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: 40.63,-76.59 Latitude: 40.63 Longitude: -76.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 SFC 971 298 23.3 22.3 94 1.0 22.6 133 10 299.0 302.2 296.7 350.5 17.67 2 950 486 21.4 21.3 100 0.1 21.3 141 18 298.9 302.0 296.3 348.5 17.02 3 900 955 19.1 18.6 97 0.4 18.8 173 30 301.2 304.0 295.7 345.9 15.20 4 850 1446 16.8 13.3 80 3.5 14.6 199 31 303.7 305.8 293.7 337.6 11.39 5 800 1960 13.5 10.9 84 2.7 11.9 208 35 305.6 307.5 293.4 336.4 10.27 6 750 2501 9.9 7.4 85 2.4 8.4 211 42 307.3 308.9 292.7 333.6 8.67 7 700 3072 6.7 4.6 87 2.1 5.5 216 43 309.9 311.4 292.6 333.4 7.65 8 650 3678 3.8 -0.3 75 4.0 1.6 218 41 313.2 314.3 292.1 331.4 5.78 9 600 4325 0.7 -1.8 83 2.5 -0.6 227 37 317.0 318.0 293.0 334.8 5.59 10 550 5020 -2.9 -3.8 94 0.9 -3.4 232 38 320.6 321.7 293.7 337.7 5.26 11 500 5770 -7.0 -7.6 96 0.5 -7.3 232 38 324.5 325.3 294.0 338.8 4.34 12 450 6585 -12.0 -13.2 91 1.2 -12.5 233 43 328.1 328.7 294.0 338.5 3.07 13 400 7475 -18.1 -21.4 75 3.3 -19.1 224 53 331.4 331.7 293.7 337.5 1.72 14 350 8459 -25.3 -28.6 74 3.3 -26.0 222 59 334.7 334.9 293.9 338.4 1.03 15 300 9565 -32.2 -34.6 79 2.4 -32.6 220 74 340.0 340.1 294.9 342.5 0.67 16 250 10822 -42.5 -46.1 68 3.6 -42.8 227 83 342.8 342.9 295.3 343.8 0.24 17 200 12292 -52.8 -59.8 43 7.0 -53.0 226 83 349.1 349.1 296.5 349.4 0.06 18 150 14092 -63.2 -80.2 8 17.0 -63.3 228 64 361.2 361.2 299.0 361.3 0.00 19 100 16561 -66.5 -84.1 7 17.6 -66.7 247 28 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.93 m Freezing level: 590.09 mb = 4462.58 m = 14640.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 614.03 mb = 4137.92 m = 13575.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.20 % Est. max temperature: 29.07 C = 84.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.67 mb = 425.36 m = 1395.53 ft T: 21.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.10 C/km ThetaE index: 19.16 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.91 mb = 917.41 m = 3009.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.30 C = 77.53 F Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lifted Index: -2.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.92 C Showalter Index: 0.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.83 C Cross Totals Index: 20.37 C K Index: 35.10 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 351.79 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.14 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 960.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.22 mb = 838.05 m = 2749.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 867.22 mb = 1273.43 m = 4177.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.22 mb = 11451.22 m = 37569.17 ft B at Equ Level: 959.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 127.22 mb = 15095.21 m = 49524.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.7 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 245.7 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 399.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 399.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 133.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.17 Bulk Rich Number: 6.47 Bulk Shear: 148.37 m/s