MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 40.01,-75.53 Latitude: 40.01 Longitude: -75.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 990 140 24.5 22.0 86 2.4 22.7 186 12 298.5 301.6 296.2 348.1 17.07 2 950 502 22.1 20.7 91 1.5 21.1 192 30 299.6 302.6 296.1 347.4 16.35 3 900 973 19.8 19.3 97 0.5 19.4 205 32 301.9 304.8 296.3 348.5 15.81 4 850 1464 17.5 17.4 99 0.1 17.5 213 32 304.5 307.3 296.4 348.9 14.89 5 800 1980 14.0 10.3 78 3.7 11.7 229 29 306.1 307.9 293.3 335.9 9.89 6 750 2522 10.3 6.7 78 3.6 8.2 228 31 307.8 309.3 292.5 332.9 8.24 7 700 3093 7.2 4.3 82 2.9 5.5 227 33 310.4 311.8 292.6 333.3 7.44 8 650 3700 3.9 0.0 76 3.9 1.8 227 37 313.4 314.5 292.3 332.0 5.91 9 600 4347 0.7 -9.9 45 10.5 -3.8 228 40 316.9 317.5 290.7 326.7 3.01 10 550 5041 -2.8 -11.3 52 8.5 -6.3 225 45 320.8 321.3 291.9 330.5 2.94 11 500 5790 -6.8 -16.9 45 10.1 -10.5 226 48 324.7 325.1 292.2 331.7 2.04 12 450 6605 -11.4 -36.1 11 24.8 -16.5 230 49 329.0 329.0 291.8 330.4 0.39 13 400 7498 -16.8 -28.1 37 11.3 -19.6 230 58 333.1 333.3 293.4 336.6 0.94 14 350 8486 -24.3 -39.3 24 15.0 -26.5 229 54 336.1 336.1 293.7 337.5 0.36 15 300 9591 -32.5 -38.0 58 5.5 -33.3 222 63 339.5 339.6 294.7 341.4 0.48 16 250 10850 -41.9 -50.9 37 8.9 -42.5 225 67 343.7 343.8 295.3 344.3 0.14 17 200 12322 -53.2 -59.1 49 5.9 -53.4 224 72 348.4 348.5 296.4 348.7 0.07 18 150 14121 -64.7 -77.1 17 12.3 -64.8 229 63 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.6 0.01 19 100 16559 -66.5 -85.9 5 19.4 -66.7 246 26 399.1 399.1 305.1 399.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5736.88 m Freezing level: 590.51 mb = 4478.50 m = 14693.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.85 mb = 3903.34 m = 12806.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.95 % Est. max temperature: 30.80 C = 87.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 955.87 mb = 448.40 m = 1471.11 ft T: 22.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.19 C/km ThetaE index: 16.01 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 898.83 mb = 983.78 m = 3227.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.95 C = 82.32 F Cap Strength: 0.65 C Lifted Index: -3.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.88 C Showalter Index: -3.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.59 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.35 C Cross Totals Index: 24.25 C K Index: 38.88 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 375.69 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.46 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1035.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.72 mb = 765.13 m = 2510.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 836.72 mb = 1598.11 m = 5243.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 206.72 mb = 12103.90 m = 39710.47 ft B at Equ Level: 1031.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 116.72 mb = 15629.16 m = 51276.14 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.3 at 36.1 knts Storm direction: 252.3 at 27.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.7 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 194.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 194.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.20 Bulk Rich Number: 19.77 Bulk Shear: 52.36 m/s