MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F004.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F004.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 4 hour NAM valid 22Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 35.06,-79.79 Latitude: 35.06 Longitude: -79.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 995 120 31.7 19.8 49 11.9 23.2 194 9 305.3 308.1 296.5 349.5 14.75 2 950 532 28.0 18.1 55 9.9 21.1 196 16 305.6 308.2 296.0 347.2 13.90 3 900 1009 23.3 17.0 68 6.2 18.9 197 17 305.5 308.0 295.8 346.5 13.70 4 850 1505 18.5 16.1 86 2.4 16.8 197 18 305.5 308.0 295.8 346.3 13.63 5 800 2022 14.4 10.9 80 3.5 12.2 209 19 306.5 308.5 293.7 337.6 10.32 6 750 2565 11.6 9.6 88 1.9 10.3 229 21 309.1 311.0 294.3 339.8 10.09 7 700 3141 8.9 3.6 69 5.4 5.8 235 28 312.4 313.7 292.9 334.4 7.07 8 650 3751 5.3 0.9 73 4.4 2.9 235 32 315.0 316.2 293.0 334.9 6.31 9 600 4401 2.1 -4.3 63 6.3 -1.1 233 31 318.5 319.4 292.7 333.5 4.65 10 550 5099 -1.5 -10.1 52 8.5 -5.3 243 30 322.2 322.9 292.5 333.0 3.23 11 500 5851 -6.5 -17.2 42 10.7 -10.4 236 32 325.1 325.5 292.2 331.9 1.99 12 450 6665 -12.3 -17.1 67 4.8 -13.9 229 35 327.8 328.3 293.2 335.5 2.23 13 400 7555 -18.1 -22.5 68 4.4 -19.3 224 38 331.5 331.8 293.6 337.1 1.57 14 350 8540 -24.0 -36.6 30 12.7 -26.1 217 39 336.5 336.6 293.9 338.3 0.47 15 300 9649 -31.6 -38.1 53 6.5 -32.6 229 38 340.8 340.9 295.0 342.6 0.48 16 250 10912 -41.7 -44.6 74 2.8 -42.0 244 46 344.0 344.1 295.6 345.2 0.29 17 200 12381 -53.8 -61.0 41 7.2 -53.9 238 38 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.8 0.05 18 150 14177 -65.8 -74.4 29 8.7 -65.8 211 38 356.8 356.8 298.1 356.9 0.01 19 100 16602 -69.0 -87.0 6 18.1 -69.1 230 24 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5776.68 m Freezing level: 571.53 mb = 4798.56 m = 15743.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 613.72 mb = 4217.32 m = 13836.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.12 % Est. max temperature: 32.01 C = 89.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 837.20 mb = 1634.07 m = 5361.06 ft T: 17.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 11.82 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 817.77 mb = 1834.32 m = 6018.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.57 C = 90.62 F Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lifted Index: -2.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.99 C Showalter Index: -2.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.61 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.01 C Cross Totals Index: 22.60 C K Index: 35.69 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 364.22 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 774.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 825.85 mb = 1750.44 m = 5742.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 810.85 mb = 1906.81 m = 6255.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 210.85 mb = 12032.81 m = 39477.23 ft B at Equ Level: 773.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.85 mb = 15469.16 m = 50751.23 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.7 at 24.9 knts Storm direction: 257.7 at 18.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 89.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 89.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 24.46 Bulk Shear: 31.66 m/s