MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251200F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251200F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 29.62,-98.50 Latitude: 29.62 Longitude: -98.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 117 SFC 979 305 31.1 15.6 39 15.5 20.5 345 7 306.1 308.3 294.4 340.6 11.47 2 950 573 26.9 15.1 48 11.8 18.9 345 7 304.5 306.6 294.0 338.6 11.44 3 900 1047 22.2 14.2 60 8.0 16.8 342 7 304.4 306.5 293.9 338.3 11.36 4 850 1540 17.3 13.2 77 4.1 14.6 340 7 304.3 306.4 293.8 338.0 11.29 5 800 2054 12.6 11.3 92 1.3 11.8 332 7 304.6 306.5 293.4 336.2 10.58 6 750 2593 9.8 0.3 52 9.5 4.8 316 13 307.2 308.2 289.8 323.3 5.22 7 700 3164 8.2 -8.0 31 16.2 0.9 313 21 311.6 312.2 289.1 321.2 3.00 8 650 3772 5.1 -12.1 28 17.1 -2.0 320 24 314.7 315.2 289.5 322.4 2.33 9 600 4420 1.3 -23.3 14 24.6 -6.5 319 27 317.6 317.8 289.0 320.9 0.97 10 550 5114 -2.9 -31.3 9 28.3 -10.1 307 30 320.6 320.7 289.5 322.4 0.51 11 500 5860 -8.0 -27.2 20 19.1 -13.1 282 36 323.2 323.4 290.6 326.1 0.82 12 450 6673 -11.9 -52.2 2 40.3 -17.4 277 40 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.6 0.07 13 400 7564 -17.3 -53.6 3 36.3 -21.7 283 47 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.7 0.06 14 350 8550 -24.7 -52.3 6 27.6 -27.5 278 49 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.7 0.09 15 300 9653 -31.9 -59.2 5 27.3 -33.8 281 55 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.6 0.04 16 250 10920 -40.5 -64.5 6 24.0 -41.5 284 59 345.9 345.9 295.7 346.0 0.03 17 200 12405 -50.5 -73.9 5 23.3 -51.0 300 62 352.7 352.7 297.2 352.8 0.01 18 150 14223 -63.8 -79.7 10 15.9 -64.0 302 41 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.1 0.00 19 100 16638 -74.2 -84.9 17 10.8 -74.2 308 33 384.4 384.4 302.9 384.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5742.80 m Freezing level: 584.99 mb = 4628.15 m = 15184.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 684.35 mb = 3349.51 m = 10989.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 40.16 % Est. max temperature: 29.44 C = 84.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 781.89 mb = 2245.40 m = 7366.69 ft T: 11.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.04 C/km ThetaE index: 19.41 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 795.70 mb = 2099.20 m = 6887.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.79 C = 85.63 F Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lifted Index: -0.75 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.96 C Showalter Index: -0.39 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.63 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.38 C Cross Totals Index: 21.25 C K Index: 22.38 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 208.16 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 32.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 797.13 mb = 2084.29 m = 6838.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 782.13 mb = 2242.86 m = 7358.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 732.13 mb = 2792.60 m = 9161.96 ft B at Equ Level: 13.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 682.13 mb = 3376.21 m = 11076.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 308.7 at 20.0 knts Storm direction: 338.7 at 15.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 2.8 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 123.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 26.8 neg: -0.1 tot: 26.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.1 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.08 Bulk Shear: 29.64 m/s