MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250000F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250000F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 9Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 43.77,-75.50 Latitude: 43.77 Longitude: -75.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 103 SFC 970 362 16.6 15.8 95 0.8 16.1 136 8 292.3 294.4 290.5 325.6 11.75 2 950 541 15.7 15.0 96 0.6 15.3 131 20 293.1 295.1 290.4 325.5 11.37 3 900 1001 15.9 14.5 91 1.4 15.0 150 22 297.9 300.0 292.2 331.7 11.62 4 850 1486 13.4 11.2 86 2.3 12.0 150 18 300.2 302.0 291.5 329.2 9.85 5 800 1994 10.4 6.9 79 3.4 8.3 159 17 302.2 303.6 290.5 325.6 7.85 6 750 2531 9.1 8.0 93 1.1 8.5 182 15 306.5 308.2 292.7 333.8 9.04 7 700 3100 4.9 2.0 82 2.8 3.3 173 16 307.9 309.1 290.9 327.3 6.33 8 650 3699 -0.1 -1.2 92 1.2 -0.6 166 20 308.9 309.9 290.5 325.6 5.39 9 600 4338 -2.6 -4.5 87 1.9 -3.5 162 28 313.1 314.0 291.0 327.5 4.56 10 550 5022 -7.7 -9.8 85 2.1 -8.6 176 27 314.9 315.5 290.5 325.5 3.30 11 500 5758 -10.6 -11.4 94 0.8 -10.9 208 28 320.1 320.7 291.9 330.6 3.19 12 450 6564 -14.5 -14.5 100 0.0 -14.5 210 39 325.0 325.5 292.9 334.3 2.76 13 400 7444 -22.0 -22.0 100 0.0 -22.0 208 50 326.4 326.7 292.3 332.1 1.64 14 350 8412 -28.6 -30.4 84 1.8 -28.9 219 41 330.2 330.4 292.6 333.3 0.87 15 300 9497 -36.5 -39.6 73 3.1 -36.8 233 42 333.9 334.0 293.2 335.5 0.41 16 250 10737 -46.5 -49.6 70 3.2 -46.6 243 83 337.0 337.0 293.7 337.7 0.16 17 200 12175 -56.2 -64.3 35 8.2 -56.3 253 94 343.8 343.8 295.3 344.0 0.03 18 150 13996 -57.3 -80.9 4 23.5 -57.6 245 63 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 19 100 16504 -65.1 -85.9 4 20.7 -65.3 254 36 401.8 401.9 305.5 401.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5654.85 m Freezing level: 650.51 mb = 3692.50 m = 12114.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.96 mb = 3600.27 m = 11811.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.96 % Est. max temperature: 25.63 C = 78.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.50 mb = 456.12 m = 1496.44 ft T: 16.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.83 C/km ThetaE index: 8.25 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 847.27 mb = 1512.80 m = 4963.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.59 C = 76.26 F Cap Strength: 2.39 C Lifted Index: 1.20 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.00 C Showalter Index: 1.00 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.88 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.08 C Cross Totals Index: 21.80 C K Index: 32.39 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 198.68 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.19 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 43.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 120.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.12 mb = 971.74 m = 3188.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 668.12 mb = 3476.35 m = 11405.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 608.12 mb = 4230.67 m = 13879.98 ft B at Equ Level: 34.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 468.12 mb = 6262.37 m = 20545.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 173.8 at 22.4 knts Storm direction: 203.8 at 16.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 0.5 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 52.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 87.3 neg: -14.4 tot: 72.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 1.78 Bulk Shear: 24.52 m/s