MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F024.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F024.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 28 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 1005 65 25.4 21.3 78 4.1 22.5 112 5 298.1 301.1 295.5 344.8 16.08 1 1000 105 24.7 21.1 80 3.6 22.2 112 5 297.9 300.8 295.3 344.2 15.96 2 950 553 20.8 19.9 95 0.8 20.2 85 5 298.3 301.1 295.2 343.6 15.59 3 900 1019 17.5 17.3 98 0.3 17.4 181 2 299.6 302.1 294.4 340.3 13.92 4 850 1509 16.3 13.9 85 2.4 14.7 203 12 303.3 305.4 293.9 338.3 11.82 5 800 2022 12.8 11.6 93 1.1 12.0 191 12 304.7 306.8 293.6 337.1 10.82 6 750 2562 9.6 9.1 97 0.4 9.3 201 11 307.0 308.8 293.4 336.4 9.74 7 700 3133 6.7 5.7 93 1.0 6.1 205 18 309.9 311.5 293.1 335.2 8.25 8 650 3739 3.1 0.3 81 2.9 1.6 202 19 312.5 313.7 292.0 331.3 6.01 9 600 4382 -1.3 -4.6 78 3.3 -2.9 204 23 314.6 315.5 291.4 329.0 4.52 10 550 5072 -3.8 -7.8 74 4.0 -5.5 202 34 319.6 320.4 292.3 332.3 3.88 11 500 5818 -9.1 -13.3 72 4.2 -10.7 193 37 321.9 322.5 292.0 331.1 2.75 12 450 6628 -13.4 -22.1 48 8.7 -15.9 199 41 326.4 326.7 292.1 331.5 1.44 13 400 7514 -18.7 -32.1 30 13.4 -21.5 198 45 330.7 330.8 292.6 333.1 0.65 14 350 8498 -24.2 -36.0 33 11.8 -26.2 199 51 336.1 336.2 293.8 338.0 0.50 15 300 9604 -32.5 -35.4 75 3.0 -32.9 197 62 339.6 339.8 294.8 342.0 0.62 16 250 10865 -41.7 -45.0 70 3.3 -41.9 198 66 344.1 344.2 295.6 345.3 0.28 17 200 12340 -52.1 -66.8 16 14.6 -52.5 192 66 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.3 0.02 18 150 14157 -62.7 -81.6 6 18.9 -62.8 223 48 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.2 0.00 19 100 16616 -68.9 -86.2 7 17.3 -69.0 215 26 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.39 m Freezing level: 614.79 mb = 4192.04 m = 13753.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.25 mb = 3961.55 m = 12997.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.76 % Est. max temperature: 30.15 C = 86.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.96 mb = 580.46 m = 1904.39 ft T: 20.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km ThetaE index: 15.87 C Layer 1000.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 926.76 mb = 766.34 m = 2514.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.11 C = 79.00 F Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lifted Index: -3.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.93 C Showalter Index: -1.62 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.42 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.43 C Cross Totals Index: 22.98 C K Index: 38.34 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 227.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.49 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 636.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.05 mb = 707.98 m = 2322.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 918.05 mb = 847.71 m = 2781.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 858.05 mb = 1427.88 m = 4684.60 ft B at Equ Level: 10.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 168.05 mb = 13439.43 m = 44092.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 198.1 at 18.4 knts Storm direction: 228.1 at 13.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 32.8 neg: -13.1 tot: 19.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 12.17 Bulk Shear: 52.27 m/s