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: 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 1001 64 32.1 20.7 51 11.5 23.9 183 11 305.2 308.0 297.0 351.5 15.51 1 1000 77 31.9 20.6 51 11.3 23.8 183 10 305.1 308.0 296.9 351.3 15.47 2 950 536 27.3 19.7 63 7.6 21.9 187 20 304.9 307.8 296.8 350.9 15.39 3 900 1012 22.7 18.7 78 4.0 19.9 191 22 304.9 307.8 296.7 350.6 15.28 4 850 1507 18.0 17.8 98 0.3 17.8 193 22 305.0 307.9 296.7 350.5 15.21 5 800 2024 14.1 14.1 100 0.0 14.1 219 21 306.2 308.6 295.4 344.4 12.74 6 750 2567 12.0 7.0 72 4.9 9.0 235 21 309.6 311.1 293.2 335.4 8.43 7 700 3143 9.5 2.0 60 7.4 5.3 235 26 313.0 314.2 292.4 332.8 6.33 8 650 3755 5.7 1.3 74 4.4 3.2 232 28 315.4 316.6 293.3 335.9 6.49 9 600 4405 2.0 -2.6 72 4.5 -0.4 226 29 318.4 319.4 293.2 335.3 5.28 10 550 5103 -1.8 -9.6 55 7.8 -5.2 232 29 322.0 322.7 292.6 333.2 3.37 11 500 5854 -6.5 -13.2 59 6.7 -9.2 230 34 325.1 325.6 292.9 334.4 2.76 12 450 6668 -12.5 -17.1 69 4.6 -14.1 228 35 327.5 327.9 293.1 335.1 2.22 13 400 7557 -18.0 -28.1 41 10.2 -20.4 225 37 331.7 331.8 293.1 335.1 0.95 14 350 8544 -23.9 -37.6 27 13.7 -26.1 218 39 336.6 336.7 293.9 338.2 0.43 15 300 9652 -31.5 -41.5 37 9.9 -32.8 230 35 340.9 341.0 294.8 342.2 0.34 16 250 10915 -41.7 -45.3 68 3.6 -42.1 247 42 344.0 344.1 295.5 345.1 0.27 17 200 12385 -53.7 -60.1 45 6.4 -53.9 236 33 347.6 347.7 296.1 347.9 0.06 18 150 14182 -65.5 -74.2 29 8.7 -65.5 215 37 357.3 357.3 298.2 357.4 0.01 19 100 16605 -69.4 -85.9 7 16.5 -69.5 235 23 393.6 393.6 304.3 393.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5776.96 m Freezing level: 573.65 mb = 4772.78 m = 15658.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 605.37 mb = 4332.65 m = 14214.55 ft Precipitable water: 2.05 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.52 % Est. max temperature: 32.02 C = 89.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 848.98 mb = 1517.13 m = 4977.40 ft T: 17.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.90 C/km ThetaE index: 18.77 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 848.24 mb = 1524.58 m = 5001.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.06 C = 89.71 F Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lifted Index: -3.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.40 C Showalter Index: -3.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.59 C Cross Totals Index: 24.30 C K Index: 34.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 389.80 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1394.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.02 mb = 1506.69 m = 4943.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 845.02 mb = 1557.03 m = 5108.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 175.02 mb = 13218.24 m = 43366.41 ft B at Equ Level: 1379.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.02 mb = 16312.59 m = 53518.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.1 at 25.2 knts Storm direction: 252.1 at 18.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.7 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 91.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 91.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.69 Bulk Rich Number: 43.02 Bulk Shear: 32.41 m/s