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: 41.42,-74.99 Latitude: 41.42 Longitude: -74.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 963 368 21.6 21.5 99 0.1 21.5 41 8 297.9 301.0 296.0 347.2 16.96 2 950 483 21.0 21.0 100 -0.0 21.1 77 10 298.5 301.5 296.0 347.1 16.73 3 900 951 18.7 18.8 100 -0.0 18.8 160 25 300.8 303.6 295.7 345.8 15.31 4 850 1442 16.2 16.2 100 -0.0 16.2 181 34 303.1 305.6 295.3 343.8 13.75 5 800 1956 13.1 13.1 100 -0.0 13.1 194 34 305.1 307.3 294.5 340.8 11.93 6 750 2497 10.2 10.2 100 -0.0 10.2 204 34 307.6 309.6 294.1 339.4 10.48 7 700 3070 7.5 7.5 100 0.0 7.5 213 33 310.8 312.5 294.1 339.4 9.32 8 650 3679 4.6 4.6 100 0.0 4.6 221 34 314.2 315.7 294.3 339.7 8.20 9 600 4328 1.1 1.1 100 0.0 1.1 226 37 317.4 318.8 294.1 339.4 6.93 10 550 5025 -2.5 -2.5 100 0.0 -2.5 231 40 321.1 322.3 294.3 339.9 5.80 11 500 5776 -6.5 -6.5 100 0.0 -6.5 236 44 325.1 326.1 294.5 340.7 4.71 12 450 6593 -11.4 -11.4 100 0.0 -11.4 239 47 328.9 329.6 294.6 341.0 3.56 13 400 7486 -17.6 -17.6 100 0.0 -17.6 241 50 332.1 332.6 294.4 340.5 2.40 14 350 8471 -24.5 -24.7 98 0.2 -24.6 245 51 335.7 336.0 294.6 341.0 1.47 15 300 9575 -32.7 -34.3 86 1.5 -33.0 244 51 339.2 339.4 294.8 341.9 0.70 16 250 10834 -42.7 -45.6 72 3.0 -42.9 232 45 342.6 342.7 295.2 343.7 0.26 17 200 12297 -55.2 -58.8 64 3.7 -55.2 223 45 345.4 345.4 295.7 345.7 0.07 18 150 14088 -65.0 -78.6 14 13.6 -65.1 233 74 358.1 358.1 298.3 358.1 0.01 19 100 16561 -67.5 -86.4 5 18.9 -67.7 266 26 397.2 397.2 304.8 397.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5737.60 m Freezing level: 584.44 mb = 4545.15 m = 14911.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 584.41 mb = 4539.19 m = 14892.17 ft Precipitable water: 2.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.98 % Est. max temperature: 28.15 C = 82.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.58 mb = 378.18 m = 1240.74 ft T: 21.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.16 C/km ThetaE index: 7.85 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.50 mb = 831.87 m = 2729.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.83 C = 74.90 F Cap Strength: -0.03 C Lifted Index: -2.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.04 C Showalter Index: -1.23 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.35 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.67 C Cross Totals Index: 22.68 C K Index: 38.86 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 432.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.75 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 814.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.46 mb = 832.21 m = 2730.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 907.46 mb = 879.79 m = 2886.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 197.46 mb = 12376.08 m = 40603.44 ft B at Equ Level: 809.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 127.46 mb = 15080.86 m = 49477.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.5 at 34.7 knts Storm direction: 245.5 at 26.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 538.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 538.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 179.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 10.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.60 Bulk Rich Number: 3.93 Bulk Shear: 207.02 m/s