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: 40.9,-74.96 Latitude: 40.90 Longitude: -74.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 987 184 25.1 23.3 89 1.9 23.8 160 9 299.4 302.8 297.4 353.5 18.51 2 950 520 21.7 21.7 100 -0.0 21.7 160 19 299.2 302.3 296.6 350.0 17.43 3 900 989 18.4 18.3 100 0.0 18.4 175 31 300.4 303.1 295.3 344.1 14.91 4 850 1477 15.4 15.1 98 0.3 15.3 200 42 302.3 304.7 294.4 340.2 12.84 5 800 1991 12.9 12.8 99 0.1 12.9 206 46 304.9 307.1 294.3 339.9 11.69 6 750 2531 9.3 8.6 96 0.6 8.9 210 44 306.6 308.4 293.1 335.1 9.41 7 700 3101 6.5 4.1 85 2.4 5.1 216 42 309.7 311.1 292.3 332.3 7.37 8 650 3706 3.1 0.6 84 2.4 1.8 221 42 312.4 313.6 292.2 331.7 6.17 9 600 4350 -1.0 -2.0 93 1.0 -1.5 220 44 315.0 316.1 292.4 332.5 5.52 10 550 5042 -3.7 -6.5 81 2.8 -5.0 223 45 319.7 320.6 292.7 333.7 4.29 11 500 5791 -6.5 -11.6 67 5.1 -8.6 225 46 325.1 325.8 293.3 335.8 3.16 12 450 6606 -11.6 -16.6 66 5.1 -13.4 228 49 328.7 329.2 293.5 336.7 2.31 13 400 7499 -17.5 -20.6 77 3.1 -18.5 230 51 332.2 332.6 294.0 338.7 1.85 14 350 8484 -24.5 -28.8 67 4.4 -25.4 229 54 335.8 336.0 294.2 339.5 1.01 15 300 9589 -32.7 -36.3 70 3.6 -33.1 233 61 339.4 339.5 294.7 341.6 0.57 16 250 10847 -42.6 -46.0 69 3.4 -42.8 232 70 342.8 342.8 295.2 343.8 0.25 17 200 12312 -54.2 -57.9 64 3.7 -54.4 234 75 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.2 0.08 18 150 14107 -65.3 -79.0 13 13.6 -65.4 241 66 357.5 357.5 298.2 357.5 0.01 19 100 16556 -67.5 -82.9 9 15.4 -67.5 256 28 397.4 397.4 304.9 397.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.79 m Freezing level: 612.00 mb = 4195.24 m = 13763.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.91 mb = 4048.32 m = 13281.74 ft Precipitable water: 2.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.88 % Est. max temperature: 28.70 C = 83.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.11 mb = 418.75 m = 1373.85 ft T: 22.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.82 C/km ThetaE index: 21.83 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.06 mb = 657.60 m = 2157.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.28 C = 77.51 F Cap Strength: -0.13 C Lifted Index: -2.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.65 C Showalter Index: 0.22 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.51 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.89 C Cross Totals Index: 21.62 C K Index: 34.67 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 389.72 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.00 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1373.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.90 mb = 677.64 m = 2223.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 927.90 mb = 724.19 m = 2375.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 187.90 mb = 12701.59 m = 41671.37 ft B at Equ Level: 1362.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 107.90 mb = 16096.79 m = 52810.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.7 at 40.4 knts Storm direction: 242.7 at 30.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 417.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 417.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 139.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.42 Bulk Rich Number: 9.71 Bulk Shear: 141.42 m/s