MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251200F005.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251200F005.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 5 hour NAM valid 17Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 40.81,-74.93 Latitude: 40.81 Longitude: -74.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 79 SFC 985 208 23.7 22.8 95 0.9 23.0 148 8 298.1 301.3 296.7 350.4 18.01 2 950 526 20.9 20.9 100 -0.0 20.9 154 18 298.4 301.4 295.9 346.8 16.64 3 900 994 18.8 16.1 84 2.7 17.0 188 32 300.9 303.2 294.0 338.7 12.89 4 850 1483 15.8 13.8 88 2.0 14.5 195 39 302.7 304.9 293.7 337.5 11.77 5 800 1996 12.4 12.2 98 0.2 12.3 196 44 304.4 306.5 293.8 337.9 11.23 6 750 2535 9.3 9.3 100 -0.0 9.3 204 45 306.7 308.6 293.4 336.5 9.88 7 700 3105 6.3 4.9 91 1.4 5.5 213 43 309.4 310.9 292.6 333.2 7.77 8 650 3711 3.0 0.7 85 2.3 1.7 216 45 312.3 313.5 292.2 331.7 6.20 9 600 4355 -0.6 -1.8 91 1.2 -1.2 221 46 315.4 316.5 292.6 333.1 5.59 10 550 5047 -4.2 -4.7 96 0.6 -4.4 218 47 319.2 320.1 293.0 335.0 4.91 11 500 5794 -7.3 -10.2 80 2.9 -8.5 220 49 324.1 324.8 293.3 335.9 3.53 12 450 6609 -11.9 -15.2 77 3.3 -13.1 225 50 328.3 328.8 293.6 337.2 2.61 13 400 7500 -17.9 -20.4 81 2.4 -18.7 226 50 331.7 332.0 293.9 338.3 1.90 14 350 8485 -24.4 -28.1 72 3.7 -25.3 225 50 335.8 336.0 294.3 339.8 1.08 15 300 9589 -32.7 -36.3 69 3.7 -33.2 233 61 339.4 339.5 294.7 341.5 0.57 16 250 10847 -42.7 -45.9 71 3.1 -43.0 235 69 342.5 342.6 295.1 343.5 0.25 17 200 12312 -54.7 -57.6 70 2.9 -54.8 238 73 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.4 0.08 18 150 14108 -65.2 -77.6 16 12.4 -65.3 242 67 357.8 357.8 298.2 357.9 0.01 19 100 16560 -66.9 -83.7 8 16.8 -67.0 257 29 398.5 398.5 305.0 398.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.95 m Freezing level: 608.41 mb = 4246.71 m = 13932.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.66 mb = 4082.49 m = 13393.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.69 % Est. max temperature: 28.77 C = 83.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.65 mb = 312.26 m = 1024.46 ft T: 22.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.05 C/km ThetaE index: 12.85 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.00 mb = 993.87 m = 3260.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.47 C = 79.64 F Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lifted Index: -2.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.65 C Showalter Index: 0.52 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.23 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: 21.13 C K Index: 35.52 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 370.66 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.43 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 712.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.90 mb = 804.85 m = 2640.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 874.90 mb = 1236.05 m = 4055.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.90 mb = 11256.15 m = 36929.17 ft B at Equ Level: 709.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.90 mb = 14749.75 m = 48390.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.3 at 41.5 knts Storm direction: 239.3 at 31.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 400.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 400.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 133.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.56 Bulk Rich Number: 4.61 Bulk Shear: 154.71 m/s