MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 3Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 40.10,-73.76 Latitude: 40.10 Longitude: -73.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -0 21.2 21.2 100 0.0 21.2 188 20 293.7 296.6 294.1 339.1 15.91 1 1000 64 21.1 21.1 100 -0.0 21.1 190 26 294.2 297.1 294.2 339.7 15.92 2 950 512 24.2 19.7 76 4.4 21.0 208 48 301.7 304.5 296.0 347.1 15.39 3 900 984 20.5 19.1 91 1.5 19.5 219 38 302.7 305.5 296.4 348.9 15.61 4 850 1476 16.6 14.3 86 2.3 15.1 227 37 303.5 305.8 294.2 339.6 12.14 5 800 1991 13.9 10.8 81 3.2 11.9 225 33 306.0 307.9 293.5 336.7 10.20 6 750 2532 10.0 9.0 94 0.9 9.4 224 34 307.4 309.2 293.5 336.7 9.67 7 700 3104 7.1 3.9 80 3.1 5.2 222 36 310.3 311.7 292.4 332.6 7.25 8 650 3710 3.6 0.6 81 3.0 2.0 223 42 313.0 314.2 292.3 332.3 6.16 9 600 4356 -0.1 -4.5 72 4.5 -2.2 222 45 316.1 316.9 291.9 330.7 4.56 10 550 5048 -3.9 -9.7 64 5.8 -6.4 224 46 319.4 320.1 291.8 330.4 3.33 11 500 5794 -7.8 -20.2 37 12.3 -11.8 222 49 323.5 323.8 291.4 328.8 1.54 12 450 6606 -12.1 -33.5 15 21.4 -16.8 227 49 328.0 328.1 291.7 329.9 0.50 13 400 7496 -17.6 -33.9 23 16.2 -20.9 228 51 332.0 332.2 292.8 334.1 0.54 14 350 8482 -24.6 -44.1 15 19.5 -27.1 230 49 335.6 335.6 293.4 336.5 0.22 15 300 9585 -32.7 -39.7 50 6.9 -33.6 225 57 339.2 339.3 294.5 340.8 0.41 16 250 10844 -42.2 -47.5 56 5.3 -42.6 234 60 343.3 343.3 295.3 344.1 0.21 17 200 12312 -53.8 -66.0 21 12.1 -54.1 234 62 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.6 0.03 18 150 14109 -64.3 -78.2 13 13.8 -64.4 231 61 359.2 359.2 298.5 359.3 0.01 19 100 16563 -67.7 -85.1 7 17.4 -67.8 234 22 397.0 397.0 304.8 397.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.81 m Freezing level: 600.77 mb = 4345.87 m = 14257.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.52 mb = 4006.99 m = 13146.12 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.68 % Est. max temperature: 30.89 C = 87.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1007.41 mb = -0.09 m = -0.29 ft T: 21.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 20.07 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.49 mb = 1221.83 m = 4008.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.58 C = 87.05 F Cap Strength: 2.68 C Lifted Index: -3.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.17 C Showalter Index: -0.89 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.57 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.43 C Cross Totals Index: 22.14 C K Index: 35.58 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 294.95 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 782.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 53.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.23 mb = 771.27 m = 2530.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 837.23 mb = 1604.63 m = 5264.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.23 mb = 11188.90 m = 36708.56 ft B at Equ Level: 779.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.23 mb = 14647.76 m = 48056.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.9 at 40.4 knts Storm direction: 250.9 at 30.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 52.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 252.0 neg: -21.8 tot: 230.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.20 Bulk Rich Number: 27.96 Bulk Shear: 27.99 m/s