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: 37.85,-76.84 Latitude: 37.85 Longitude: -76.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1007 28 23.4 23.3 99 0.1 23.3 255 21 295.9 299.2 296.3 348.2 18.16 1 1000 90 22.6 22.6 100 0.0 22.6 258 30 295.8 298.9 295.8 346.2 17.54 2 950 536 19.5 18.9 96 0.6 19.1 256 43 297.0 299.6 294.1 339.1 14.59 3 900 1002 18.2 17.4 95 0.9 17.7 251 39 300.3 302.8 294.6 341.3 13.99 4 850 1492 16.3 15.7 96 0.6 15.9 243 34 303.2 305.7 295.0 342.6 13.29 5 800 2008 14.3 13.7 96 0.6 13.9 234 31 306.4 308.7 295.2 343.8 12.44 6 750 2552 12.2 11.8 97 0.5 11.9 224 30 309.9 312.0 295.6 345.4 11.65 7 700 3129 9.6 9.2 98 0.4 9.3 217 28 313.1 315.1 295.7 345.6 10.51 8 650 3743 6.6 6.4 99 0.2 6.5 211 30 316.4 318.2 295.7 345.6 9.32 9 600 4397 3.6 3.5 100 0.1 3.5 209 34 320.3 321.9 295.9 346.6 8.25 10 550 5102 0.4 0.4 100 0.0 0.4 210 37 324.6 326.0 296.2 348.0 7.19 11 500 5863 -3.2 -3.2 100 0.0 -3.2 213 40 329.2 330.4 296.5 349.4 6.06 12 450 6690 -8.5 -8.5 100 0.0 -8.5 215 44 332.6 333.5 296.1 347.8 4.48 13 400 7592 -15.1 -15.1 100 0.0 -15.1 217 47 335.4 336.0 295.7 345.7 2.96 14 350 8587 -22.6 -22.6 100 0.0 -22.5 219 48 338.3 338.7 295.4 344.8 1.79 15 300 9701 -30.7 -30.7 100 -0.0 -30.7 222 47 342.1 342.3 295.7 345.8 0.99 16 250 10971 -40.1 -41.6 85 1.5 -40.2 230 46 346.5 346.5 296.2 348.0 0.40 17 200 12451 -52.5 -55.9 67 3.4 -52.7 241 44 349.6 349.6 296.6 350.0 0.10 18 150 14247 -66.7 -70.8 56 4.1 -66.8 254 47 355.1 355.1 297.7 355.2 0.02 19 100 16674 -68.7 -84.2 9 15.5 -68.8 231 24 395.0 395.0 304.5 395.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5772.68 m Freezing level: 543.92 mb = 5194.20 m = 17041.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 544.08 mb = 5187.99 m = 17020.75 ft Precipitable water: 2.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.90 % Est. max temperature: 30.25 C = 86.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1006.38 mb = 34.81 m = 114.20 ft T: 23.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.67 C/km ThetaE index: 9.14 C Layer 1000.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 956.05 mb = 480.93 m = 1577.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.27 C = 75.68 F Cap Strength: 2.18 C Lifted Index: 2.85 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.33 C Showalter Index: 2.56 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 38.29 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.46 C Cross Totals Index: 18.84 C K Index: 34.76 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 296.99 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.19 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 950.71 mb = 529.70 m = 1737.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 945.71 mb = 575.20 m = 1887.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 925.71 mb = 759.39 m = 2491.40 ft B at Equ Level: 16.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 825.71 mb = 1738.48 m = 5703.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.9 at 34.2 knts Storm direction: 255.9 at 25.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 4.6 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -84.1 tot: -84.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -28.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: -6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.37 Bulk Shear: 44.03 m/s