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: 39.11,-76.04 Latitude: 39.11 Longitude: -76.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 13 27.7 22.6 73 5.2 24.0 161 9 300.5 303.6 297.0 351.5 17.38 1 1000 57 27.7 22.1 71 5.6 23.6 158 12 300.9 304.0 296.8 350.7 16.95 2 950 510 23.6 20.8 84 2.8 21.6 168 27 301.1 304.1 296.5 349.6 16.48 3 900 981 20.2 19.4 96 0.7 19.7 184 31 302.3 305.3 296.5 349.6 16.00 4 850 1474 17.6 17.6 100 -0.0 17.6 187 34 304.6 307.4 296.5 349.5 15.08 5 800 1992 15.0 15.0 100 -0.0 15.0 203 40 307.2 309.7 296.2 348.0 13.56 6 750 2537 11.2 11.2 100 -0.0 11.2 221 42 308.8 310.9 295.0 342.9 11.24 7 700 3111 8.3 8.0 98 0.3 8.1 229 45 311.7 313.5 294.7 341.4 9.65 8 650 3721 4.5 3.9 96 0.6 4.2 232 48 314.1 315.6 293.9 338.5 7.81 9 600 4368 -0.2 -1.4 92 1.2 -0.8 232 51 315.9 317.0 292.9 334.2 5.78 10 550 5061 -3.8 -5.9 85 2.1 -4.8 229 50 319.5 320.4 292.8 334.1 4.48 11 500 5808 -7.8 -11.8 72 4.1 -9.4 228 50 323.6 324.2 292.7 333.9 3.09 12 450 6622 -11.2 -23.1 37 11.9 -14.7 230 53 329.2 329.5 292.8 333.9 1.33 13 400 7516 -17.0 -23.9 55 6.9 -18.9 229 56 333.0 333.2 293.8 337.9 1.39 14 350 8505 -23.6 -44.8 12 21.2 -26.3 225 55 337.0 337.0 293.8 337.8 0.20 15 300 9612 -32.4 -48.5 19 16.1 -33.9 222 57 339.7 339.7 294.4 340.3 0.16 16 250 10873 -41.0 -46.5 56 5.4 -41.5 229 53 345.0 345.1 295.7 346.0 0.24 17 200 12349 -52.8 -57.5 57 4.6 -52.9 234 57 349.1 349.1 296.5 349.5 0.08 18 150 14144 -66.2 -71.2 50 4.9 -66.3 234 59 356.0 356.0 297.9 356.0 0.02 19 100 16581 -68.9 -84.8 8 15.9 -69.0 257 29 394.6 394.6 304.5 394.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5750.98 m Freezing level: 602.14 mb = 4340.21 m = 14239.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 608.04 mb = 4260.44 m = 13977.64 ft Precipitable water: 2.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.75 % Est. max temperature: 31.63 C = 88.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.33 mb = 673.84 m = 2210.74 ft T: 22.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.96 C/km ThetaE index: 15.68 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.75 mb = 1041.50 m = 3416.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.86 C = 85.75 F Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lifted Index: -4.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.26 C Showalter Index: -4.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.72 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.35 C Cross Totals Index: 25.37 C K Index: 42.63 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 469.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.17 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1273.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.13 mb = 874.33 m = 2868.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.13 mb = 1411.99 m = 4632.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 196.13 mb = 12471.36 m = 40916.04 ft B at Equ Level: 1271.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 106.13 mb = 16223.58 m = 53226.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.2 at 41.8 knts Storm direction: 248.2 at 31.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 446.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 446.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 148.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 9.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.86 Bulk Rich Number: 8.18 Bulk Shear: 155.75 m/s