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: 35.13,-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 32.9 20.2 47 12.7 23.7 185 11 305.9 308.7 296.8 350.8 15.00 1 1000 79 32.4 20.1 48 12.4 23.5 186 10 305.6 308.4 296.7 350.3 14.92 2 950 538 27.5 19.1 60 8.4 21.6 189 18 305.1 307.9 296.5 349.4 14.82 3 900 1014 22.9 18.3 75 4.6 19.6 190 18 305.1 307.9 296.5 349.5 14.85 4 850 1509 18.1 17.3 95 0.8 17.6 192 19 305.1 307.9 296.5 349.4 14.81 5 800 2026 14.0 12.6 92 1.3 13.1 221 19 306.0 308.2 294.5 340.8 11.56 6 750 2570 12.2 6.7 69 5.6 8.9 236 22 309.9 311.4 293.1 335.1 8.22 7 700 3146 9.6 1.1 56 8.4 4.9 234 26 313.1 314.2 292.2 331.7 5.95 8 650 3757 5.9 -0.4 64 6.3 2.5 231 29 315.6 316.7 292.7 333.7 5.71 9 600 4408 1.9 -2.9 71 4.7 -0.6 226 30 318.3 319.3 293.0 334.8 5.16 10 550 5105 -1.8 -8.6 60 6.8 -4.9 226 33 321.9 322.6 292.7 333.9 3.63 11 500 5856 -6.5 -13.5 57 7.0 -9.3 227 36 325.1 325.6 292.8 334.2 2.69 12 450 6670 -12.6 -20.3 53 7.7 -15.0 227 36 327.3 327.7 292.6 333.2 1.69 13 400 7558 -18.1 -29.1 38 11.0 -20.7 223 34 331.4 331.6 292.9 334.6 0.86 14 350 8545 -23.8 -35.9 32 12.1 -25.9 216 38 336.6 336.7 294.0 338.5 0.51 15 300 9653 -31.8 -45.8 24 14.0 -33.3 223 37 340.5 340.5 294.6 341.3 0.21 16 250 10915 -41.5 -50.4 38 8.8 -42.1 243 38 344.3 344.3 295.5 344.9 0.15 17 200 12387 -53.5 -63.6 28 10.0 -53.8 236 34 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.04 18 150 14182 -66.0 -73.7 33 7.8 -66.0 201 33 356.5 356.5 298.0 356.5 0.01 19 100 16606 -69.2 -85.7 7 16.5 -69.2 229 24 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5777.54 m Freezing level: 575.00 mb = 4756.17 m = 15604.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 609.29 mb = 4282.72 m = 14050.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.49 % Est. max temperature: 32.13 C = 89.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 833.73 mb = 1674.06 m = 5492.24 ft T: 16.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.94 C/km ThetaE index: 17.81 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 838.28 mb = 1627.64 m = 5339.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.34 C = 90.22 F Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lifted Index: -3.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.95 C Showalter Index: -3.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.56 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.68 C Cross Totals Index: 23.88 C K Index: 33.60 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 378.48 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.05 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1162.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 839.69 mb = 1613.31 m = 5292.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 834.69 mb = 1664.21 m = 5459.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 184.69 mb = 12883.83 m = 42269.26 ft B at Equ Level: 1152.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.69 mb = 15786.28 m = 51791.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.0 at 25.3 knts Storm direction: 252.0 at 19.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.7 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 67.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 67.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.40 Bulk Rich Number: 35.34 Bulk Shear: 32.89 m/s