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: 39.45,-76.4 Latitude: 39.45 Longitude: -76.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 1000 69 24.4 23.0 92 1.3 23.4 161 7 297.5 300.8 296.6 349.8 18.02 2 950 517 22.6 21.2 92 1.3 21.6 179 24 300.1 303.2 296.5 349.7 16.95 3 900 987 19.6 16.4 82 3.1 17.4 210 37 301.7 304.1 294.4 340.5 13.17 4 850 1478 16.6 11.9 74 4.7 13.6 212 43 303.6 305.5 292.9 334.5 10.37 5 800 1991 13.4 8.6 73 4.8 10.5 211 40 305.5 307.1 292.2 332.0 8.80 6 750 2533 10.6 7.7 82 2.9 8.8 213 39 308.1 309.7 293.0 334.9 8.83 7 700 3105 7.5 5.1 85 2.4 6.1 213 39 310.8 312.3 293.1 335.2 7.92 8 650 3713 3.8 2.5 91 1.3 3.1 212 41 313.3 314.6 293.1 335.3 7.05 9 600 4359 0.2 0.1 100 0.1 0.1 210 45 316.3 317.6 293.5 336.7 6.44 10 550 5054 -2.6 -2.6 100 0.1 -2.6 215 47 321.0 322.2 294.2 339.6 5.74 11 500 5806 -6.8 -7.4 96 0.6 -7.1 224 44 324.7 325.6 294.1 339.3 4.40 12 450 6621 -11.5 -12.6 92 1.1 -11.9 222 43 328.8 329.4 294.3 339.8 3.23 13 400 7515 -16.9 -18.4 89 1.4 -17.4 218 47 333.0 333.4 294.5 340.8 2.25 14 350 8503 -24.1 -26.2 83 2.1 -24.6 219 52 336.2 336.5 294.6 340.9 1.29 15 300 9608 -32.6 -35.5 75 2.9 -33.0 218 56 339.4 339.5 294.7 341.8 0.62 16 250 10868 -42.4 -48.5 51 6.1 -42.8 224 59 343.1 343.1 295.3 343.9 0.19 17 200 12335 -54.2 -61.3 41 7.2 -54.4 228 65 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.2 0.05 18 150 14127 -65.5 -75.7 23 10.2 -65.6 232 56 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.2 0.01 19 100 16571 -66.9 -85.4 6 18.4 -67.0 251 29 398.4 398.4 305.0 398.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5738.17 m Freezing level: 596.99 mb = 4401.19 m = 14439.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 597.51 mb = 4392.59 m = 14411.21 ft Precipitable water: 2.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.33 % Est. max temperature: 30.41 C = 86.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.03 mb = 235.34 m = 772.10 ft T: 23.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.30 C/km ThetaE index: 17.83 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.93 mb = 958.87 m = 3145.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.42 C = 83.15 F Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lifted Index: -2.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.35 C Showalter Index: 2.37 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.17 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.43 C Cross Totals Index: 18.74 C K Index: 33.00 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 323.66 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.89 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1003.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.66 mb = 742.77 m = 2436.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 870.66 mb = 1271.46 m = 4171.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 200.66 mb = 12313.53 m = 40398.22 ft B at Equ Level: 1001.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.66 mb = 15439.09 m = 50652.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.9 at 39.4 knts Storm direction: 241.9 at 29.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.5 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 280.7 neg: -16.0 tot: 264.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.75 Bulk Rich Number: 9.83 Bulk Shear: 102.10 m/s