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: 39.45,-77.45 Latitude: 39.45 Longitude: -77.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 985 181 25.2 22.1 83 3.2 22.9 194 12 299.7 302.9 296.7 350.1 17.21 2 950 493 23.0 20.7 87 2.3 21.4 191 27 300.6 303.6 296.3 348.7 16.39 3 900 963 19.0 19.0 100 -0.0 19.1 195 34 301.1 304.0 296.0 346.9 15.58 4 850 1453 16.2 16.0 99 0.2 16.0 212 43 303.1 305.6 295.1 343.2 13.54 5 800 1967 13.3 13.2 99 0.1 13.2 223 44 305.3 307.5 294.6 341.2 12.01 6 750 2510 10.7 10.3 97 0.4 10.4 225 46 308.2 310.2 294.4 340.2 10.54 7 700 3083 7.8 7.3 97 0.5 7.5 226 41 311.1 312.9 294.1 339.4 9.20 8 650 3693 5.3 1.7 78 3.6 3.3 229 39 315.0 316.3 293.3 336.1 6.70 9 600 4343 1.8 -4.2 65 5.9 -1.2 234 39 318.1 319.1 292.6 333.2 4.68 10 550 5039 -2.7 -9.6 59 7.0 -5.7 239 39 320.9 321.6 292.3 332.0 3.35 11 500 5786 -8.3 -12.5 71 4.2 -9.9 248 42 322.9 323.5 292.4 332.7 2.93 12 450 6598 -12.0 -14.4 82 2.4 -12.9 242 48 328.2 328.8 293.7 337.7 2.79 13 400 7491 -17.6 -19.2 87 1.6 -18.1 239 53 332.1 332.6 294.2 339.5 2.09 14 350 8477 -23.8 -27.1 75 3.3 -24.6 230 56 336.7 336.9 294.6 341.0 1.19 15 300 9586 -31.6 -34.3 77 2.6 -32.1 226 65 340.8 340.9 295.1 343.4 0.70 16 250 10848 -41.8 -45.0 71 3.2 -42.1 224 74 344.0 344.0 295.5 345.1 0.28 17 200 12317 -53.6 -57.5 62 3.9 -53.7 231 70 347.9 347.9 296.3 348.3 0.08 18 150 14121 -64.4 -82.6 7 18.2 -64.5 229 63 359.2 359.2 298.5 359.2 0.00 19 100 16569 -67.3 -86.6 5 19.3 -67.4 241 32 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5742.58 m Freezing level: 580.10 mb = 4619.91 m = 15156.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 613.42 mb = 4163.05 m = 13658.14 ft Precipitable water: 2.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.38 % Est. max temperature: 29.26 C = 84.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.22 mb = 582.79 m = 1912.02 ft T: 22.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.94 C/km ThetaE index: 18.11 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.18 mb = 874.41 m = 2868.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.52 C = 79.73 F Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lifted Index: -4.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.30 C Showalter Index: -2.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.68 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.45 C Cross Totals Index: 24.23 C K Index: 39.89 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 417.79 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1024.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.63 mb = 831.96 m = 2729.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 898.63 mb = 975.61 m = 3200.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 198.63 mb = 12360.24 m = 40551.48 ft B at Equ Level: 1017.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 118.63 mb = 15537.62 m = 50975.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.8 at 39.2 knts Storm direction: 256.8 at 29.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 2.9 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 343.4 neg: -17.8 tot: 325.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 108.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.12 Bulk Rich Number: 13.13 Bulk Shear: 78.04 m/s