MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F003.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F003.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 21Z WED 24 SEP 25 Station: 35.90,-120.90 Latitude: 35.90 Longitude: -120.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 131 SFC 983 278 25.7 20.8 74 4.9 22.2 346 2 300.3 303.2 295.9 346.8 15.87 2 950 580 22.2 19.6 85 2.6 20.4 340 2 299.7 302.5 295.4 344.4 15.30 3 900 1048 18.4 18.1 98 0.3 18.2 239 2 300.5 303.2 295.1 343.5 14.69 4 850 1537 15.5 15.3 99 0.1 15.4 157 7 302.4 304.7 294.5 340.8 13.00 5 800 2050 12.0 11.2 95 0.8 11.5 149 9 304.0 305.9 293.2 335.3 10.51 6 750 2588 8.3 6.4 88 1.8 7.2 149 13 305.6 307.1 291.7 330.0 8.09 7 700 3156 5.2 2.7 84 2.5 3.8 168 27 308.3 309.5 291.3 328.6 6.64 8 650 3757 1.6 -2.3 75 3.9 -0.4 174 39 310.8 311.7 290.6 326.2 4.96 9 600 4398 -2.1 -8.2 63 6.2 -4.7 171 39 313.7 314.4 290.2 324.7 3.42 10 550 5085 -5.8 -9.3 76 3.5 -7.3 168 32 317.2 317.9 291.2 328.4 3.43 11 500 5826 -10.0 -11.6 88 1.6 -10.6 175 33 320.9 321.5 292.0 331.3 3.15 12 450 6630 -15.4 -15.6 98 0.3 -15.4 182 33 323.9 324.4 292.4 332.4 2.51 13 400 7511 -20.2 -20.2 100 0.0 -20.2 199 27 328.7 329.1 293.2 335.4 1.92 14 350 8491 -25.1 -25.7 95 0.6 -25.2 213 31 334.9 335.2 294.3 339.8 1.35 15 300 9592 -33.1 -39.3 54 6.2 -33.9 221 44 338.7 338.8 294.4 340.4 0.42 16 250 10855 -39.1 -65.1 5 26.0 -40.2 225 34 347.9 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.02 17 200 12364 -45.6 -76.4 2 30.8 -46.4 230 39 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.6 0.01 18 150 14223 -59.0 -82.2 3 23.2 -59.2 231 37 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16699 -69.2 -86.4 7 17.2 -69.2 241 12 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.59 m Freezing level: 628.23 mb = 4035.99 m = 13241.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.63 mb = 3699.24 m = 12136.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.22 % Est. max temperature: 28.30 C = 82.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.21 mb = 903.13 m = 2962.98 ft T: 19.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 22.04 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.34 mb = 1025.77 m = 3365.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.86 C = 78.54 F Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lifted Index: -4.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.77 C Showalter Index: -3.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.79 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.46 C Cross Totals Index: 25.32 C K Index: 38.25 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 267.23 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1174.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.16 mb = 989.20 m = 3245.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 891.16 mb = 1132.74 m = 3716.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 281.16 mb = 10041.41 m = 32943.86 ft B at Equ Level: 1173.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 161.16 mb = 13759.46 m = 45142.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 169.7 at 22.7 knts Storm direction: 199.7 at 17.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 2.2 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 121.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 102.5 neg: -3.7 tot: 98.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 15.02 Bulk Shear: 78.17 m/s