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: 39.38,-76.32 Latitude: 39.38 Longitude: -76.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1005 2 25.8 23.5 87 2.3 24.1 180 10 298.5 301.8 297.1 352.1 18.40 1 1000 49 25.3 23.2 88 2.1 23.8 181 13 298.4 301.7 297.0 351.4 18.20 2 950 502 24.5 21.1 81 3.4 22.1 194 27 302.1 305.2 297.0 351.8 16.82 3 900 974 20.2 19.3 94 1.0 19.6 206 32 302.4 305.3 296.4 349.2 15.82 4 850 1466 16.5 15.0 91 1.5 15.5 220 42 303.4 305.7 294.6 341.1 12.71 5 800 1981 14.1 10.3 78 3.8 11.7 227 40 306.1 308.0 293.3 335.9 9.88 6 750 2523 11.3 7.0 75 4.4 8.7 228 40 308.9 310.4 292.9 334.5 8.39 7 700 3097 7.9 4.2 77 3.7 5.8 228 45 311.2 312.6 292.8 334.1 7.40 8 650 3705 4.5 1.7 82 2.9 2.9 220 42 314.1 315.4 293.0 335.0 6.66 9 600 4353 0.8 -0.7 90 1.5 -0.0 218 45 317.0 318.2 293.4 336.3 6.07 10 550 5048 -2.9 -4.3 91 1.3 -3.6 219 39 320.6 321.6 293.6 337.0 5.08 11 500 5799 -6.7 -9.2 82 2.5 -7.8 225 41 324.9 325.7 293.7 337.6 3.81 12 450 6614 -11.3 -15.0 74 3.7 -12.8 228 43 329.0 329.5 293.9 338.0 2.64 13 400 7508 -17.4 -20.3 78 2.9 -18.3 227 41 332.3 332.7 294.1 339.1 1.91 14 350 8494 -24.0 -28.7 65 4.7 -25.0 226 52 336.5 336.7 294.4 340.2 1.03 15 300 9601 -32.3 -36.0 70 3.6 -32.9 226 63 339.8 339.9 294.8 342.0 0.59 16 250 10861 -41.7 -45.8 64 4.1 -42.1 220 62 344.0 344.0 295.5 345.0 0.25 17 200 12334 -53.2 -66.9 17 13.7 -53.5 221 71 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.5 0.02 18 150 14132 -64.4 -78.2 13 13.8 -64.6 232 53 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.1 0.01 19 100 16568 -69.0 -84.3 9 15.3 -69.1 235 33 394.3 394.3 304.4 394.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.58 m Freezing level: 589.59 mb = 4498.19 m = 14757.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 600.65 mb = 4344.65 m = 14253.94 ft Precipitable water: 2.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.43 % Est. max temperature: 30.58 C = 87.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.24 mb = 297.87 m = 977.25 ft T: 24.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.38 C/km ThetaE index: 17.68 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.83 mb = 946.92 m = 3106.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.67 C = 85.41 F Cap Strength: 1.17 C Lifted Index: -4.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.05 C Showalter Index: -0.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.79 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.13 C Cross Totals Index: 21.67 C K Index: 34.43 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 341.45 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.78 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1574.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.13 mb = 781.20 m = 2562.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 885.13 mb = 1117.56 m = 3666.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 185.13 mb = 12816.64 m = 42048.82 ft B at Equ Level: 1569.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.13 mb = 16266.99 m = 53368.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.8 at 38.8 knts Storm direction: 249.8 at 29.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.7 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 277.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 277.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 92.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.60 Bulk Rich Number: 20.05 Bulk Shear: 78.53 m/s