MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F008.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F008.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 8 hour NAM valid 2Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 44.00,-79.70 Latitude: 44.00 Longitude: -79.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 129 SFC 987 245 18.9 18.6 98 0.3 18.7 58 4 293.1 295.6 292.3 332.3 13.77 2 950 569 17.5 16.3 93 1.2 16.7 89 18 294.9 297.2 291.9 330.5 12.39 3 900 1030 14.4 12.7 90 1.6 13.3 96 23 296.3 298.2 290.6 326.1 10.32 4 850 1512 12.6 5.2 61 7.4 8.5 103 15 299.4 300.6 288.3 318.8 6.55 5 800 2018 9.5 2.1 60 7.3 5.6 105 11 301.2 302.3 288.1 318.0 5.58 6 750 2549 4.7 -2.5 60 7.2 1.3 103 10 301.7 302.5 286.9 314.6 4.25 7 700 3107 1.0 -0.3 91 1.3 0.3 122 13 303.6 304.5 288.6 319.8 5.36 8 650 3699 -2.2 -3.0 95 0.8 -2.6 162 20 306.5 307.4 289.0 321.0 4.73 9 600 4334 -3.7 -4.2 97 0.5 -4.0 190 21 311.8 312.7 290.7 326.5 4.68 10 550 5017 -7.9 -8.6 95 0.7 -8.2 206 24 314.7 315.4 290.7 326.4 3.64 11 500 5752 -12.1 -13.3 91 1.2 -12.5 209 23 318.3 318.8 291.0 327.4 2.75 12 450 6550 -17.4 -19.0 87 1.6 -17.9 221 20 321.4 321.8 291.1 327.8 1.89 13 400 7422 -23.3 -25.3 84 1.9 -23.8 220 23 324.7 324.9 291.4 329.0 1.23 14 350 8383 -31.3 -33.8 79 2.4 -31.7 224 21 326.5 326.6 291.4 328.8 0.63 15 300 9452 -41.5 -44.4 74 2.8 -41.8 227 34 326.8 326.8 291.0 327.7 0.25 16 250 10664 -46.7 -57.3 29 10.6 -47.1 230 53 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.0 0.07 17 200 12144 -48.5 -73.8 4 25.3 -49.0 233 57 356.0 356.0 297.9 356.1 0.01 18 150 13998 -57.1 -82.3 3 25.3 -57.3 241 43 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.8 0.00 19 100 16521 -61.0 -85.7 2 24.6 -61.3 257 27 409.8 409.8 306.5 409.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5623.01 m Freezing level: 684.73 mb = 3287.54 m = 10785.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 694.55 mb = 3169.05 m = 10397.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.29 % Est. max temperature: 25.56 C = 78.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.66 mb = 279.22 m = 916.07 ft T: 18.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.93 C/km ThetaE index: 17.71 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.84 mb = 965.22 m = 3166.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.83 C = 71.29 F Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lifted Index: -0.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.98 C Showalter Index: 5.01 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.04 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.71 C Cross Totals Index: 17.33 C K Index: 28.70 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 115.96 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.68 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 247.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.03 mb = 851.48 m = 2793.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 804.03 mb = 1975.95 m = 6482.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 424.03 mb = 6989.69 m = 22931.77 ft B at Equ Level: 236.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 234.03 mb = 11101.99 m = 36423.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 159.9 at 17.8 knts Storm direction: 189.9 at 13.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 54.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 130.2 neg: -32.5 tot: 97.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 5.13 Bulk Shear: 48.24 m/s