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: 41.27,-75.29 Latitude: 41.27 Longitude: -75.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 1 950 478 SFC 944 535 20.9 20.9 100 0.0 20.9 137 11 299.0 302.0 296.1 347.7 16.70 3 900 946 19.1 19.1 100 -0.0 19.1 164 34 301.2 304.0 296.0 347.2 15.65 4 850 1437 16.3 16.2 100 0.0 16.3 185 35 303.2 305.7 295.3 344.1 13.78 5 800 1951 14.5 10.0 74 4.6 11.7 202 33 306.7 308.5 293.3 335.8 9.67 6 750 2495 11.2 7.2 77 4.0 8.8 212 36 308.7 310.3 293.0 334.8 8.56 7 700 3068 7.5 6.0 90 1.5 6.6 218 38 310.8 312.4 293.5 336.7 8.43 8 650 3675 4.0 2.6 90 1.5 3.2 221 40 313.5 314.9 293.3 335.7 7.11 9 600 4324 0.8 -0.6 91 1.3 0.1 221 45 317.0 318.2 293.4 336.5 6.14 10 550 5017 -3.2 -5.2 86 2.0 -4.1 224 48 320.3 321.2 293.2 335.7 4.74 11 500 5766 -7.1 -10.3 77 3.3 -8.5 230 52 324.4 325.1 293.3 336.0 3.48 12 450 6581 -12.0 -15.5 75 3.5 -13.3 236 55 328.2 328.7 293.6 336.9 2.55 13 400 7472 -17.5 -29.0 36 11.5 -20.2 237 57 332.2 332.4 293.2 335.4 0.87 14 350 8458 -24.4 -27.8 73 3.5 -25.1 235 58 335.9 336.1 294.3 340.0 1.11 15 300 9564 -32.3 -35.1 76 2.8 -32.7 236 61 339.9 340.0 294.9 342.3 0.64 16 250 10823 -42.4 -45.6 71 3.2 -42.7 231 66 343.0 343.0 295.3 344.0 0.26 17 200 12291 -53.7 -57.7 61 4.0 -53.8 230 76 347.8 347.8 296.2 348.1 0.08 18 150 14086 -65.8 -79.0 14 13.2 -65.9 238 72 356.7 356.7 298.1 356.8 0.01 19 100 16544 -66.4 -85.8 5 19.4 -66.5 256 24 399.4 399.4 305.1 399.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5732.82 m Freezing level: 590.33 mb = 4457.78 m = 14625.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 599.07 mb = 4335.97 m = 14225.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.83 % Est. max temperature: 28.72 C = 83.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.74 mb = 535.12 m = 1755.63 ft T: 20.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.40 C/km ThetaE index: 12.81 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.23 mb = 1039.95 m = 3411.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.46 C = 74.22 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -2.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.07 C Showalter Index: -1.90 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.64 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.34 C Cross Totals Index: 23.29 C K Index: 38.11 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 430.05 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.68 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 812.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.98 mb = 1013.52 m = 3325.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 877.98 mb = 1158.89 m = 3802.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.98 mb = 11724.56 m = 38465.94 ft B at Equ Level: 807.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 127.98 mb = 15048.20 m = 49370.14 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.0 at 41.2 knts Storm direction: 246.0 at 30.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 435.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 435.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 145.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.06 Bulk Rich Number: 5.15 Bulk Shear: 157.84 m/s