MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 22Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 38.95,-75.76 Latitude: 38.95 Longitude: -75.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1006 14 28.1 21.7 68 6.4 23.5 174 13 300.8 303.8 296.4 349.0 16.42 1 1000 65 28.0 21.3 67 6.7 23.2 175 16 301.1 304.1 296.3 348.5 16.12 2 950 519 24.6 19.8 75 4.8 21.2 185 32 302.1 305.0 296.1 347.8 15.48 3 900 991 20.6 18.8 90 1.8 19.3 199 33 302.7 305.5 296.2 348.1 15.33 4 850 1483 16.4 15.7 96 0.7 16.0 212 34 303.4 305.8 295.0 343.0 13.35 5 800 1999 14.2 10.4 78 3.8 11.7 231 38 306.2 308.1 293.3 336.2 9.93 6 750 2541 11.3 7.9 80 3.4 9.2 230 35 308.9 310.5 293.4 336.2 8.97 7 700 3115 8.0 3.4 73 4.6 5.4 229 36 311.3 312.6 292.5 333.0 7.00 8 650 3723 4.3 1.2 80 3.1 2.6 229 41 313.8 315.1 292.8 334.1 6.45 9 600 4370 0.4 -0.5 94 0.9 -0.1 229 41 316.6 317.8 293.3 336.1 6.16 10 550 5065 -2.9 -5.4 83 2.5 -4.1 228 44 320.6 321.5 293.3 335.7 4.66 11 500 5814 -7.0 -11.0 73 4.0 -8.7 225 47 324.5 325.1 293.2 335.5 3.30 12 450 6630 -11.6 -15.9 71 4.3 -13.2 229 52 328.6 329.1 293.6 337.0 2.46 13 400 7522 -17.8 -19.7 85 2.0 -18.4 227 54 331.9 332.3 294.1 339.0 2.00 14 350 8508 -23.9 -40.4 20 16.5 -26.3 223 55 336.5 336.6 293.8 337.8 0.32 15 300 9615 -32.3 -44.3 29 12.1 -33.6 217 54 339.9 340.0 294.6 340.9 0.25 16 250 10876 -41.4 -52.7 28 11.3 -42.1 222 56 344.6 344.6 295.5 345.1 0.12 17 200 12350 -53.3 -61.3 37 8.0 -53.5 220 61 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.6 0.05 18 150 14149 -64.6 -81.7 8 17.1 -64.7 232 50 358.9 358.9 298.5 358.9 0.00 19 100 16579 -68.8 -84.7 8 15.9 -68.9 259 33 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.52 m Freezing level: 594.02 mb = 4453.46 m = 14610.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 601.81 mb = 4346.09 m = 14258.65 ft Precipitable water: 2.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.77 % Est. max temperature: 30.63 C = 87.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.21 mb = 835.26 m = 2740.32 ft T: 21.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 11.92 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 877.34 mb = 1210.57 m = 3971.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.34 C = 86.62 F Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lifted Index: -3.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.14 C Showalter Index: -1.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.25 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.48 C Cross Totals Index: 22.78 C K Index: 34.65 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 355.77 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.56 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1016.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.13 mb = 1076.41 m = 3531.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 866.13 mb = 1321.30 m = 4334.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 206.13 mb = 12150.67 m = 39863.90 ft B at Equ Level: 1012.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 116.13 mb = 15683.02 m = 51452.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.9 at 37.7 knts Storm direction: 251.9 at 28.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 282.3 neg: -9.4 tot: 272.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 91.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.78 Bulk Rich Number: 11.95 Bulk Shear: 85.02 m/s