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: 42.01,-73.13 Latitude: 42.01 Longitude: -73.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 960 414 21.0 20.9 99 0.2 20.9 136 11 297.6 300.6 295.6 345.1 16.38 2 950 509 20.5 20.5 100 0.0 20.5 143 18 298.0 300.9 295.5 345.0 16.18 3 900 976 18.0 18.1 100 -0.0 18.1 167 39 300.1 302.8 295.0 342.9 14.63 4 850 1464 14.6 14.0 96 0.7 14.2 180 41 301.5 303.7 293.4 336.5 11.89 5 800 1976 12.6 12.5 99 0.1 12.6 200 46 304.6 306.8 294.1 339.0 11.50 6 750 2516 9.7 9.7 100 -0.0 9.7 205 51 307.1 309.0 293.8 337.8 10.16 7 700 3087 6.7 6.3 97 0.4 6.5 211 49 309.9 311.5 293.4 336.2 8.57 8 650 3693 2.7 0.9 88 1.8 1.8 214 49 312.1 313.3 292.2 331.7 6.32 9 600 4337 -0.9 -1.7 94 0.8 -1.3 210 47 315.1 316.2 292.5 333.0 5.65 10 550 5028 -3.7 -6.2 83 2.5 -4.9 214 45 319.7 320.5 292.7 333.9 4.37 11 500 5777 -7.0 -10.6 76 3.5 -8.5 224 44 324.5 325.1 293.3 335.9 3.42 12 450 6593 -11.8 -15.3 76 3.4 -13.1 230 47 328.4 328.9 293.6 337.3 2.60 13 400 7484 -17.7 -21.0 76 3.2 -18.7 235 53 331.9 332.3 293.9 338.3 1.80 14 350 8468 -24.8 -28.8 70 3.9 -25.6 235 57 335.3 335.5 294.1 339.0 1.02 15 300 9572 -32.8 -36.6 69 3.7 -33.4 241 66 339.1 339.2 294.6 341.2 0.56 16 250 10828 -43.0 -46.2 70 3.3 -43.2 235 71 342.2 342.3 295.1 343.2 0.24 17 200 12290 -55.0 -58.7 63 3.7 -55.1 238 78 345.7 345.8 295.7 346.0 0.07 18 150 14080 -65.4 -76.4 20 11.0 -65.5 242 69 357.4 357.4 298.2 357.4 0.01 19 100 16538 -67.0 -84.5 7 17.5 -67.1 248 31 398.2 398.2 305.0 398.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.85 m Freezing level: 612.22 mb = 4179.70 m = 13712.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.83 mb = 4062.44 m = 13328.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.94 % Est. max temperature: 27.31 C = 81.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.46 mb = 431.69 m = 1416.30 ft T: 20.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.11 C/km ThetaE index: 8.59 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.30 mb = 934.60 m = 3066.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.32 C = 73.97 F Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lifted Index: -1.31 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.75 C Showalter Index: 1.21 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.68 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.68 C Cross Totals Index: 21.01 C K Index: 35.21 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 405.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.22 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 494.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.97 mb = 890.02 m = 2919.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 893.97 mb = 1033.07 m = 3389.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 273.97 mb = 10197.40 m = 33455.63 ft B at Equ Level: 493.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.97 mb = 13917.09 m = 45659.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 206.4 at 44.3 knts Storm direction: 236.4 at 33.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 586.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 586.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 195.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: 10.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.70 Bulk Rich Number: 3.11 Bulk Shear: 158.77 m/s