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: 40.67,-76.36 Latitude: 40.67 Longitude: -76.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 963 373 22.3 21.7 96 0.6 21.9 162 9 298.6 301.7 296.3 348.6 17.17 2 950 492 21.3 21.3 100 -0.0 21.3 164 16 298.8 301.9 296.3 348.5 17.06 3 900 961 19.3 19.3 100 -0.0 19.4 184 29 301.4 304.3 296.3 348.2 15.89 4 850 1452 16.4 16.4 100 -0.0 16.4 211 37 303.4 305.9 295.5 344.8 13.98 5 800 1966 12.9 11.8 93 1.1 12.1 229 39 304.9 306.9 293.7 337.5 10.92 6 750 2508 10.8 7.0 77 3.9 8.5 229 40 308.3 309.9 292.7 333.9 8.39 7 700 3080 7.3 3.9 79 3.4 5.4 231 47 310.6 311.9 292.5 332.9 7.23 8 650 3687 4.0 -0.6 72 4.6 1.6 233 44 313.5 314.6 292.1 331.3 5.65 9 600 4335 0.6 -4.1 71 4.7 -1.7 232 40 316.8 317.7 292.2 331.9 4.70 10 550 5029 -3.1 -7.9 70 4.8 -5.3 231 37 320.4 321.1 292.5 333.0 3.84 11 500 5777 -7.2 -12.1 68 4.9 -9.2 232 42 324.2 324.8 292.9 334.3 3.02 12 450 6592 -12.1 -15.1 79 2.9 -13.2 230 47 328.0 328.5 293.6 337.0 2.64 13 400 7482 -18.2 -23.1 65 4.9 -19.6 226 50 331.3 331.6 293.4 336.6 1.48 14 350 8465 -25.1 -34.5 41 9.4 -26.8 227 58 334.9 335.0 293.6 337.1 0.59 15 300 9568 -32.7 -35.8 74 3.1 -33.1 225 66 339.3 339.4 294.7 341.6 0.60 16 250 10825 -42.5 -45.8 70 3.3 -42.8 221 73 342.8 342.9 295.3 343.8 0.25 17 200 12295 -52.9 -63.4 27 10.5 -53.2 224 78 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.2 0.04 18 150 14098 -63.9 -80.9 8 17.1 -64.0 237 65 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.1 0.00 19 100 16555 -66.5 -87.1 4 20.5 -66.7 255 24 399.1 399.1 305.1 399.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5732.49 m Freezing level: 591.98 mb = 4445.87 m = 14586.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.02 mb = 3991.31 m = 13094.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.04 % Est. max temperature: 28.07 C = 82.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.91 mb = 447.37 m = 1467.72 ft T: 21.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.39 C/km ThetaE index: 17.31 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.98 mb = 874.84 m = 2870.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.58 C = 76.24 F Cap Strength: 0.05 C Lifted Index: -3.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.74 C Showalter Index: -2.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.34 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.66 C Cross Totals Index: 23.68 C K Index: 36.67 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 382.39 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.17 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1211.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.33 mb = 843.04 m = 2765.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 897.33 mb = 986.53 m = 3236.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 207.33 mb = 12058.41 m = 39561.22 ft B at Equ Level: 1204.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 117.33 mb = 15586.78 m = 51137.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.9 at 38.7 knts Storm direction: 255.9 at 29.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 404.6 neg: -0.2 tot: 404.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 134.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.82 Bulk Rich Number: 9.36 Bulk Shear: 129.40 m/s