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: 35.40,-77.82 Latitude: 35.40 Longitude: -77.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1007 31 33.1 22.1 53 11.0 25.0 195 13 305.6 308.8 298.0 356.2 16.89 1 1000 95 31.3 21.3 55 10.1 24.0 196 13 304.5 307.5 297.2 352.6 16.13 2 950 554 26.6 20.2 68 6.3 22.0 198 16 304.1 307.1 297.0 351.4 15.90 3 900 1028 21.9 19.3 85 2.6 20.1 200 17 304.1 307.1 297.0 351.5 15.89 4 850 1522 17.3 17.4 100 -0.0 17.4 212 20 304.3 307.1 296.3 348.5 14.83 5 800 2038 14.0 11.7 86 2.3 12.5 230 24 306.1 308.1 294.0 338.7 10.85 6 750 2581 11.0 5.8 70 5.2 7.9 227 25 308.5 309.9 292.3 332.0 7.72 7 700 3154 9.0 -0.0 53 9.0 4.1 229 26 312.4 313.4 291.6 329.5 5.47 8 650 3765 5.4 0.2 69 5.3 2.6 224 25 315.1 316.3 292.8 334.0 5.98 9 600 4414 1.3 -2.8 74 4.1 -0.8 223 26 317.6 318.6 292.9 334.2 5.18 10 550 5110 -1.8 -13.1 42 11.2 -6.4 222 30 321.9 322.4 291.8 330.4 2.54 11 500 5863 -5.9 -21.2 29 15.2 -10.9 215 33 325.8 326.1 291.9 330.7 1.41 12 450 6677 -12.3 -26.4 30 14.0 -16.1 212 33 327.7 327.9 292.0 331.2 0.98 13 400 7567 -17.5 -38.5 14 21.1 -21.2 216 29 332.3 332.4 292.7 333.6 0.34 14 350 8555 -23.3 -49.7 7 26.3 -26.4 211 30 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.8 0.12 15 300 9663 -32.0 -55.5 8 23.4 -33.8 201 30 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.5 0.07 16 250 10923 -41.5 -57.5 16 16.0 -42.3 202 34 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.6 0.06 17 200 12400 -53.0 -67.1 16 14.2 -53.2 198 35 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.0 0.02 18 150 14198 -66.3 -74.0 34 7.6 -66.4 199 29 355.8 355.8 297.8 355.8 0.01 19 100 16614 -70.2 -84.3 11 14.1 -70.3 224 24 392.0 392.0 304.1 392.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5767.68 m Freezing level: 579.32 mb = 4702.01 m = 15426.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 611.78 mb = 4256.42 m = 13964.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.55 % Est. max temperature: 31.76 C = 89.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 860.04 mb = 1420.87 m = 4661.60 ft T: 18.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 21.92 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.02 mb = 1361.03 m = 4465.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.73 C = 89.11 F Cap Strength: -0.02 C Lifted Index: -3.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.20 C Showalter Index: -2.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 46.59 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.29 C Cross Totals Index: 23.30 C K Index: 31.69 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 312.11 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1564.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.10 mb = 1360.18 m = 4462.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 861.10 mb = 1410.22 m = 4626.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 171.10 mb = 13375.37 m = 43881.92 ft B at Equ Level: 1553.53 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.7 at 24.4 knts Storm direction: 249.7 at 18.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 0.3 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 54.7 neg: -0.6 tot: 54.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.4 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.51 Bulk Rich Number: 77.62 Bulk Shear: 20.15 m/s