MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250000F020.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250000F020.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 20 hour NAM valid 20Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 37.57,-77.37 Latitude: 37.57 Longitude: -77.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1005 31 30.6 22.5 62 8.1 24.7 180 10 303.4 306.6 297.7 354.8 17.33 1 1000 72 30.2 22.2 62 8.1 24.3 180 11 303.4 306.5 297.5 354.1 17.06 2 950 529 25.7 20.7 74 5.0 22.1 186 19 303.2 306.2 297.0 351.8 16.39 3 900 1002 21.3 18.6 84 2.8 19.4 199 27 303.5 306.3 296.3 348.4 15.13 4 850 1495 17.5 14.1 80 3.5 15.3 215 35 304.5 306.7 294.4 340.2 11.97 5 800 2011 13.9 9.3 73 4.7 11.0 219 39 306.0 307.7 292.7 333.7 9.21 6 750 2553 10.1 9.2 94 0.9 9.6 228 42 307.6 309.4 293.6 337.3 9.79 7 700 3126 8.4 6.1 86 2.3 7.0 232 43 311.7 313.3 293.8 337.9 8.47 8 650 3736 4.7 3.5 92 1.2 4.0 223 45 314.3 315.8 293.9 338.1 7.60 9 600 4384 0.5 -0.4 94 0.9 -0.0 220 44 316.7 317.8 293.4 336.3 6.20 10 550 5080 -2.5 -4.0 90 1.5 -3.3 224 43 321.1 322.1 293.8 337.9 5.18 11 500 5830 -7.0 -11.2 72 4.1 -8.8 217 50 324.4 325.1 293.2 335.3 3.25 12 450 6644 -12.1 -13.2 92 1.0 -12.6 220 48 328.0 328.6 293.9 338.4 3.08 13 400 7536 -17.1 -19.1 85 2.0 -17.8 224 45 332.7 333.1 294.3 340.1 2.11 14 350 8525 -23.6 -46.7 10 23.1 -26.5 214 44 336.9 336.9 293.7 337.5 0.16 15 300 9632 -32.0 -45.1 26 13.0 -33.4 210 43 340.2 340.3 294.6 341.1 0.23 16 250 10893 -41.7 -54.0 25 12.3 -42.3 208 44 344.1 344.2 295.4 344.6 0.10 17 200 12365 -53.5 -67.5 16 14.1 -53.7 213 51 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.2 0.02 18 150 14156 -65.1 -72.8 34 7.7 -65.2 225 45 357.9 357.9 298.3 357.9 0.01 19 100 16588 -68.8 -87.0 6 18.1 -68.9 239 30 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5758.54 m Freezing level: 592.32 mb = 4490.90 m = 14733.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 600.48 mb = 4377.55 m = 14361.85 ft Precipitable water: 2.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.11 % Est. max temperature: 31.67 C = 89.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 893.47 mb = 1065.10 m = 3494.39 ft T: 20.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.70 C/km ThetaE index: 21.09 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.56 mb = 1269.38 m = 4164.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.31 C = 88.35 F Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lifted Index: -4.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.74 C Showalter Index: -0.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.72 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.59 C Cross Totals Index: 21.13 C K Index: 36.41 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 320.95 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.02 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1667.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.05 mb = 1176.09 m = 3858.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.05 mb = 1424.13 m = 4672.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 177.05 mb = 13123.76 m = 43056.44 ft B at Equ Level: 1659.67 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.6 at 38.6 knts Storm direction: 249.6 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 259.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 259.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 86.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.23 Bulk Rich Number: 15.86 Bulk Shear: 105.18 m/s