MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2509251200F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2509251200F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z 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 1003 58 32.7 21.3 51 11.4 24.4 201 11 305.6 308.6 297.4 353.8 16.09 1 1000 84 32.1 21.0 52 11.1 24.0 201 11 305.3 308.2 297.2 352.6 15.82 2 950 542 27.3 19.8 63 7.6 21.9 205 18 304.9 307.8 296.8 351.1 15.46 3 900 1018 22.7 18.9 79 3.8 20.0 207 19 304.9 307.8 296.8 351.1 15.47 4 850 1513 18.0 17.5 97 0.5 17.7 213 20 305.0 307.8 296.6 349.8 15.00 5 800 2030 14.1 12.1 88 2.0 12.8 229 29 306.1 308.2 294.2 339.6 11.14 6 750 2572 10.7 3.8 63 6.9 6.8 231 30 308.2 309.5 291.4 328.8 6.74 7 700 3145 9.3 -0.9 49 10.2 3.9 234 29 312.8 313.8 291.4 328.9 5.11 8 650 3756 5.5 -2.0 58 7.5 1.6 232 30 315.1 316.1 292.0 331.2 5.07 9 600 4405 1.1 -3.4 72 4.5 -1.1 231 29 317.4 318.4 292.6 333.4 4.98 10 550 5101 -2.3 -6.2 74 3.9 -4.2 231 30 321.3 322.2 293.2 335.6 4.36 11 500 5852 -6.2 -17.0 42 10.8 -10.1 227 33 325.4 325.8 292.3 332.3 2.02 12 450 6667 -12.1 -25.2 33 13.1 -15.7 223 34 328.0 328.2 292.2 331.9 1.10 13 400 7557 -17.8 -28.5 39 10.6 -20.4 229 33 331.8 332.0 293.1 335.1 0.92 14 350 8542 -24.1 -41.0 20 16.9 -26.5 226 37 336.3 336.4 293.7 337.5 0.30 15 300 9649 -32.4 -47.8 20 15.3 -33.9 219 37 339.7 339.7 294.4 340.3 0.17 16 250 10908 -41.8 -55.6 21 13.8 -42.5 229 36 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.2 0.08 17 200 12382 -53.0 -66.9 17 13.9 -53.4 231 36 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.02 18 150 14178 -65.7 -75.4 24 9.8 -65.7 202 30 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.0 0.01 19 100 16598 -70.0 -84.6 10 14.6 -70.1 230 25 392.5 392.5 304.2 392.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5768.73 m Freezing level: 583.55 mb = 4633.95 m = 15203.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.29 mb = 4135.54 m = 13567.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.12 % Est. max temperature: 32.11 C = 89.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 850.51 mb = 1508.31 m = 4948.46 ft T: 18.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.75 C/km ThetaE index: 22.28 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.37 mb = 1499.57 m = 4919.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.11 C = 89.80 F Cap Strength: 0.01 C Lifted Index: -3.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.72 C Showalter Index: -3.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.06 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.27 C Cross Totals Index: 23.78 C K Index: 31.57 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 338.68 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.49 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1570.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 851.74 mb = 1495.82 m = 4907.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 846.74 mb = 1546.28 m = 5073.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 176.74 mb = 13153.96 m = 43155.50 ft B at Equ Level: 1558.50 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.7 at 26.8 knts Storm direction: 256.7 at 20.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 92.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 92.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.84 Bulk Rich Number: 53.55 Bulk Shear: 29.32 m/s