14.7 84 2.1 -13.4 222 43 327.4 327.9 293.5 336.7 2.72 13 400 7552 -17.6 -20.6 78 3.0 -18.6 216 35 332.0 332.4 294.0 338.6 1.85 14 350 8538 -23.8 -39.1 23 15.3 -26.2 213 34 336.6 336.7 293.9 338.0 0.37 15 300 9647 -31.6 -49.8 15 18.1 -33.3 206 34 340.8 340.8 294.7 341.4 0.14 16 250 10910 -41.3 -52.9 28 11.6 -42.1 213 36 344.6 344.6 295.5 345.1 0.11 17 200 12385 -53.3 -66.3 19 13.1 -53.5 217 41 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.6 0.03 18 150 14179 -65.7 -74.8 27 9.1 -65.7 206 35 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.0 0.01 19 100 16604 -69.3 -85.2 8 15.8 -69.4 221 25 393.8 393.8 304.3 393.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5755.09 m Freezing level: 605.25 mb = 4334.74 m = 14221.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 607.96 mb = 4296.18 m = 14094.91 ft Precipitable water: 2.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.51 % Est. max temperature: 30.82 C = 87.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 864.13 mb = 1375.39 m = 4512.39 ft T: 18.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.26 C/km ThetaE index: 14.81 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 855.86 mb = 1458.48 m = 4784.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.71 C = 87.28 F Cap Strength: 0.05 C Lifted Index: -3.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.71 C Showalter Index: -2.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.57 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.79 C Cross Totals Index: 23.77 C K Index: 39.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 313.24 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1239.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 856.86 mb = 1448.38 m = 4751.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 851.86 mb = 1498.94 m = 4917.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 191.86 mb = 12644.22 m = 41483.17 ft B at Equ Level: 1231.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 111.86 mb = 15933.69 m = 52275.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.0 at 30.3 knts Storm direction: 256.0 at 22.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 3.0 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 88.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 88.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.41 Bulk Rich Number: 30.67 Bulk Shear: 40.40 m/s