MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F003.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F003.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 21Z 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 1002 64 33.5 19.8 45 13.7 23.7 194 11 306.5 309.2 296.8 350.6 14.69 1 1000 87 32.6 19.6 46 13.0 23.3 195 10 305.8 308.5 296.4 349.2 14.50 2 950 546 27.7 18.8 58 8.9 21.4 196 16 305.3 308.0 296.4 348.7 14.52 3 900 1022 23.1 18.0 73 5.1 19.5 198 16 305.3 308.0 296.4 348.8 14.55 4 850 1517 18.2 16.9 92 1.3 17.4 200 17 305.2 307.9 296.3 348.4 14.43 5 800 2034 13.9 12.8 94 1.0 13.2 226 20 305.9 308.1 294.6 341.1 11.73 6 750 2577 11.9 4.3 60 7.5 7.5 239 24 309.4 310.8 292.0 330.9 6.97 7 700 3152 9.1 1.9 61 7.2 5.1 237 27 312.5 313.7 292.3 332.1 6.27 8 650 3762 5.5 -0.8 64 6.3 2.1 229 31 315.1 316.2 292.4 332.7 5.55 9 600 4412 1.2 -2.4 77 3.6 -0.6 227 29 317.6 318.6 293.0 334.7 5.37 10 550 5108 -2.0 -11.1 50 9.1 -5.9 222 32 321.7 322.2 292.2 331.5 2.97 11 500 5859 -6.3 -21.5 29 15.2 -11.2 223 37 325.3 325.6 291.7 330.1 1.37 12 450 6673 -12.4 -22.2 44 9.8 -15.4 222 37 327.6 327.9 292.4 332.6 1.43 13 400 7562 -18.0 -32.2 28 14.1 -21.0 220 34 331.5 331.7 292.7 333.9 0.64 14 350 8548 -24.0 -36.3 31 12.4 -26.1 215 37 336.5 336.6 293.9 338.3 0.49 15 300 9655 -32.0 -46.3 23 14.3 -33.5 214 39 340.2 340.2 294.6 341.0 0.20 16 250 10916 -41.6 -58.7 14 17.2 -42.3 232 36 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.5 0.06 17 200 12390 -53.0 -63.1 28 10.1 -53.3 218 37 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.04 18 150 14184 -66.2 -74.1 32 8.0 -66.2 198 29 356.1 356.1 298.0 356.2 0.01 19 100 16607 -69.4 -85.2 8 15.8 -69.4 233 22 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5772.77 m Freezing level: 581.06 mb = 4675.64 m = 15339.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 611.34 mb = 4259.91 m = 13975.91 ft Precipitable water: 1.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.17 % Est. max temperature: 32.32 C = 90.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 822.96 mb = 1792.89 m = 5882.12 ft T: 15.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 17.88 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 832.32 mb = 1696.45 m = 5565.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.55 C = 90.59 F Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lifted Index: -3.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.22 C Showalter Index: -2.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.87 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.59 C Cross Totals Index: 23.28 C K Index: 34.35 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 347.07 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.61 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1052.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 833.16 mb = 1687.89 m = 5537.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 828.16 mb = 1739.18 m = 5705.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 198.16 mb = 12447.50 m = 40837.77 ft B at Equ Level: 1046.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 118.16 mb = 15609.83 m = 51212.71 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.2 at 25.2 knts Storm direction: 253.2 at 18.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.5 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 58.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 58.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.29 Bulk Rich Number: 35.86 Bulk Shear: 29.36 m/s