MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 18Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 38.26,-80.98 Latitude: 38.26 Longitude: -80.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 SFC 957 456 24.0 19.6 76 4.5 20.9 207 9 300.9 303.7 295.6 345.3 15.12 2 950 523 22.7 18.8 79 3.9 20.0 208 10 300.2 302.9 295.0 342.9 14.56 3 900 991 17.9 17.5 97 0.4 17.7 214 20 300.0 302.6 294.6 341.3 14.12 4 850 1478 14.8 12.3 85 2.5 13.2 234 34 301.7 303.6 292.6 333.1 10.65 5 800 1991 12.5 10.0 85 2.5 11.0 239 36 304.5 306.3 292.6 333.5 9.69 6 750 2529 9.1 7.4 89 1.8 8.0 235 36 306.5 308.1 292.4 332.5 8.62 7 700 3098 5.6 3.8 88 1.8 4.6 229 36 308.7 310.1 291.9 330.8 7.22 8 650 3703 3.5 -0.8 73 4.3 1.3 229 36 312.9 314.0 291.8 330.4 5.56 9 600 4350 0.5 -8.0 53 8.4 -3.3 229 38 316.7 317.3 291.2 328.0 3.50 10 550 5042 -4.0 -9.7 65 5.7 -6.5 234 37 319.3 319.9 291.7 330.2 3.32 11 500 5788 -7.6 -21.4 32 13.9 -11.9 232 45 323.8 324.1 291.3 328.6 1.38 12 450 6600 -12.7 -39.1 9 26.4 -17.6 231 52 327.3 327.3 291.2 328.3 0.29 13 400 7488 -17.6 -47.0 6 29.4 -21.7 221 63 332.0 332.1 292.4 332.6 0.14 14 350 8474 -24.2 -41.4 19 17.1 -26.7 220 64 336.1 336.1 293.6 337.2 0.29 15 300 9577 -32.7 -35.6 75 3.0 -33.1 218 68 339.4 339.5 294.7 341.7 0.61 16 250 10837 -41.7 -45.2 69 3.5 -42.1 213 76 344.0 344.1 295.6 345.1 0.27 17 200 12315 -51.1 -75.4 4 24.4 -51.5 218 68 351.9 351.9 297.1 352.0 0.01 18 150 14126 -64.0 -81.1 8 17.2 -64.1 226 58 359.8 359.8 298.7 359.9 0.00 19 100 16582 -67.4 -85.7 6 18.3 -67.5 227 26 397.5 397.5 304.9 397.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5711.01 m Freezing level: 594.90 mb = 4420.23 m = 14501.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.32 mb = 3874.86 m = 12712.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.24 % Est. max temperature: 27.13 C = 80.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 896.62 mb = 1023.11 m = 3356.61 ft T: 17.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.91 C/km ThetaE index: 12.21 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 877.54 mb = 1206.47 m = 3958.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.86 C = 74.95 F Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lifted Index: -0.92 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.14 C Showalter Index: 2.18 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.31 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.40 C Cross Totals Index: 19.90 C K Index: 32.96 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 260.87 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.88 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 252.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.02 mb = 1163.07 m = 3815.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 867.02 mb = 1309.30 m = 4295.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 397.02 mb = 7543.25 m = 24747.88 ft B at Equ Level: 252.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 227.02 mb = 11475.82 m = 37649.87 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.3 at 35.6 knts Storm direction: 261.3 at 26.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 1.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 147.2 neg: -19.2 tot: 128.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 3.58 Bulk Shear: 70.50 m/s