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: 39.16,-76.06 Latitude: 39.16 Longitude: -76.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 6 26.7 23.3 82 3.4 24.2 186 3 299.4 302.7 297.2 352.6 18.21 1 1000 58 26.6 22.7 79 3.9 23.8 170 4 299.8 303.0 297.0 351.5 17.67 2 950 511 23.1 21.3 90 1.8 21.8 164 18 300.6 303.7 296.7 350.5 17.02 3 900 981 19.8 19.6 99 0.1 19.7 179 26 301.9 304.8 296.5 349.7 16.20 4 850 1474 17.4 17.4 100 -0.0 17.4 185 30 304.4 307.1 296.3 348.6 14.87 5 800 1992 15.5 15.5 100 -0.0 15.5 194 38 307.7 310.3 296.6 349.9 14.00 6 750 2539 12.8 12.8 100 -0.0 12.8 208 39 310.5 312.8 296.3 348.6 12.48 7 700 3117 9.9 9.9 100 -0.0 9.9 216 40 313.5 315.6 296.1 347.7 11.05 8 650 3730 6.0 6.0 100 0.0 6.1 221 43 315.8 317.5 295.3 344.3 9.09 9 600 4382 1.5 1.5 100 0.0 1.5 223 46 317.8 319.2 294.4 340.4 7.12 10 550 5078 -2.7 -2.7 100 0.0 -2.7 223 48 320.9 322.0 294.1 339.4 5.71 11 500 5828 -7.0 -7.1 99 0.1 -7.0 225 49 324.6 325.5 294.2 339.4 4.50 12 450 6645 -11.1 -12.9 87 1.7 -11.8 227 51 329.2 329.9 294.3 340.0 3.16 13 400 7541 -16.1 -17.8 86 1.8 -16.7 227 53 334.1 334.6 294.9 342.4 2.35 14 350 8533 -23.1 -27.6 67 4.5 -24.2 226 56 337.6 337.9 294.7 341.8 1.13 15 300 9641 -32.5 -36.0 71 3.5 -33.0 224 56 339.5 339.7 294.7 341.8 0.59 16 250 10902 -41.1 -43.8 75 2.7 -41.3 231 49 345.0 345.0 295.8 346.2 0.31 17 200 12382 -52.0 -55.6 65 3.6 -52.2 239 49 350.4 350.4 296.8 350.8 0.10 18 150 14178 -67.1 -71.4 54 4.3 -67.2 231 58 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.02 19 100 16618 -68.9 -84.8 8 16.0 -68.9 255 28 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5770.02 m Freezing level: 582.18 mb = 4629.95 m = 15189.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 582.16 mb = 4623.34 m = 15168.25 ft Precipitable water: 2.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.17 % Est. max temperature: 31.42 C = 88.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.95 mb = 437.46 m = 1435.22 ft T: 23.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 10.54 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.84 mb = 839.03 m = 2752.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.85 C = 83.93 F Cap Strength: 0.57 C Lifted Index: -4.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.86 C Showalter Index: -3.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.68 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.33 C Cross Totals Index: 24.35 C K Index: 41.73 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 423.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.90 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1152.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.08 mb = 723.44 m = 2373.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 902.08 mb = 961.25 m = 3153.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 192.08 mb = 12633.85 m = 41449.15 ft B at Equ Level: 1146.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 112.08 mb = 15932.04 m = 52269.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.5 at 37.7 knts Storm direction: 241.5 at 28.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 2.6 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 359.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 359.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 119.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.11 Bulk Rich Number: 8.87 Bulk Shear: 130.01 m/s