MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F000.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F000.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 0600Z 25 SEP 25 Station: 38.32,-84.78 Latitude: 38.32 Longitude: -84.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 91 SFC 983 236 19.8 19.2 96 0.6 19.4 227 3 294.3 296.9 293.2 335.3 14.35 2 950 532 17.8 17.8 100 -0.0 17.8 51 3 295.2 297.7 292.9 334.2 13.60 3 900 995 16.5 16.1 98 0.3 16.3 292 2 298.5 300.8 293.3 336.1 12.93 4 850 1482 15.2 14.6 96 0.6 14.8 277 6 302.1 304.4 294.0 338.7 12.38 5 800 1994 12.2 11.4 95 0.8 11.7 237 7 304.1 306.1 293.3 335.9 10.65 6 750 2534 9.3 9.1 99 0.1 9.2 200 11 306.7 308.5 293.3 336.1 9.75 7 700 3104 6.5 6.5 100 0.1 6.5 194 18 309.7 311.4 293.4 336.4 8.70 8 650 3710 2.9 2.8 99 0.1 2.9 196 22 312.3 313.6 293.0 334.8 7.24 9 600 4355 -0.3 -0.3 100 0.0 -0.3 198 23 315.8 317.0 293.2 335.6 6.26 10 550 5048 -3.2 -3.2 100 0.0 -3.2 198 27 320.3 321.4 293.9 338.1 5.51 11 500 5798 -7.6 -7.9 98 0.3 -7.8 202 31 323.7 324.6 293.7 337.6 4.21 12 450 6611 -11.8 -12.9 92 1.1 -12.2 207 29 328.4 329.0 294.1 339.1 3.15 13 400 7504 -17.2 -18.8 87 1.7 -17.7 208 31 332.7 333.1 294.4 340.3 2.16 14 350 8491 -24.3 -26.4 83 2.1 -24.8 211 37 335.9 336.2 294.4 340.5 1.26 15 300 9595 -33.2 -36.0 76 2.8 -33.6 221 49 338.5 338.6 294.5 340.8 0.59 16 250 10851 -42.3 -45.5 70 3.3 -42.5 228 74 343.2 343.3 295.3 344.3 0.26 17 200 12321 -53.2 -56.7 65 3.5 -53.2 230 89 348.6 348.6 296.4 349.0 0.09 18 150 14125 -62.0 -78.7 9 16.7 -62.1 233 64 363.3 363.3 299.4 363.4 0.01 19 100 16607 -67.6 -85.8 6 18.3 -67.7 246 23 397.2 397.2 304.8 397.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.70 m Freezing level: 604.10 mb = 4301.86 m = 14113.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 604.32 mb = 4296.93 m = 14097.38 ft Precipitable water: 2.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.50 % Est. max temperature: 28.16 C = 82.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.96 mb = 309.31 m = 1014.80 ft T: 19.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.26 C/km ThetaE index: 2.76 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 929.69 mb = 717.23 m = 2353.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.94 C = 71.49 F Cap Strength: 1.37 C Lifted Index: 1.14 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.37 C Showalter Index: -0.27 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.08 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.85 C Cross Totals Index: 22.22 C K Index: 37.38 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 218.67 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.32 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 23.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 52.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.26 mb = 721.21 m = 2366.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 654.26 mb = 3656.32 m = 11995.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 614.26 mb = 4165.47 m = 13666.08 ft B at Equ Level: 23.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 534.26 mb = 5276.73 m = 17311.88 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.3 at 17.0 knts Storm direction: 232.3 at 12.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 3.7 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 31.7 neg: -35.1 tot: -3.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.17 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.43 Bulk Shear: 53.76 m/s