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: 40.61,-76.80 Latitude: 40.61 Longitude: -76.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 SFC 980 202 23.4 22.7 96 0.6 22.9 140 12 298.2 301.5 296.8 350.8 18.05 2 950 472 22.0 22.0 100 0.0 22.0 154 26 299.5 302.8 296.9 351.4 17.74 3 900 941 19.2 19.2 100 0.0 19.2 171 38 301.3 304.1 296.1 347.4 15.70 4 850 1431 16.1 16.1 100 -0.0 16.1 190 48 303.1 305.6 295.2 343.7 13.71 5 800 1947 13.4 13.1 98 0.4 13.2 208 48 305.5 307.7 294.6 341.2 11.91 6 750 2489 11.2 9.7 90 1.5 10.3 225 49 308.8 310.7 294.2 339.6 10.15 7 700 3063 8.5 4.3 75 4.2 6.1 238 48 311.9 313.3 293.0 334.9 7.44 8 650 3673 5.4 -0.2 67 5.6 2.4 245 50 315.1 316.2 292.6 333.4 5.80 9 600 4323 1.3 -2.9 74 4.2 -0.8 248 52 317.7 318.7 292.9 334.2 5.17 10 550 5019 -2.4 -6.1 75 3.8 -4.1 248 53 321.3 322.1 293.2 335.6 4.40 11 500 5769 -7.2 -9.2 85 2.1 -8.1 243 53 324.3 325.1 293.6 337.0 3.80 12 450 6582 -12.2 -13.0 94 0.8 -12.6 242 50 327.9 328.5 293.9 338.4 3.12 13 400 7474 -17.3 -17.6 97 0.3 -17.4 238 42 332.5 333.0 294.6 340.9 2.39 14 350 8464 -23.2 -24.5 89 1.3 -23.5 238 41 337.4 337.7 295.0 342.9 1.50 15 300 9575 -31.1 -33.4 80 2.3 -31.5 241 44 341.5 341.6 295.4 344.4 0.76 16 250 10839 -41.8 -44.8 73 3.0 -42.1 234 54 343.9 343.9 295.5 345.0 0.28 17 200 12309 -53.5 -57.2 64 3.6 -53.7 227 63 348.0 348.0 296.3 348.3 0.08 18 150 14100 -67.1 -70.9 58 3.8 -67.1 227 69 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.02 19 100 16557 -67.0 -84.5 7 17.5 -67.1 247 24 398.3 398.3 305.0 398.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5744.38 m Freezing level: 581.95 mb = 4574.34 m = 15007.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.65 mb = 4153.36 m = 13626.33 ft Precipitable water: 2.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.58 % Est. max temperature: 29.11 C = 84.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.47 mb = 277.20 m = 909.44 ft T: 22.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 17.99 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 926.17 mb = 692.23 m = 2271.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.44 C = 77.80 F Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lifted Index: -4.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.94 C Showalter Index: -1.84 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.59 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.29 C Cross Totals Index: 23.30 C K Index: 35.23 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 467.89 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.41 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1163.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.19 mb = 673.30 m = 2208.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 923.19 mb = 720.17 m = 2362.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 183.19 mb = 12855.69 m = 42176.93 ft B at Equ Level: 1153.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 113.19 mb = 15805.85 m = 51855.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.6 at 47.1 knts Storm direction: 258.6 at 35.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 855.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 855.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 285.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.4 stream: 13.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.51 Bulk Rich Number: 4.08 Bulk Shear: 285.05 m/s