MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250000F025.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250000F025.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 25 hour NAM valid 1Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 39.28,-76.80 Latitude: 39.28 Longitude: -76.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 993 113 23.4 23.4 100 -0.0 23.5 160 5 297.2 300.5 296.8 351.0 18.57 2 950 500 24.9 20.7 77 4.2 21.9 198 31 302.5 305.5 296.8 350.9 16.39 3 900 973 21.0 19.4 91 1.5 19.9 206 36 303.1 306.1 296.7 350.5 15.98 4 850 1466 17.1 16.0 94 1.0 16.4 214 41 304.0 306.6 295.4 344.5 13.61 5 800 1981 13.6 12.8 95 0.7 13.1 228 41 305.6 307.8 294.5 340.7 11.72 6 750 2523 10.5 6.4 76 4.0 8.0 225 37 307.9 309.4 292.4 332.6 8.09 7 700 3095 7.2 3.2 76 4.0 4.9 230 38 310.5 311.8 292.2 331.7 6.89 8 650 3701 4.1 1.4 82 2.7 2.6 233 39 313.6 314.9 292.8 334.0 6.51 9 600 4350 1.6 -7.9 49 9.5 -2.7 229 39 318.0 318.6 291.5 329.4 3.51 10 550 5048 -1.7 -23.4 17 21.7 -8.5 225 41 322.1 322.3 290.5 325.8 1.06 11 500 5797 -6.9 -48.8 2 41.9 -13.7 223 43 324.6 324.6 290.2 324.9 0.09 12 450 6610 -12.1 -24.6 35 12.5 -15.6 227 43 328.0 328.3 292.3 332.2 1.16 13 400 7500 -18.6 -25.7 53 7.1 -20.4 223 46 330.9 331.1 293.1 335.1 1.18 14 350 8479 -26.2 -29.0 77 2.8 -26.8 215 57 333.5 333.7 293.6 337.1 1.00 15 300 9582 -32.4 -35.2 76 2.8 -32.8 219 57 339.8 339.9 294.8 342.2 0.64 16 250 10841 -42.5 -45.8 70 3.3 -42.8 218 59 342.8 342.9 295.3 343.8 0.25 17 200 12311 -53.1 -57.3 60 4.2 -53.2 218 64 348.6 348.7 296.4 349.0 0.08 18 150 14120 -63.5 -80.6 8 17.1 -63.6 230 48 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.7 0.00 19 100 16569 -65.6 -86.2 4 20.7 -65.7 241 15 401.0 401.0 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5747.73 m Freezing level: 575.54 mb = 4691.39 m = 15391.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.64 mb = 4011.04 m = 13159.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.83 % Est. max temperature: 30.47 C = 86.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 993.24 mb = 108.65 m = 356.45 ft T: -9999.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.24 C/km ThetaE index: 19.22 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 885.74 mb = 1110.69 m = 3643.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.59 C = 85.26 F Cap Strength: 1.37 C Lifted Index: -4.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.59 C Showalter Index: -1.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.02 C Cross Totals Index: 22.98 C K Index: 36.03 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 363.00 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1695.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.07 mb = 885.24 m = 2904.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 864.07 mb = 1324.31 m = 4344.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 184.07 mb = 12832.54 m = 42101.00 ft B at Equ Level: 1679.70 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.9 at 38.0 knts Storm direction: 252.9 at 28.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.6 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 373.7 neg: -20.6 tot: 353.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 117.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.83 Bulk Rich Number: 26.90 Bulk Shear: 63.03 m/s