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: 39.29,-75.21 Latitude: 39.29 Longitude: -75.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1007 1 23.8 22.4 92 1.4 22.8 147 10 296.4 299.5 295.7 345.9 17.18 1 1000 61 24.1 22.4 90 1.7 22.9 152 14 297.3 300.4 296.1 347.5 17.32 2 950 514 24.4 20.0 77 4.4 21.3 186 25 301.9 304.8 296.3 348.3 15.71 3 900 986 20.8 18.2 85 2.6 19.0 208 33 302.9 305.7 295.9 346.7 14.78 4 850 1479 17.1 15.3 90 1.7 15.9 217 34 304.0 306.4 295.0 342.7 12.98 5 800 1995 14.3 10.6 78 3.7 11.9 229 34 306.4 308.3 293.5 336.8 10.08 6 750 2538 11.5 7.3 75 4.2 9.0 227 33 309.1 310.7 293.2 335.3 8.59 7 700 3111 8.0 3.8 75 4.2 5.6 226 35 311.3 312.7 292.7 333.6 7.19 8 650 3719 4.6 0.1 73 4.4 2.2 226 38 314.1 315.3 292.5 332.9 5.96 9 600 4367 0.8 -2.2 80 3.0 -0.7 227 40 317.1 318.1 292.9 334.5 5.44 10 550 5062 -3.1 -5.2 85 2.1 -4.1 226 45 320.4 321.3 293.3 335.8 4.72 11 500 5811 -7.1 -13.6 60 6.5 -9.6 227 49 324.4 325.0 292.6 333.5 2.68 12 450 6627 -11.3 -20.3 47 9.1 -14.2 229 53 329.1 329.4 293.0 335.0 1.69 13 400 7520 -17.5 -22.4 66 4.9 -18.9 231 56 332.3 332.6 293.8 337.9 1.59 14 350 8507 -23.7 -43.0 15 19.3 -26.4 226 57 336.7 336.8 293.7 337.7 0.24 15 300 9614 -32.3 -47.6 20 15.3 -33.8 221 55 339.8 339.8 294.4 340.5 0.17 16 250 10872 -41.8 -56.4 19 14.6 -42.5 223 57 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.3 0.07 17 200 12345 -53.5 -65.0 23 11.5 -53.7 225 61 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.3 0.03 18 150 14139 -65.2 -75.4 23 10.2 -65.3 226 54 357.8 357.8 298.2 357.8 0.01 19 100 16569 -68.2 -85.6 7 17.4 -68.3 254 27 395.9 395.9 304.6 396.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.87 m Freezing level: 589.30 mb = 4516.17 m = 14816.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.66 mb = 4198.36 m = 13773.99 ft Precipitable water: 2.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.85 % Est. max temperature: 31.31 C = 88.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.87 mb = 178.15 m = 584.46 ft T: 24.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.57 C/km ThetaE index: 15.43 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.56 mb = 1213.68 m = 3981.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.90 C = 87.62 F Cap Strength: 1.98 C Lifted Index: -3.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.99 C Showalter Index: -1.34 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.49 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.11 C Cross Totals Index: 22.38 C K Index: 35.22 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 347.79 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.86 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 940.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.71 mb = 864.08 m = 2834.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 847.71 mb = 1501.61 m = 4926.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 207.71 mb = 12095.22 m = 39682.01 ft B at Equ Level: 936.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 117.71 mb = 15591.90 m = 51153.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.6 at 36.4 knts Storm direction: 251.6 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.3 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 288.7 neg: -5.6 tot: 283.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.68 Bulk Rich Number: 8.87 Bulk Shear: 106.01 m/s