MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251200F008.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251200F008.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 8 hour NAM valid 20Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 37.96,-77.79 Latitude: 37.96 Longitude: -77.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 999 91 25.4 22.3 83 3.1 23.2 210 12 298.7 301.8 296.4 348.9 17.24 2 950 528 22.1 20.7 92 1.4 21.1 209 31 299.6 302.6 296.1 347.5 16.40 3 900 997 18.2 16.9 92 1.3 17.4 209 37 300.3 302.8 294.4 340.2 13.62 4 850 1486 16.4 14.6 89 1.9 15.2 212 39 303.4 305.7 294.4 340.2 12.38 5 800 2000 13.3 11.7 90 1.6 12.3 213 40 305.3 307.4 293.8 337.8 10.85 6 750 2542 10.1 8.2 88 1.9 8.9 213 39 307.5 309.2 293.1 335.1 9.11 7 700 3114 7.6 5.3 85 2.3 6.2 215 33 310.9 312.4 293.2 335.5 7.99 8 650 3722 4.1 2.0 86 2.0 2.9 216 31 313.6 314.9 293.0 334.9 6.83 9 600 4369 0.5 0.1 97 0.4 0.3 216 36 316.7 317.9 293.6 337.1 6.44 10 550 5064 -2.9 -2.9 99 0.1 -2.9 215 35 320.7 321.8 294.0 338.8 5.61 11 500 5815 -6.7 -6.9 99 0.2 -6.8 219 36 324.9 325.8 294.3 340.0 4.58 12 450 6631 -11.3 -11.7 97 0.4 -11.5 220 38 329.1 329.8 294.6 340.9 3.48 13 400 7526 -16.7 -17.4 94 0.7 -17.0 220 43 333.2 333.7 294.7 341.8 2.44 14 350 8516 -23.2 -24.3 90 1.1 -23.5 218 50 337.5 337.8 295.1 343.1 1.53 15 300 9627 -31.6 -33.7 82 2.0 -32.0 219 51 340.8 340.9 295.2 343.6 0.74 16 250 10888 -42.0 -46.4 62 4.4 -42.3 218 60 343.7 343.7 295.4 344.6 0.24 17 200 12360 -53.6 -62.2 34 8.6 -53.8 216 68 347.9 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.04 18 150 14157 -64.3 -77.4 15 13.0 -64.4 213 47 359.3 359.3 298.5 359.3 0.01 19 100 16596 -68.3 -84.9 7 16.6 -68.4 230 25 395.7 395.7 304.6 395.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5736.22 m Freezing level: 593.05 mb = 4465.62 m = 14650.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 595.98 mb = 4422.63 m = 14509.76 ft Precipitable water: 2.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.63 % Est. max temperature: 30.16 C = 86.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.61 mb = 486.00 m = 1594.47 ft T: 22.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.28 C/km ThetaE index: 13.83 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.97 mb = 825.51 m = 2708.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.77 C = 80.18 F Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lifted Index: -2.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.87 C Showalter Index: 0.03 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.41 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.13 C Cross Totals Index: 21.28 C K Index: 35.42 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 329.67 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.13 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 619.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.57 mb = 763.48 m = 2504.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 909.57 mb = 905.15 m = 2969.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.57 mb = 11450.25 m = 37565.98 ft B at Equ Level: 615.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.57 mb = 14590.76 m = 47869.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.1 at 34.9 knts Storm direction: 244.1 at 26.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 3.4 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 118.6 neg: -18.1 tot: 100.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.46 Bulk Rich Number: 31.27 Bulk Shear: 19.82 m/s