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: 40.91,-74.83 Latitude: 40.91 Longitude: -74.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 982 227 25.0 23.4 91 1.5 23.9 156 10 299.6 303.0 297.6 354.6 18.77 2 950 520 21.8 21.7 99 0.1 21.8 157 19 299.3 302.5 296.7 350.4 17.46 3 900 989 18.6 18.3 98 0.3 18.4 171 30 300.7 303.4 295.3 344.2 14.85 4 850 1478 15.6 14.6 94 1.0 15.0 198 44 302.5 304.8 294.1 339.2 12.41 5 800 1991 12.9 12.7 99 0.2 12.7 206 47 304.9 307.0 294.2 339.5 11.59 6 750 2531 9.4 8.6 95 0.7 8.9 209 44 306.8 308.5 293.1 335.2 9.42 7 700 3102 6.4 4.8 90 1.6 5.5 214 42 309.6 311.0 292.6 333.4 7.75 8 650 3707 3.2 0.7 84 2.4 1.8 220 42 312.5 313.7 292.3 332.0 6.23 9 600 4351 -0.8 -1.5 95 0.7 -1.2 220 44 315.2 316.3 292.6 333.3 5.72 10 550 5043 -3.7 -6.3 82 2.6 -5.0 222 45 319.7 320.5 292.7 333.8 4.34 11 500 5792 -6.6 -11.4 69 4.7 -8.6 225 46 324.9 325.6 293.2 335.7 3.21 12 450 6608 -11.6 -16.3 68 4.7 -13.3 227 49 328.6 329.1 293.5 336.8 2.37 13 400 7500 -17.6 -20.4 79 2.7 -18.5 230 51 332.1 332.4 294.0 338.7 1.89 14 350 8485 -24.5 -28.8 67 4.3 -25.4 229 54 335.8 336.0 294.2 339.5 1.02 15 300 9590 -32.7 -36.4 69 3.7 -33.2 233 61 339.4 339.5 294.7 341.5 0.57 16 250 10848 -42.7 -46.1 69 3.4 -42.9 233 69 342.7 342.7 295.2 343.6 0.25 17 200 12313 -54.3 -58.0 63 3.8 -54.4 235 74 346.8 346.9 296.0 347.2 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 -67.6 256 28 397.3 397.3 304.8 397.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5720.08 m Freezing level: 610.41 mb = 4217.11 m = 13835.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.28 mb = 4096.65 m = 13440.28 ft Precipitable water: 2.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.36 % Est. max temperature: 28.63 C = 83.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.01 mb = 419.65 m = 1376.79 ft T: 22.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.85 C/km ThetaE index: 15.35 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 927.73 mb = 725.82 m = 2381.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.24 C = 77.44 F Cap Strength: -0.07 C Lifted Index: -3.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.69 C Showalter Index: 0.49 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.51 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.24 C Cross Totals Index: 21.27 C K Index: 35.31 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 391.27 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.80 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1355.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.77 mb = 734.79 m = 2410.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 921.77 mb = 781.69 m = 2564.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 191.77 mb = 12574.82 m = 41255.48 ft B at Equ Level: 1349.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 111.77 mb = 15883.86 m = 52111.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.9 at 41.1 knts Storm direction: 241.9 at 30.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 446.0 neg: -2.1 tot: 443.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 148.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 8.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.67 Bulk Rich Number: 9.04 Bulk Shear: 149.89 m/s