MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250000F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250000F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 21Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 38.73,-75.51 Latitude: 38.73 Longitude: -75.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1006 9 29.8 21.8 62 8.0 24.0 157 11 302.4 305.5 297.0 351.5 16.59 1 1000 66 29.1 21.3 63 7.8 23.5 158 13 302.2 305.2 296.6 349.9 16.14 2 950 521 24.6 20.1 76 4.5 21.4 170 20 302.1 305.0 296.3 348.7 15.77 3 900 993 21.7 16.0 70 5.7 17.8 206 29 303.8 306.2 294.7 341.8 12.78 4 850 1486 17.7 14.1 80 3.5 15.3 212 34 304.6 306.9 294.4 340.5 12.01 5 800 2002 13.8 11.1 83 2.8 12.1 216 36 305.9 307.8 293.6 337.2 10.41 6 750 2545 11.5 4.8 63 6.7 7.6 216 36 309.1 310.4 292.0 331.2 7.21 7 700 3118 9.1 -2.4 44 11.5 3.2 217 42 312.5 313.4 290.9 327.0 4.58 8 650 3728 5.0 0.8 75 4.1 2.7 216 44 314.6 315.8 292.9 334.3 6.27 9 600 4377 1.1 -0.4 89 1.6 0.3 215 44 317.4 318.6 293.6 337.1 6.19 10 550 5073 -2.4 -5.6 79 3.1 -4.0 219 48 321.2 322.1 293.3 336.2 4.59 11 500 5823 -6.9 -11.1 72 4.2 -8.7 218 51 324.6 325.2 293.2 335.6 3.28 12 450 6638 -11.3 -14.9 75 3.6 -12.7 220 52 329.0 329.5 293.9 338.2 2.67 13 400 7531 -17.3 -23.8 57 6.5 -19.1 224 51 332.5 332.8 293.7 337.6 1.40 14 350 8520 -24.0 -35.7 33 11.8 -26.0 222 47 336.5 336.6 293.9 338.4 0.52 15 300 9627 -32.2 -42.9 34 10.7 -33.4 217 49 340.0 340.1 294.6 341.2 0.29 16 250 10886 -42.0 -47.2 57 5.2 -42.4 218 49 343.5 343.6 295.4 344.4 0.22 17 200 12356 -54.1 -61.7 39 7.6 -54.4 226 49 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.2 0.05 18 150 14146 -65.5 -73.1 34 7.6 -65.6 234 51 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.2 0.01 19 100 16585 -68.5 -85.9 7 17.3 -68.6 246 30 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5757.64 m Freezing level: 584.24 mb = 4596.33 m = 15079.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 596.34 mb = 4425.98 m = 14520.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.09 % Est. max temperature: 31.94 C = 89.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 896.36 mb = 1028.25 m = 3373.50 ft T: 21.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.91 C/km ThetaE index: 24.56 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.32 mb = 1452.78 m = 4766.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.99 C = 89.58 F Cap Strength: 1.61 C Lifted Index: -3.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.93 C Showalter Index: -0.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.63 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.58 C Cross Totals Index: 21.05 C K Index: 27.25 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 326.03 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.02 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 903.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 28.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.50 mb = 1192.09 m = 3911.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 834.50 mb = 1642.99 m = 5390.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 194.50 mb = 12529.83 m = 41107.86 ft B at Equ Level: 897.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 124.50 mb = 15266.84 m = 50087.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.5 at 38.5 knts Storm direction: 243.5 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 225.7 neg: -0.4 tot: 225.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 75.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.17 Bulk Rich Number: 7.29 Bulk Shear: 123.99 m/s