MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F003.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F003.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 9Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 38.43,-66.14 Latitude: 38.43 Longitude: -66.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1020 -1 23.7 20.2 81 3.5 21.3 205 5 295.2 297.8 293.7 337.6 14.79 1 1000 169 21.7 19.2 86 2.5 20.0 205 6 294.9 297.4 293.2 335.5 14.18 2 950 614 17.6 17.6 100 -0.0 17.6 210 6 295.0 297.4 292.7 333.6 13.45 3 900 1076 16.1 11.2 73 4.9 13.0 260 8 298.1 299.8 290.3 325.2 9.29 4 850 1561 14.7 5.1 53 9.5 9.3 268 9 301.5 302.7 289.0 320.9 6.51 5 800 2072 12.1 5.5 64 6.6 8.3 274 13 304.0 305.3 290.3 325.3 7.07 6 750 2610 9.2 3.1 66 6.1 5.8 274 18 306.5 307.7 290.6 326.0 6.39 7 700 3178 5.3 2.8 84 2.5 3.9 269 20 308.3 309.6 291.4 328.8 6.69 8 650 3780 1.8 -3.6 67 5.4 -0.8 268 21 311.1 311.9 290.3 325.2 4.51 9 600 4421 -1.5 -11.4 47 9.9 -5.5 267 22 314.3 314.8 289.6 323.0 2.66 10 550 5108 -5.8 -7.9 85 2.2 -6.7 270 24 317.3 318.0 291.6 329.7 3.83 11 500 5851 -9.4 -10.3 94 0.8 -9.8 270 32 321.5 322.2 292.6 333.1 3.50 12 450 6658 -13.8 -16.6 79 2.9 -14.7 274 37 326.0 326.4 292.7 333.9 2.31 13 400 7545 -19.1 -25.6 57 6.4 -20.8 276 40 330.1 330.3 292.9 334.4 1.19 14 350 8522 -27.1 -35.7 44 8.6 -28.5 282 44 332.1 332.3 292.8 334.1 0.52 15 300 9616 -34.0 -48.8 21 14.8 -35.2 292 59 337.5 337.5 293.9 338.1 0.15 16 250 10870 -43.2 -49.7 49 6.4 -43.6 300 88 341.8 341.8 294.9 342.5 0.16 17 200 12329 -54.8 -66.2 23 11.4 -55.1 294 64 346.0 346.0 295.7 346.1 0.03 18 150 14125 -65.0 -77.9 15 12.8 -65.1 272 56 358.0 358.0 298.3 358.1 0.01 19 100 16567 -69.0 -88.1 5 19.0 -69.1 274 35 394.3 394.3 304.4 394.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.23 m Freezing level: 622.82 mb = 4128.35 m = 13544.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.54 mb = 3673.68 m = 12052.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.85 % Est. max temperature: 28.66 C = 83.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.73 mb = 436.07 m = 1430.67 ft T: 19.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.51 C/km ThetaE index: 16.64 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 949.22 mb = 621.45 m = 2038.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.59 C = 74.47 F Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lifted Index: 0.02 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.36 C Showalter Index: 6.41 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.70 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.10 C Cross Totals Index: 14.60 C K Index: 26.73 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 111.97 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.42 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 63.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 55.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 946.89 mb = 642.41 m = 2107.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 711.89 mb = 3039.03 m = 9970.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 491.89 mb = 5975.94 m = 19605.86 ft B at Equ Level: 62.60 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 401.89 mb = 7508.99 m = 24635.50 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.1 at 17.3 knts Storm direction: 297.1 at 13.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 0.4 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 23.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 23.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.3 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 2.02 Bulk Shear: 31.33 m/s