MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F005.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F005.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 5 hour NAM valid 23Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 34.97,-79.43 Latitude: 34.97 Longitude: -79.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 998 95 31.0 20.1 52 10.9 23.2 194 9 304.3 307.1 296.4 349.0 15.00 2 950 536 27.2 19.0 61 8.2 21.4 196 21 304.8 307.5 296.3 348.7 14.72 3 900 1012 22.6 18.0 75 4.5 19.4 195 22 304.8 307.5 296.3 348.3 14.60 4 850 1506 17.9 16.9 94 1.0 17.2 194 22 304.8 307.5 296.1 347.8 14.40 5 800 2024 14.9 14.9 100 -0.0 14.9 192 18 307.0 309.6 296.1 347.5 13.45 6 750 2568 11.3 7.8 79 3.5 9.2 232 19 308.9 310.6 293.3 336.1 8.92 7 700 3143 9.2 2.2 61 7.0 5.3 236 25 312.7 313.9 292.4 332.8 6.43 8 650 3754 5.5 2.1 78 3.5 3.6 233 28 315.2 316.6 293.5 336.8 6.87 9 600 4404 1.8 -2.8 71 4.6 -0.6 228 28 318.2 319.2 293.0 334.9 5.19 10 550 5102 -1.8 -9.3 57 7.4 -5.1 239 27 321.9 322.6 292.6 333.3 3.45 11 500 5853 -6.7 -14.4 54 7.7 -9.6 234 30 324.9 325.4 292.6 333.4 2.51 12 450 6666 -12.6 -15.8 77 3.1 -13.7 227 33 327.3 327.8 293.3 335.8 2.49 13 400 7556 -17.8 -25.0 53 7.2 -19.7 225 38 331.8 332.1 293.4 336.4 1.26 14 350 8542 -23.9 -39.4 23 15.5 -26.3 222 40 336.5 336.5 293.8 337.8 0.36 15 300 9650 -31.5 -37.3 57 5.8 -32.4 234 36 340.9 341.0 295.0 342.9 0.51 16 250 10913 -42.0 -46.1 64 4.1 -42.3 248 43 343.7 343.7 295.4 344.7 0.25 17 200 12383 -53.5 -63.7 27 10.3 -53.7 236 35 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.3 0.04 18 150 14180 -65.4 -74.8 26 9.4 -65.5 212 40 357.4 357.4 298.2 357.5 0.01 19 100 16605 -69.3 -86.6 6 17.2 -69.4 230 23 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5774.35 m Freezing level: 575.31 mb = 4748.46 m = 15578.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 606.80 mb = 4312.54 m = 14148.58 ft Precipitable water: 2.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.20 % Est. max temperature: 31.62 C = 88.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 852.66 mb = 1479.36 m = 4853.50 ft T: 18.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 16.20 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 835.55 mb = 1652.72 m = 5422.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.16 C = 89.88 F Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lifted Index: -3.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.97 C Showalter Index: -2.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.06 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.50 C Cross Totals Index: 23.55 C K Index: 34.39 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 380.38 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.87 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 991.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 845.60 mb = 1550.70 m = 5087.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 810.60 mb = 1911.23 m = 6270.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 200.60 mb = 12362.96 m = 40560.41 ft B at Equ Level: 990.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.60 mb = 15484.63 m = 50801.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.7 at 23.8 knts Storm direction: 252.7 at 17.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.1 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 79.6 neg: -16.1 tot: 63.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.33 Bulk Rich Number: 49.79 Bulk Shear: 19.91 m/s