MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F002.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F002.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 2 hour NAM valid 20Z 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 1003 64 34.0 19.8 44 14.1 23.8 194 11 306.8 309.6 296.8 351.0 14.67 1 1000 93 32.6 19.6 46 13.0 23.3 195 10 305.8 308.5 296.4 349.2 14.49 2 950 552 27.5 18.8 59 8.7 21.4 197 14 305.1 307.9 296.3 348.7 14.56 3 900 1028 22.9 17.8 73 5.0 19.4 198 15 305.1 307.7 296.2 348.1 14.41 4 850 1523 18.1 16.8 92 1.3 17.2 200 15 305.1 307.7 296.1 347.8 14.29 5 800 2040 14.1 11.1 82 3.0 12.1 228 21 306.2 308.1 293.7 337.5 10.42 6 750 2582 11.4 4.8 64 6.5 7.6 236 25 308.9 310.3 292.0 331.0 7.22 7 700 3156 8.6 3.2 69 5.4 5.5 235 28 312.0 313.3 292.6 333.4 6.89 8 650 3766 5.2 1.1 75 4.1 2.9 227 31 314.8 316.0 293.0 334.9 6.38 9 600 4415 0.9 -2.4 79 3.2 -0.8 230 29 317.1 318.1 292.9 334.2 5.36 10 550 5111 -2.4 -11.7 49 9.3 -6.3 222 31 321.2 321.7 291.9 330.6 2.83 11 500 5861 -6.4 -22.8 26 16.4 -11.5 222 38 325.2 325.4 291.6 329.5 1.22 12 450 6674 -12.5 -24.9 35 12.4 -15.9 219 38 327.6 327.8 292.2 331.6 1.13 13 400 7563 -18.0 -32.1 28 14.2 -21.0 219 35 331.7 331.8 292.8 334.1 0.65 14 350 8549 -23.8 -37.2 28 13.4 -26.1 215 38 336.6 336.7 293.9 338.3 0.45 15 300 9657 -32.0 -46.3 23 14.3 -33.5 210 39 340.2 340.2 294.6 341.0 0.20 16 250 10918 -41.2 -57.3 16 16.0 -42.1 220 38 344.7 344.8 295.5 345.0 0.07 17 200 12394 -53.0 -62.5 30 9.6 -53.2 214 35 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.1 0.04 18 150 14191 -66.2 -74.6 30 8.4 -66.2 200 27 356.1 356.1 298.0 356.2 0.01 19 100 16611 -69.7 -85.3 8 15.7 -69.7 238 22 393.1 393.1 304.2 393.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5767.62 m Freezing level: 587.10 mb = 4594.35 m = 15073.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.84 mb = 4269.72 m = 14008.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.59 % Est. max temperature: 32.19 C = 89.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 818.41 mb = 1845.82 m = 6055.76 ft T: 15.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 19.94 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 832.91 mb = 1696.24 m = 5565.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.56 C = 90.60 F Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lifted Index: -3.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.72 C Showalter Index: -2.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.73 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.49 C Cross Totals Index: 23.23 C K Index: 35.92 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 341.07 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1044.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 834.56 mb = 1679.43 m = 5509.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 829.56 mb = 1730.61 m = 5677.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 209.56 mb = 12085.03 m = 39648.57 ft B at Equ Level: 1044.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 109.56 mb = 16066.41 m = 52710.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.4 at 25.3 knts Storm direction: 253.4 at 18.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 0.5 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 64.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 64.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.32 Bulk Rich Number: 32.55 Bulk Shear: 32.09 m/s