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: 40.23,-75.80 Latitude: 40.23 Longitude: -75.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 SFC 987 160 26.9 21.8 74 5.1 23.3 175 11 301.2 304.3 296.8 351.0 16.94 2 950 497 23.4 20.6 84 2.8 21.3 178 23 300.9 303.9 296.3 348.6 16.24 3 900 967 20.1 17.0 83 3.1 18.0 189 35 302.2 304.7 295.0 342.6 13.68 4 850 1459 17.6 12.1 70 5.5 14.0 208 34 304.6 306.5 293.3 335.8 10.46 5 800 1975 13.9 10.2 79 3.7 11.6 215 37 305.9 307.7 293.2 335.4 9.81 6 750 2516 10.3 8.4 88 1.9 9.1 218 39 307.7 309.5 293.3 335.8 9.25 7 700 3088 7.0 5.3 89 1.7 6.0 222 44 310.2 311.7 293.0 334.8 7.99 8 650 3695 3.7 3.1 96 0.6 3.4 224 44 313.2 314.6 293.4 336.2 7.40 9 600 4341 0.1 -0.7 95 0.8 -0.3 221 43 316.2 317.4 293.2 335.6 6.09 10 550 5036 -3.1 -4.7 88 1.7 -3.8 222 43 320.5 321.4 293.4 336.4 4.91 11 500 5784 -7.6 -9.2 88 1.6 -8.2 218 43 323.8 324.6 293.4 336.5 3.82 12 450 6598 -12.0 -14.1 84 2.1 -12.8 221 46 328.2 328.7 293.8 337.9 2.86 13 400 7489 -17.9 -22.4 68 4.5 -19.2 221 54 331.7 332.1 293.7 337.3 1.58 14 350 8474 -24.3 -27.2 77 2.8 -25.0 221 59 335.9 336.2 294.4 340.2 1.18 15 300 9582 -31.7 -39.9 44 8.2 -32.8 229 72 340.6 340.7 294.8 342.2 0.39 16 250 10844 -41.6 -53.1 28 11.5 -42.3 226 76 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.6 0.11 17 200 12316 -53.6 -62.7 32 9.1 -53.9 227 78 347.8 347.8 296.2 348.0 0.04 18 150 14111 -65.0 -78.8 13 13.8 -65.1 228 65 358.1 358.1 298.3 358.1 0.01 19 100 16558 -66.7 -84.2 7 17.6 -66.8 245 29 399.0 399.0 305.0 399.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5737.96 m Freezing level: 598.21 mb = 4365.76 m = 14323.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 603.76 mb = 4290.51 m = 14076.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.33 % Est. max temperature: 30.64 C = 87.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.12 mb = 803.34 m = 2635.59 ft T: 21.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.39 C/km ThetaE index: 15.59 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 858.59 mb = 1372.69 m = 4503.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.89 C = 85.79 F Cap Strength: 1.03 C Lifted Index: -3.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.66 C Showalter Index: 0.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.76 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.15 C Cross Totals Index: 19.61 C K Index: 35.50 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 301.48 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.08 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 867.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.18 mb = 1042.35 m = 3419.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 827.18 mb = 1690.66 m = 5546.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.18 mb = 11475.65 m = 37649.32 ft B at Equ Level: 866.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 127.18 mb = 15106.80 m = 49562.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.6 at 38.9 knts Storm direction: 245.6 at 29.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 300.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 300.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 100.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.42 Bulk Rich Number: 9.47 Bulk Shear: 91.62 m/s