MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F028.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F028.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 28 hour NAM valid 22Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 39.43,-77.32 Latitude: 39.43 Longitude: -77.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 43 SFC 990 132 26.0 21.5 76 4.5 22.8 178 13 300.0 303.0 296.3 348.3 16.50 2 950 493 23.4 20.1 82 3.2 21.1 182 27 300.9 303.8 296.0 347.4 15.82 3 900 963 19.3 18.3 94 1.0 18.7 191 37 301.4 304.2 295.6 345.2 14.87 4 850 1454 16.8 14.6 87 2.2 15.3 211 44 303.7 306.0 294.4 340.5 12.38 5 800 1969 13.9 11.2 84 2.7 12.1 218 42 305.9 307.9 293.7 337.5 10.50 6 750 2512 11.2 8.1 81 3.1 9.3 221 45 308.7 310.4 293.4 336.4 9.08 7 700 3085 8.1 5.8 85 2.3 6.7 225 43 311.4 313.0 293.6 337.0 8.28 8 650 3695 5.1 0.8 74 4.3 2.7 228 42 314.7 315.9 292.9 334.3 6.23 9 600 4344 1.2 -3.9 69 5.1 -1.3 230 43 317.5 318.5 292.5 332.9 4.79 10 550 5039 -2.9 -10.5 56 7.6 -6.1 234 43 320.6 321.2 292.0 330.9 3.11 11 500 5787 -7.3 -20.9 33 13.6 -11.6 237 43 324.2 324.4 291.5 329.2 1.45 12 450 6599 -12.1 -14.4 83 2.2 -13.0 236 55 328.0 328.5 293.7 337.5 2.79 13 400 7490 -17.8 -25.7 50 7.9 -19.9 235 57 331.8 332.0 293.3 336.0 1.18 14 350 8477 -23.8 -26.7 78 2.8 -24.5 227 58 336.6 336.9 294.6 341.1 1.24 15 300 9585 -31.5 -34.6 74 3.2 -32.0 225 65 341.1 341.2 295.2 343.6 0.68 16 250 10849 -41.6 -44.8 71 3.2 -41.9 224 72 344.2 344.3 295.6 345.3 0.28 17 200 12319 -53.7 -58.9 53 5.2 -53.8 234 74 347.8 347.8 296.2 348.1 0.07 18 150 14122 -64.8 -79.6 11 14.8 -64.9 226 65 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.5 0.00 19 100 16569 -67.5 -86.1 5 18.7 -67.6 243 28 397.3 397.3 304.8 397.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5743.87 m Freezing level: 585.26 mb = 4548.65 m = 14923.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 616.42 mb = 4124.81 m = 13532.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.14 % Est. max temperature: 30.15 C = 86.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.15 mb = 704.96 m = 2312.83 ft T: 21.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 11.94 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.41 mb = 1045.75 m = 3430.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.80 C = 82.04 F Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lifted Index: -3.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.60 C Showalter Index: -0.74 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.95 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.08 C Cross Totals Index: 21.87 C K Index: 36.36 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 384.82 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 749.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.07 mb = 933.79 m = 3063.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 858.07 mb = 1372.94 m = 4504.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.07 mb = 11454.05 m = 37578.46 ft B at Equ Level: 749.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 128.07 mb = 15075.66 m = 49460.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.1 at 41.0 knts Storm direction: 252.1 at 30.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 379.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 379.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 126.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.67 Bulk Rich Number: 7.18 Bulk Shear: 104.37 m/s