MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F017.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F017.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 17 hour NAM valid 23Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 38.09,-78.19 Latitude: 38.09 Longitude: -78.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 992 133 28.4 20.7 63 7.7 22.9 221 4 302.2 305.1 296.3 348.4 15.66 2 950 520 25.4 19.6 70 5.8 21.3 205 19 303.0 305.8 296.3 348.4 15.33 3 900 992 20.9 18.9 88 2.0 19.5 205 22 303.0 305.9 296.3 348.7 15.41 4 850 1485 17.3 17.4 100 -0.0 17.4 205 23 304.3 307.1 296.3 348.5 14.84 5 800 2001 13.2 12.7 97 0.5 12.9 231 22 305.2 307.4 294.3 340.0 11.62 6 750 2542 10.8 8.0 83 2.8 9.0 234 30 308.2 309.9 293.2 335.6 8.99 7 700 3115 7.0 4.8 86 2.1 5.8 229 36 310.2 311.7 292.8 334.1 7.75 8 650 3721 3.5 0.0 78 3.4 1.7 228 36 312.9 314.0 292.1 331.4 5.92 9 600 4366 0.5 -9.6 46 10.2 -3.8 229 39 316.7 317.3 290.7 326.7 3.07 10 550 5060 -3.0 -25.0 16 22.0 -9.5 227 44 320.6 320.7 289.9 323.7 0.91 11 500 5807 -7.7 -29.0 16 21.2 -13.1 224 46 323.6 323.8 290.6 326.1 0.70 12 450 6619 -11.4 -35.7 11 24.4 -16.4 234 47 329.0 329.0 291.9 330.5 0.40 13 400 7513 -17.0 -43.4 8 26.5 -21.1 227 49 332.9 333.0 292.7 333.8 0.20 14 350 8498 -25.1 -48.9 9 23.8 -27.7 226 48 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.5 0.13 15 300 9602 -32.3 -35.6 73 3.2 -32.9 217 57 339.8 339.9 294.8 342.1 0.62 16 250 10863 -41.4 -47.9 49 6.5 -41.9 220 65 344.5 344.6 295.6 345.3 0.20 17 200 12339 -53.0 -69.7 11 16.7 -53.3 227 61 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.02 18 150 14142 -63.9 -77.5 14 13.5 -64.0 220 50 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.0 0.01 19 100 16580 -67.5 -85.0 7 17.4 -67.7 247 23 397.2 397.2 304.8 397.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5740.55 m Freezing level: 592.50 mb = 4470.37 m = 14666.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.93 mb = 3910.00 m = 12827.93 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.48 % Est. max temperature: 30.65 C = 87.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 887.86 mb = 1109.54 m = 3640.16 ft T: 20.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.46 C/km ThetaE index: 24.92 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.82 mb = 1366.08 m = 4481.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.20 C = 86.36 F Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lifted Index: -4.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.22 C Showalter Index: -4.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.13 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.05 C Cross Totals Index: 25.07 C K Index: 40.27 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 389.03 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.41 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1160.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.69 mb = 1218.57 m = 3997.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 841.69 mb = 1568.57 m = 5146.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 211.69 mb = 11962.85 m = 39247.72 ft B at Equ Level: 1160.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 121.69 mb = 15399.51 m = 50522.71 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.8 at 32.4 knts Storm direction: 254.8 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 3.7 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 120.3 neg: -0.7 tot: 119.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.70 Bulk Rich Number: 21.64 Bulk Shear: 53.64 m/s