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: 39.59,-75.82 Latitude: 39.59 Longitude: -75.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 19 27.4 24.9 86 2.5 25.6 143 9 300.1 303.8 298.5 359.2 20.13 1 1000 67 26.4 24.3 88 2.1 24.9 143 9 299.6 303.1 298.0 356.7 19.50 2 950 519 22.7 21.9 95 0.8 22.1 173 21 300.2 303.4 297.0 351.8 17.62 3 900 989 20.7 17.0 79 3.8 18.1 202 35 302.9 305.4 295.1 343.3 13.65 4 850 1482 17.3 13.6 79 3.7 14.8 213 40 304.2 306.4 294.0 338.8 11.59 5 800 1997 13.3 11.3 87 2.1 12.0 212 42 305.4 307.3 293.6 337.0 10.54 6 750 2537 10.0 3.7 65 6.3 6.4 211 42 307.4 308.6 291.0 327.7 6.65 7 700 3109 7.4 5.4 87 2.0 6.2 216 43 310.7 312.2 293.2 335.5 8.05 8 650 3715 3.8 3.0 94 0.9 3.4 218 47 313.3 314.7 293.3 336.1 7.32 9 600 4362 -0.0 -0.2 99 0.2 -0.2 218 43 316.1 317.3 293.3 336.0 6.29 10 550 5057 -3.0 -4.3 91 1.3 -3.6 217 46 320.6 321.6 293.6 337.0 5.07 11 500 5807 -7.0 -8.1 91 1.2 -7.5 223 51 324.6 325.4 293.9 338.3 4.15 12 450 6622 -11.6 -13.1 89 1.4 -12.2 226 48 328.6 329.2 294.1 339.2 3.11 13 400 7515 -17.3 -18.9 88 1.5 -17.9 225 50 332.4 332.9 294.3 340.0 2.16 14 350 8502 -23.9 -26.1 82 2.2 -24.4 223 54 336.6 336.8 294.6 341.3 1.30 15 300 9609 -32.2 -36.7 64 4.5 -32.9 218 53 339.9 340.0 294.8 342.0 0.55 16 250 10869 -42.3 -45.1 74 2.8 -42.6 226 56 343.1 343.2 295.3 344.2 0.27 17 200 12336 -54.2 -62.5 35 8.3 -54.4 228 64 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.2 0.04 18 150 14126 -65.8 -76.1 23 10.2 -65.9 236 56 356.6 356.6 298.0 356.7 0.01 19 100 16568 -67.0 -86.2 5 19.2 -67.2 250 28 398.2 398.2 304.9 398.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5740.12 m Freezing level: 600.59 mb = 4354.90 m = 14287.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 602.22 mb = 4332.65 m = 14214.55 ft Precipitable water: 2.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.22 % Est. max temperature: 31.39 C = 88.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.61 mb = 329.73 m = 1081.79 ft T: 24.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.32 C/km ThetaE index: 31.51 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.95 mb = 970.59 m = 3184.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.08 C = 86.14 F Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lifted Index: -4.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.62 C Showalter Index: 0.35 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.75 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.21 C Cross Totals Index: 20.55 C K Index: 35.77 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 341.16 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.18 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1810.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.36 mb = 691.43 m = 2268.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 876.36 mb = 1218.78 m = 3998.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 166.36 mb = 13481.74 m = 44230.89 ft B at Equ Level: 1791.48 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.4 at 40.4 knts Storm direction: 243.4 at 30.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.4 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 321.4 neg: -3.4 tot: 318.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 106.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.45 Bulk Rich Number: 12.33 Bulk Shear: 146.90 m/s