MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 17Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 37.73,-79.76 Latitude: 37.73 Longitude: -79.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 SFC 958 457 23.7 21.1 86 2.5 21.9 193 7 300.4 303.5 296.5 349.4 16.69 2 950 533 22.3 20.4 89 1.9 20.9 190 5 299.8 302.7 295.9 346.8 16.07 3 900 1001 18.1 18.1 100 -0.0 18.1 207 15 300.2 302.9 295.1 343.2 14.71 4 850 1490 16.3 13.0 81 3.3 14.1 242 28 303.2 305.3 293.4 336.3 11.14 5 800 2004 13.5 10.2 81 3.3 11.4 238 31 305.5 307.3 293.1 335.1 9.83 6 750 2545 9.9 9.2 95 0.7 9.5 231 32 307.3 309.2 293.6 336.9 9.77 7 700 3117 6.9 5.8 92 1.1 6.3 231 35 310.2 311.7 293.2 335.6 8.29 8 650 3723 3.9 1.9 87 2.0 2.8 229 38 313.3 314.6 292.9 334.5 6.76 9 600 4370 0.3 -1.1 90 1.4 -0.4 231 41 316.5 317.6 293.1 335.2 5.89 10 550 5064 -3.3 -4.7 90 1.5 -4.0 231 42 320.2 321.1 293.3 336.0 4.89 11 500 5812 -7.5 -9.6 85 2.1 -8.4 228 48 323.9 324.6 293.4 336.2 3.69 12 450 6626 -12.2 -14.1 85 2.0 -12.9 224 48 327.9 328.5 293.7 337.6 2.85 13 400 7517 -17.3 -21.4 71 4.1 -18.6 220 52 332.4 332.8 294.0 338.6 1.73 14 350 8506 -23.3 -30.6 52 7.2 -24.9 217 56 337.3 337.5 294.4 340.5 0.86 15 300 9617 -31.2 -40.0 42 8.8 -32.4 212 58 341.3 341.4 295.0 342.9 0.39 16 250 10881 -41.5 -51.6 33 10.1 -42.1 216 58 344.4 344.5 295.5 345.0 0.13 17 200 12355 -52.8 -69.4 12 16.6 -53.2 214 65 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.1 0.02 18 150 14158 -64.3 -81.5 8 17.1 -64.4 233 47 359.3 359.3 298.5 359.3 0.00 19 100 16595 -68.3 -84.2 8 16.0 -68.4 221 31 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5727.14 m Freezing level: 595.74 mb = 4429.37 m = 14531.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 606.97 mb = 4276.98 m = 14031.91 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.07 % Est. max temperature: 28.29 C = 82.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.91 mb = 773.89 m = 2538.97 ft T: 20.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.36 C/km ThetaE index: 14.38 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.62 mb = 1090.51 m = 3577.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.94 C = 75.10 F Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lifted Index: -2.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.75 C Showalter Index: 0.86 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.32 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.82 C Cross Totals Index: 20.50 C K Index: 35.68 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 261.42 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.10 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 385.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.30 mb = 1074.44 m = 3525.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 817.30 mb = 1822.85 m = 5980.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 347.30 mb = 8561.98 m = 28090.13 ft B at Equ Level: 385.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 187.30 mb = 12766.12 m = 41883.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.0 at 35.2 knts Storm direction: 260.0 at 26.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 1.9 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 125.2 neg: -9.2 tot: 116.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 3.85 Bulk Shear: 100.15 m/s