MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F026.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F026.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 26 hour NAM valid 20Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 39.2,-75.59 Latitude: 39.20 Longitude: -75.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1007 9 26.9 22.6 77 4.4 23.8 193 10 299.5 302.6 296.7 350.2 17.36 1 1000 70 26.7 22.2 76 4.6 23.4 193 13 299.9 303.0 296.5 349.8 17.05 2 950 522 22.4 21.1 92 1.3 21.5 197 19 299.9 303.0 296.4 349.1 16.79 3 900 991 20.0 16.5 80 3.5 17.7 225 34 302.1 304.6 294.6 341.2 13.24 4 850 1483 17.0 13.5 80 3.5 14.7 222 36 304.0 306.1 293.9 338.2 11.51 5 800 1998 14.1 8.6 70 5.5 10.7 220 37 306.1 307.8 292.4 332.7 8.79 6 750 2539 10.8 6.0 72 4.9 8.0 227 39 308.3 309.8 292.3 332.3 7.83 7 700 3112 7.3 4.3 81 3.0 5.6 229 45 310.6 312.0 292.7 333.7 7.48 8 650 3718 3.3 3.1 99 0.2 3.2 229 48 312.7 314.1 293.2 335.6 7.39 9 600 4365 0.7 0.5 99 0.2 0.5 229 43 316.9 318.2 293.8 337.9 6.62 10 550 5060 -3.3 -4.8 89 1.5 -4.1 227 45 320.1 321.1 293.3 335.9 4.87 11 500 5809 -7.0 -9.2 85 2.1 -7.9 226 49 324.5 325.2 293.6 337.2 3.83 12 450 6623 -11.9 -16.9 67 5.0 -13.6 223 54 328.3 328.7 293.3 336.1 2.27 13 400 7516 -16.8 -21.3 68 4.6 -18.1 221 56 333.2 333.6 294.1 339.4 1.74 14 350 8505 -23.5 -39.5 22 15.9 -26.0 217 58 337.0 337.1 293.9 338.4 0.35 15 300 9614 -31.8 -36.0 67 4.1 -32.4 218 57 340.5 340.6 295.0 342.8 0.59 16 250 10876 -41.5 -47.0 56 5.4 -41.9 225 60 344.3 344.3 295.6 345.2 0.22 17 200 12348 -53.8 -62.0 36 8.2 -54.0 233 58 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.7 0.05 18 150 14143 -65.7 -73.5 33 7.9 -65.7 236 57 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.0 0.01 19 100 16575 -68.7 -85.3 7 16.6 -68.8 247 31 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5738.76 m Freezing level: 591.44 mb = 4483.78 m = 14710.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 594.09 mb = 4443.82 m = 14579.27 ft Precipitable water: 2.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.01 % Est. max temperature: 31.16 C = 88.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.40 mb = 564.13 m = 1850.81 ft T: 22.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.32 C/km ThetaE index: 17.95 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.41 mb = 1073.69 m = 3522.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.89 C = 85.80 F Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lifted Index: -3.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.64 C Showalter Index: 0.52 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.54 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.03 C Cross Totals Index: 20.51 C K Index: 34.51 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 316.54 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.28 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 967.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.35 mb = 806.61 m = 2646.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 854.35 mb = 1438.73 m = 4720.20 ft Equ Level (EL): 194.35 mb = 12526.31 m = 41096.31 ft B at Equ Level: 958.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.35 mb = 15770.71 m = 51740.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.2 at 39.2 knts Storm direction: 255.2 at 29.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 210.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 210.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.01 Bulk Rich Number: 9.92 Bulk Shear: 97.57 m/s