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: 39.60,-75.82 Latitude: 39.60 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 23 27.3 24.9 87 2.3 25.5 143 9 300.0 303.7 298.5 359.1 20.13 1 1000 67 26.3 24.3 89 2.0 24.9 143 9 299.5 303.0 298.0 356.5 19.49 2 950 519 22.6 21.9 96 0.7 22.1 172 21 300.1 303.4 297.1 352.0 17.70 3 900 989 20.7 17.0 79 3.7 18.1 202 35 302.8 305.3 295.1 343.2 13.63 4 850 1482 17.2 13.7 80 3.6 14.9 213 40 304.2 306.4 294.0 338.9 11.66 5 800 1997 13.3 11.3 88 2.0 12.0 212 42 305.3 307.3 293.6 337.0 10.57 6 750 2537 10.0 4.4 68 5.6 6.8 211 42 307.4 308.7 291.4 328.8 7.01 7 700 3108 7.4 5.2 86 2.2 6.1 216 43 310.7 312.2 293.1 335.3 7.97 8 650 3715 3.8 3.1 95 0.7 3.4 218 47 313.3 314.7 293.4 336.3 7.37 9 600 4362 0.0 -0.2 99 0.2 -0.1 218 43 316.1 317.4 293.3 336.1 6.31 10 550 5057 -3.0 -4.1 92 1.1 -3.6 217 45 320.5 321.5 293.6 337.1 5.14 11 500 5807 -6.9 -8.0 92 1.1 -7.4 223 51 324.6 325.4 294.0 338.5 4.19 12 450 6622 -11.6 -13.0 90 1.3 -12.2 226 49 328.6 329.2 294.1 339.2 3.13 13 400 7515 -17.3 -18.8 88 1.5 -17.9 225 49 332.4 332.9 294.3 340.0 2.16 14 350 8502 -23.9 -26.2 81 2.3 -24.5 223 53 336.5 336.8 294.6 341.2 1.29 15 300 9609 -32.2 -36.7 65 4.4 -32.9 218 53 339.9 340.0 294.8 342.0 0.55 16 250 10869 -42.4 -45.0 75 2.6 -42.6 226 56 343.1 343.2 295.3 344.2 0.28 17 200 12336 -54.2 -62.5 35 8.4 -54.4 228 64 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.2 0.04 18 150 14126 -65.8 -76.2 22 10.3 -65.9 235 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: 5739.84 m Freezing level: 599.56 mb = 4368.50 m = 14332.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 601.39 mb = 4343.71 m = 14250.83 ft Precipitable water: 2.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.91 % Est. max temperature: 31.35 C = 88.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.06 mb = 316.59 m = 1038.67 ft T: 24.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.32 C/km ThetaE index: 30.29 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.91 mb = 951.67 m = 3122.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.90 C = 85.81 F Cap Strength: 0.57 C Lifted Index: -4.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.60 C Showalter Index: 0.32 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.77 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.16 C Cross Totals Index: 20.61 C K Index: 35.63 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 341.68 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.19 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1809.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.03 mb = 685.11 m = 2247.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 877.03 mb = 1212.08 m = 3976.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 167.03 mb = 13456.61 m = 44148.44 ft B at Equ Level: 1791.63 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.3 at 40.4 knts Storm direction: 243.3 at 30.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.4 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 319.4 neg: -3.3 tot: 316.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 105.4 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: 3.44 Bulk Rich Number: 12.42 Bulk Shear: 145.66 m/s