MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F014.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F014.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 14 hour NAM valid 20Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 38.27,-76.50 Latitude: 38.27 Longitude: -76.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1005 26 31.0 21.8 58 9.1 24.3 191 11 303.7 306.7 297.3 353.1 16.62 1 1000 71 30.2 21.3 59 8.9 23.8 192 13 303.3 306.3 296.9 351.2 16.13 2 950 528 25.5 20.1 72 5.4 21.6 195 20 303.0 305.9 296.5 349.6 15.74 3 900 1001 20.9 19.2 90 1.7 19.6 197 22 303.0 305.9 296.5 349.6 15.72 4 850 1494 17.3 17.4 100 -0.0 17.4 216 31 304.3 307.1 296.3 348.5 14.84 5 800 2009 13.3 12.5 95 0.8 12.7 224 37 305.3 307.4 294.2 339.6 11.45 6 750 2551 10.8 8.3 85 2.4 9.3 227 37 308.2 310.0 293.4 336.3 9.21 7 700 3124 8.0 4.1 76 3.9 5.8 226 41 311.4 312.8 292.9 334.2 7.36 8 650 3733 4.3 1.9 84 2.5 2.9 229 43 313.9 315.2 293.1 335.1 6.76 9 600 4380 0.5 -1.0 90 1.5 -0.3 230 41 316.6 317.8 293.2 335.5 5.93 10 550 5074 -2.9 -4.5 89 1.6 -3.7 233 40 320.6 321.6 293.5 336.7 4.98 11 500 5825 -7.0 -8.6 89 1.5 -7.7 226 50 324.4 325.2 293.7 337.7 4.01 12 450 6639 -12.0 -17.8 62 5.8 -13.9 224 53 328.2 328.6 293.2 335.5 2.10 13 400 7530 -17.7 -23.6 60 5.9 -19.3 219 49 332.0 332.3 293.6 337.2 1.43 14 350 8517 -23.7 -46.1 11 22.3 -26.6 214 50 336.7 336.8 293.7 337.4 0.18 15 300 9625 -32.0 -46.7 22 14.6 -33.5 212 50 340.2 340.2 294.6 341.0 0.19 16 250 10887 -41.3 -51.3 33 10.0 -41.9 220 51 344.7 344.8 295.6 345.3 0.14 17 200 12361 -53.5 -63.8 27 10.3 -53.7 210 55 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.3 0.04 18 150 14158 -64.7 -81.8 8 17.0 -64.8 234 45 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.6 0.00 19 100 16584 -70.0 -84.2 11 14.1 -70.1 243 36 392.4 392.4 304.2 392.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5753.19 m Freezing level: 593.35 mb = 4472.51 m = 14673.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 605.06 mb = 4312.37 m = 14148.04 ft Precipitable water: 2.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.78 % Est. max temperature: 31.47 C = 88.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 881.24 mb = 1182.71 m = 3880.23 ft T: 19.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.59 C/km ThetaE index: 18.89 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.31 mb = 1290.23 m = 4232.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.07 C = 87.93 F Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lifted Index: -4.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.58 C Showalter Index: -3.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.39 C Cross Totals Index: 24.41 C K Index: 37.82 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 369.06 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.25 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1378.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.04 mb = 1204.23 m = 3950.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 864.04 mb = 1352.61 m = 4437.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 184.04 mb = 12880.48 m = 42258.27 ft B at Equ Level: 1365.88 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.2 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 254.2 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 191.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 191.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.51 Bulk Rich Number: 18.17 Bulk Shear: 75.87 m/s