MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251200F006.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251200F006.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 18Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 38.74,-77.54 Latitude: 38.74 Longitude: -77.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 1000 72 28.7 22.6 69 6.2 24.2 188 12 301.9 305.1 297.4 353.4 17.47 2 950 524 23.1 20.8 87 2.3 21.5 190 18 300.6 303.6 296.4 349.0 16.49 3 900 993 18.8 18.8 100 -0.0 18.8 199 23 300.9 303.7 295.7 346.0 15.38 4 850 1484 17.2 12.5 74 4.7 14.1 215 33 304.1 306.1 293.3 336.2 10.74 5 800 1999 13.9 9.3 74 4.6 11.0 216 40 305.9 307.6 292.7 333.6 9.20 6 750 2541 10.6 6.7 77 3.9 8.2 217 40 308.0 309.6 292.6 333.1 8.22 7 700 3113 7.4 4.4 81 3.0 5.7 221 39 310.7 312.2 292.8 334.0 7.54 8 650 3720 3.9 1.2 83 2.7 2.4 225 40 313.4 314.6 292.7 333.6 6.45 9 600 4367 0.0 -0.2 98 0.3 -0.1 233 39 316.2 317.4 293.3 336.0 6.28 10 550 5060 -3.7 -4.0 98 0.2 -3.8 229 36 319.6 320.7 293.4 336.4 5.20 11 500 5808 -7.2 -9.2 86 1.9 -8.1 223 43 324.2 325.0 293.6 336.9 3.82 12 450 6623 -11.9 -14.6 80 2.7 -12.9 222 46 328.2 328.8 293.7 337.6 2.74 13 400 7514 -17.6 -19.7 84 2.0 -18.3 221 51 332.0 332.5 294.1 339.1 2.01 14 350 8500 -24.3 -27.2 76 3.0 -24.9 219 57 336.1 336.3 294.4 340.3 1.17 15 300 9607 -32.2 -36.4 66 4.2 -32.8 217 62 340.1 340.2 294.8 342.2 0.57 16 250 10869 -41.5 -50.5 37 9.1 -42.1 218 65 344.4 344.5 295.5 345.1 0.15 17 200 12342 -53.5 -63.0 30 9.6 -53.7 221 65 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.3 0.04 18 150 14139 -64.3 -79.5 11 15.2 -64.4 233 50 359.3 359.3 298.5 359.3 0.00 19 100 16583 -68.0 -84.7 8 16.6 -68.1 233 29 396.3 396.3 304.7 396.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5736.51 m Freezing level: 599.56 mb = 4372.71 m = 14345.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 601.93 mb = 4340.59 m = 14240.61 ft Precipitable water: 2.07 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.80 % Est. max temperature: 30.96 C = 87.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.72 mb = 852.48 m = 2796.81 ft T: 20.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.45 C/km ThetaE index: 20.37 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.92 mb = 841.09 m = 2759.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.64 C = 81.75 F Cap Strength: -0.16 C Lifted Index: -4.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.94 C Showalter Index: 1.18 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.07 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.38 C Cross Totals Index: 19.69 C K Index: 33.83 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 301.36 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.08 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1328.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.94 mb = 859.88 m = 2821.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 908.94 mb = 907.52 m = 2977.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 188.94 mb = 12697.25 m = 41657.13 ft B at Equ Level: 1315.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 108.94 mb = 16066.72 m = 52711.71 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.5 at 35.3 knts Storm direction: 250.5 at 26.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 183.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 183.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.43 Bulk Rich Number: 17.65 Bulk Shear: 75.29 m/s