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: 38.27,-76.50 Latitude: 38.27 Longitude: -76.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 23.7 23.5 99 0.2 23.6 169 4 296.5 299.8 296.6 349.8 18.48 1 1000 68 23.6 23.6 100 -0.0 23.6 184 6 296.7 300.1 296.7 350.5 18.62 2 950 523 26.2 19.6 67 6.6 21.5 207 28 303.7 306.5 296.4 349.0 15.25 3 900 997 21.6 18.8 84 2.8 19.6 207 29 303.7 306.5 296.4 349.2 15.30 4 850 1490 16.8 16.8 100 -0.0 16.8 216 32 303.7 306.3 295.8 346.1 14.27 5 800 2005 13.8 12.3 90 1.6 12.8 227 30 305.9 308.0 294.3 339.8 11.27 6 750 2547 10.9 7.1 77 3.9 8.6 238 31 308.5 310.0 292.9 334.2 8.46 7 700 3120 8.0 4.0 76 4.0 5.6 234 38 311.3 312.7 292.7 333.8 7.29 8 650 3728 4.2 0.7 78 3.5 2.2 229 38 313.7 314.8 292.6 333.1 6.18 9 600 4376 1.4 -3.6 69 5.1 -1.1 230 38 317.8 318.7 292.7 333.5 4.88 10 550 5073 -2.4 -7.2 70 4.7 -4.6 224 42 321.2 322.0 292.9 334.5 4.06 11 500 5823 -6.7 -10.7 73 4.0 -8.4 222 43 324.9 325.6 293.4 336.3 3.38 12 450 6638 -11.7 -15.5 74 3.7 -13.1 226 47 328.5 329.0 293.6 337.2 2.55 13 400 7530 -17.9 -19.1 90 1.2 -18.3 226 47 331.8 332.2 294.1 339.2 2.11 14 350 8515 -24.3 -38.4 26 14.1 -26.6 221 47 335.9 336.0 293.7 337.4 0.40 15 300 9620 -32.3 -50.4 15 18.1 -33.9 213 51 339.8 339.8 294.4 340.3 0.13 16 250 10881 -41.4 -62.9 8 21.6 -42.2 215 48 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.03 17 200 12358 -52.7 -62.6 29 9.9 -53.0 221 55 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.4 0.04 18 150 14157 -64.8 -79.0 12 14.2 -64.8 227 50 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.6 0.01 19 100 16578 -68.1 -84.8 8 16.6 -68.2 242 30 396.1 396.1 304.6 396.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5755.01 m Freezing level: 581.42 mb = 4634.93 m = 15206.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 616.37 mb = 4158.33 m = 13642.66 ft Precipitable water: 2.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.77 % Est. max temperature: 30.97 C = 87.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1002.72 mb = 44.46 m = 145.88 ft T: 23.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.40 C/km ThetaE index: 16.12 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.78 mb = 1232.01 m = 4041.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.99 C = 87.78 F Cap Strength: 1.98 C Lifted Index: -3.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.53 C Showalter Index: -2.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 46.82 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.40 C Cross Totals Index: 23.42 C K Index: 36.18 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 348.00 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1268.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 41.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.11 mb = 976.16 m = 3202.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.11 mb = 1417.99 m = 4652.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 197.11 mb = 12448.86 m = 40842.21 ft B at Equ Level: 1261.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 107.11 mb = 16168.36 m = 53045.15 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.7 at 34.4 knts Storm direction: 254.7 at 25.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 1.1 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 116.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 210.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 210.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.51 Bulk Rich Number: 22.66 Bulk Shear: 56.00 m/s