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: 40.29,-76.82 Latitude: 40.29 Longitude: -76.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 SFC 988 139 26.7 22.4 77 4.3 23.6 138 11 300.9 304.1 297.1 352.3 17.49 2 950 483 22.9 21.3 91 1.5 21.8 151 20 300.4 303.5 296.7 350.4 17.06 3 900 953 18.9 18.9 100 -0.0 18.9 172 27 301.0 303.8 295.8 346.5 15.48 4 850 1443 17.2 12.0 71 5.2 13.8 200 34 304.1 306.1 293.1 335.2 10.40 5 800 1959 14.0 8.7 70 5.4 10.7 205 36 306.1 307.7 292.4 332.8 8.85 6 750 2500 10.4 7.6 83 2.8 8.8 218 37 307.9 309.5 292.9 334.6 8.80 7 700 3072 7.1 4.6 84 2.5 5.7 224 42 310.4 311.8 292.7 333.9 7.64 8 650 3679 4.3 -0.2 72 4.5 1.9 224 44 313.8 314.9 292.3 332.1 5.80 9 600 4327 1.5 -4.3 65 5.8 -1.3 225 41 317.9 318.8 292.5 332.8 4.65 10 550 5024 -2.2 -6.6 72 4.4 -4.3 225 38 321.4 322.3 293.2 335.3 4.24 11 500 5775 -6.3 -12.1 63 5.8 -8.7 228 38 325.3 325.9 293.2 335.5 3.02 12 450 6591 -11.3 -15.8 70 4.4 -13.0 229 47 329.0 329.5 293.7 337.5 2.49 13 400 7485 -17.2 -26.1 46 8.8 -19.5 226 57 332.6 332.8 293.5 336.7 1.14 14 350 8470 -25.0 -28.4 73 3.4 -25.7 227 58 335.1 335.3 294.0 338.9 1.05 15 300 9577 -32.2 -34.7 78 2.5 -32.6 223 76 340.0 340.2 294.9 342.6 0.67 16 250 10835 -42.0 -45.3 70 3.3 -42.2 226 80 343.6 343.7 295.4 344.7 0.27 17 200 12308 -52.7 -56.6 63 3.9 -52.9 225 76 349.2 349.3 296.5 349.6 0.09 18 150 14106 -65.2 -74.5 26 9.3 -65.3 232 67 357.8 357.8 298.2 357.8 0.01 19 100 16563 -66.7 -84.2 7 17.6 -66.8 240 27 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5742.05 m Freezing level: 579.77 mb = 4609.25 m = 15122.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.60 mb = 4053.92 m = 13300.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.49 % Est. max temperature: 30.40 C = 86.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.11 mb = 685.43 m = 2248.77 ft T: 21.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.97 C/km ThetaE index: 19.52 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.92 mb = 800.25 m = 2625.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.62 C = 79.91 F Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lifted Index: -3.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.21 C Showalter Index: 2.51 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 41.79 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.50 C Cross Totals Index: 18.29 C K Index: 32.99 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 333.48 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.04 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1189.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.97 mb = 790.32 m = 2592.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 911.97 mb = 837.81 m = 2748.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 201.97 mb = 12243.32 m = 40167.88 ft B at Equ Level: 1184.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 111.97 mb = 15878.27 m = 52093.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.5 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 245.5 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 377.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 377.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 125.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.41 Bulk Rich Number: 8.11 Bulk Shear: 146.65 m/s