MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250000F026.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250000F026.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 26 hour NAM valid 2Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 37.53,-77.31 Latitude: 37.53 Longitude: -77.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1004 33 26.6 22.2 77 4.5 23.4 169 10 299.5 302.6 296.4 349.1 16.98 1 1000 65 27.0 22.2 75 4.8 23.5 169 11 300.1 303.2 296.7 350.1 17.05 2 950 519 24.9 20.6 77 4.3 21.8 189 35 302.4 305.4 296.7 350.4 16.25 3 900 992 21.8 18.5 82 3.2 19.5 206 34 303.9 306.7 296.4 348.8 15.10 4 850 1487 18.0 16.2 89 1.8 16.8 215 35 305.0 307.6 295.8 346.2 13.78 5 800 2003 14.0 12.2 89 1.8 12.8 223 38 306.0 308.1 294.3 339.7 11.22 6 750 2545 11.4 7.6 78 3.7 9.1 228 29 308.9 310.6 293.3 335.7 8.80 7 700 3119 9.2 -0.9 49 10.2 3.9 233 30 312.7 313.7 291.4 328.8 5.12 8 650 3729 5.5 -6.1 43 11.6 -0.0 225 31 315.1 315.8 290.9 327.1 3.72 9 600 4378 2.2 -21.1 16 23.2 -5.7 222 31 318.6 318.8 289.6 322.7 1.18 10 550 5074 -2.5 -13.1 44 10.6 -6.8 223 32 321.1 321.6 291.6 329.5 2.52 11 500 5824 -6.5 -34.3 9 27.7 -12.9 223 37 325.1 325.1 290.7 326.6 0.42 12 450 6637 -12.4 -35.2 13 22.8 -17.1 222 41 327.7 327.8 291.5 329.3 0.43 13 400 7526 -18.0 -39.1 14 21.0 -21.7 220 38 331.5 331.6 292.4 332.8 0.32 14 350 8509 -24.7 -36.0 34 11.4 -26.6 219 47 335.5 335.6 293.7 337.4 0.50 15 300 9613 -32.6 -46.4 24 13.8 -33.9 219 47 339.5 339.5 294.4 340.3 0.20 16 250 10872 -42.2 -46.1 65 4.0 -42.5 229 47 343.4 343.5 295.4 344.4 0.24 17 200 12343 -53.3 -58.3 54 5.0 -53.5 225 44 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.6 0.07 18 150 14143 -63.8 -83.6 5 19.8 -64.0 222 45 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.1 0.00 19 100 16586 -67.2 -85.5 6 18.3 -67.2 234 15 398.0 398.0 304.9 398.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5758.36 m Freezing level: 577.12 mb = 4696.66 m = 15408.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.49 mb = 3722.92 m = 12214.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.60 % Est. max temperature: 32.14 C = 89.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.73 mb = 604.73 m = 1984.00 ft T: 24.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.84 C/km ThetaE index: 27.78 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 862.70 mb = 1358.38 m = 4456.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.93 C = 89.48 F Cap Strength: 1.86 C Lifted Index: -3.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.38 C Showalter Index: -2.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.37 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.59 C Cross Totals Index: 22.77 C K Index: 30.67 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 341.56 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1353.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 35.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.64 mb = 1024.52 m = 3361.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 841.64 mb = 1570.79 m = 5153.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 191.64 mb = 12610.16 m = 41371.42 ft B at Equ Level: 1349.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 111.64 mb = 15922.90 m = 52239.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.0 at 32.1 knts Storm direction: 249.0 at 24.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 291.5 neg: -12.8 tot: 278.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 92.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.41 Bulk Rich Number: 28.87 Bulk Shear: 46.89 m/s