MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 21Z 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 30.5 21.9 60 8.6 24.3 198 10 303.3 306.4 297.3 352.9 16.74 1 1000 68 30.0 21.4 60 8.6 23.8 198 12 303.1 306.1 296.9 351.2 16.22 2 950 525 25.6 20.2 72 5.4 21.7 202 22 303.1 306.0 296.7 350.1 15.84 3 900 998 21.1 19.2 89 1.9 19.8 204 25 303.2 306.1 296.6 349.9 15.74 4 850 1491 16.9 16.9 100 -0.0 16.9 216 31 303.8 306.5 295.8 346.5 14.37 5 800 2006 13.7 11.2 85 2.5 12.1 228 38 305.7 307.7 293.6 337.2 10.49 6 750 2548 10.7 8.5 86 2.3 9.3 232 36 308.2 310.0 293.4 336.6 9.32 7 700 3121 8.0 4.3 78 3.6 5.9 231 40 311.3 312.7 292.9 334.4 7.49 8 650 3730 4.5 0.6 76 3.9 2.4 235 42 314.0 315.2 292.6 333.3 6.15 9 600 4377 0.8 -1.7 83 2.6 -0.5 235 41 317.1 318.2 293.0 335.0 5.62 10 550 5072 -2.9 -4.4 90 1.4 -3.7 228 37 320.6 321.6 293.6 336.9 5.03 11 500 5822 -7.0 -9.3 84 2.2 -8.0 228 47 324.4 325.2 293.6 337.0 3.78 12 450 6636 -12.1 -13.0 93 0.9 -12.4 225 51 328.1 328.7 294.0 338.7 3.13 13 400 7527 -18.0 -22.3 69 4.3 -19.2 221 49 331.7 332.0 293.7 337.3 1.60 14 350 8512 -23.8 -49.0 8 25.1 -26.8 214 51 336.6 336.6 293.6 337.1 0.13 15 300 9620 -32.1 -44.6 28 12.4 -33.5 209 50 340.1 340.1 294.6 341.0 0.24 16 250 10881 -41.2 -55.9 19 14.7 -41.9 217 54 344.9 344.9 295.6 345.2 0.08 17 200 12357 -53.2 -62.1 33 8.8 -53.5 216 56 348.4 348.5 296.3 348.6 0.05 18 150 14157 -64.3 -78.9 12 14.7 -64.4 232 46 359.4 359.4 298.6 359.4 0.01 19 100 16586 -69.5 -84.7 9 15.2 -69.5 248 33 393.5 393.5 304.3 393.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5753.27 m Freezing level: 588.85 mb = 4532.09 m = 14868.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 608.84 mb = 4258.84 m = 13972.39 ft Precipitable water: 2.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.21 % Est. max temperature: 31.01 C = 87.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 887.57 mb = 1118.13 m = 3668.35 ft T: 20.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.55 C/km ThetaE index: 19.62 C Layer 1000.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 874.61 mb = 1244.94 m = 4084.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.78 C = 87.40 F Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lifted Index: -4.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.76 C Showalter Index: -2.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.82 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.90 C Cross Totals Index: 23.92 C K Index: 37.16 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 363.06 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.98 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1425.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.64 mb = 1195.46 m = 3922.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 864.64 mb = 1343.70 m = 4408.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 184.64 mb = 12856.47 m = 42179.51 ft B at Equ Level: 1411.51 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.8 at 35.7 knts Storm direction: 256.8 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 199.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 199.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.67 Bulk Rich Number: 21.34 Bulk Shear: 66.80 m/s