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: 40.58,-76.77 Latitude: 40.58 Longitude: -76.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 SFC 975 250 23.3 22.6 96 0.7 22.8 147 11 298.6 301.9 296.8 351.0 17.97 2 950 474 22.2 21.9 98 0.3 22.0 155 23 299.7 302.9 297.0 351.5 17.70 3 900 944 19.4 19.1 98 0.3 19.2 172 36 301.5 304.4 296.1 347.5 15.64 4 850 1434 16.1 16.1 99 0.1 16.1 192 47 303.1 305.6 295.1 343.4 13.63 5 800 1949 13.7 13.3 97 0.4 13.4 210 49 305.8 308.0 294.8 342.1 12.11 6 750 2492 11.1 9.6 90 1.5 10.2 227 49 308.7 310.5 294.1 339.2 10.06 7 700 3066 8.1 5.2 82 2.9 6.3 236 52 311.4 312.9 293.3 335.9 7.94 8 650 3675 5.1 1.3 77 3.8 3.0 238 50 314.7 316.0 293.1 335.2 6.49 9 600 4325 1.1 -1.8 81 3.0 -0.4 242 51 317.4 318.5 293.2 335.3 5.59 10 550 5021 -2.8 -5.9 79 3.1 -4.3 243 51 320.8 321.6 293.2 335.4 4.50 11 500 5769 -8.1 -10.1 85 2.0 -8.9 239 48 323.2 323.9 293.0 335.0 3.55 12 450 6581 -12.0 -13.1 91 1.1 -12.5 237 42 328.1 328.7 294.0 338.6 3.09 13 400 7475 -17.0 -18.4 89 1.4 -17.4 234 37 332.9 333.4 294.5 340.8 2.25 14 350 8464 -23.5 -25.6 83 2.1 -24.0 235 41 337.1 337.4 294.8 342.1 1.36 15 300 9574 -31.4 -34.0 78 2.6 -31.9 238 43 341.1 341.2 295.2 343.8 0.72 16 250 10838 -41.8 -44.8 72 3.1 -42.0 234 48 344.0 344.0 295.6 345.1 0.28 17 200 12308 -53.7 -57.3 64 3.7 -53.8 230 62 347.8 347.8 296.2 348.1 0.08 18 150 14099 -66.7 -70.7 57 4.0 -66.7 229 67 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.3 0.02 19 100 16558 -66.8 -84.3 7 17.5 -67.0 248 23 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5742.14 m Freezing level: 585.46 mb = 4527.69 m = 14854.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 605.74 mb = 4248.02 m = 13936.89 ft Precipitable water: 2.07 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.48 % Est. max temperature: 29.04 C = 84.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.92 mb = 338.44 m = 1110.36 ft T: 22.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.97 C/km ThetaE index: 16.31 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.62 mb = 794.32 m = 2605.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.58 C = 78.04 F Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lifted Index: -4.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.31 C Showalter Index: -2.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.33 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.21 C Cross Totals Index: 24.13 C K Index: 37.36 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 449.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.74 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1184.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.34 mb = 749.70 m = 2459.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 905.34 mb = 892.44 m = 2927.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 185.34 mb = 12781.63 m = 41933.96 ft B at Equ Level: 1175.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 115.34 mb = 15692.48 m = 51483.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.0 at 46.2 knts Storm direction: 256.0 at 34.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 788.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 788.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 262.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.5 stream: 12.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.21 Bulk Rich Number: 4.78 Bulk Shear: 247.73 m/s