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: 39.23,-75.06 Latitude: 39.23 Longitude: -75.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1008 1 22.7 22.0 96 0.7 22.2 158 11 295.2 298.2 295.1 343.2 16.70 1 1000 66 22.1 21.9 98 0.3 22.0 160 15 295.3 298.3 295.1 343.4 16.76 2 950 517 24.5 20.1 77 4.4 21.3 191 27 302.0 304.9 296.3 348.5 15.76 3 900 990 20.8 18.3 85 2.5 19.1 212 33 303.0 305.7 296.0 346.9 14.85 4 850 1482 17.4 15.1 87 2.2 15.8 218 32 304.3 306.7 294.9 342.6 12.83 5 800 1998 14.3 10.4 78 3.8 11.9 228 34 306.4 308.2 293.4 336.4 9.98 6 750 2541 11.2 7.5 78 3.7 9.0 226 32 308.8 310.4 293.2 335.4 8.71 7 700 3114 7.4 4.4 81 3.1 5.6 224 34 310.7 312.1 292.7 333.9 7.51 8 650 3722 4.4 -0.1 72 4.5 2.0 225 40 313.9 315.1 292.3 332.3 5.84 9 600 4370 0.5 -1.4 87 1.9 -0.4 227 41 316.7 317.9 293.1 335.1 5.78 10 550 5064 -3.3 -4.9 89 1.6 -4.1 226 45 320.2 321.1 293.3 335.8 4.83 11 500 5813 -6.8 -14.0 57 7.2 -9.6 226 51 324.7 325.2 292.6 333.4 2.59 12 450 6629 -11.4 -16.2 68 4.8 -13.1 230 53 328.9 329.4 293.6 337.2 2.41 13 400 7522 -17.4 -22.1 67 4.7 -18.8 230 55 332.3 332.7 293.9 338.1 1.62 14 350 8509 -23.2 -48.5 8 25.3 -26.3 225 55 337.4 337.4 293.8 338.0 0.13 15 300 9617 -32.2 -48.2 19 16.0 -33.7 219 53 339.9 340.0 294.4 340.6 0.16 16 250 10876 -41.7 -56.1 19 14.4 -42.4 222 57 344.1 344.2 295.4 344.5 0.08 17 200 12349 -53.5 -60.4 43 6.9 -53.7 225 62 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.4 0.06 18 150 14143 -65.2 -79.4 12 14.2 -65.3 229 55 357.7 357.7 298.2 357.7 0.00 19 100 16570 -68.6 -85.2 7 16.6 -68.7 254 27 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5747.23 m Freezing level: 592.96 mb = 4467.29 m = 14656.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 609.23 mb = 4246.11 m = 13930.63 ft Precipitable water: 2.05 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.83 % Est. max temperature: 31.62 C = 88.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 996.97 mb = 92.38 m = 303.07 ft T: 22.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.29 C/km ThetaE index: 16.18 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.29 mb = 1268.76 m = 4162.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.24 C = 88.24 F Cap Strength: 2.48 C Lifted Index: -2.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.25 C Showalter Index: -1.10 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.19 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.21 C Cross Totals Index: 21.99 C K Index: 36.29 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 338.92 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.85 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 765.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 54.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.99 mb = 807.19 m = 2648.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 823.99 mb = 1746.49 m = 5729.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.99 mb = 11601.56 m = 38062.40 ft B at Equ Level: 762.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.99 mb = 14818.85 m = 48617.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.7 at 36.6 knts Storm direction: 251.7 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 252.4 neg: -8.0 tot: 244.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 81.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.19 Bulk Rich Number: 8.35 Bulk Shear: 91.74 m/s