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: 40.63,-76.8 Latitude: 40.63 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 22 SFC 979 209 23.2 22.7 97 0.5 22.8 132 12 298.1 301.4 296.7 350.4 17.98 2 950 469 21.9 21.9 100 -0.0 21.9 148 26 299.4 302.6 296.8 351.1 17.69 3 900 939 19.3 19.3 100 -0.0 19.3 167 38 301.4 304.3 296.2 348.0 15.85 4 850 1429 16.3 16.3 100 -0.0 16.3 187 47 303.2 305.8 295.4 344.4 13.87 5 800 1945 13.4 13.1 98 0.4 13.2 205 50 305.4 307.7 294.6 341.1 11.90 6 750 2487 11.3 9.8 90 1.5 10.4 220 47 308.9 310.8 294.3 340.0 10.21 7 700 3062 8.6 4.2 74 4.4 6.1 236 47 312.0 313.4 293.0 335.0 7.42 8 650 3671 5.5 -0.3 66 5.8 2.4 246 51 315.2 316.3 292.6 333.4 5.76 9 600 4321 1.4 -3.8 68 5.2 -1.2 250 52 317.8 318.7 292.6 333.3 4.83 10 550 5018 -2.3 -7.9 66 5.6 -4.8 251 52 321.3 322.1 292.8 333.9 3.84 11 500 5768 -6.5 -9.2 81 2.7 -7.7 247 52 325.1 325.8 293.7 337.8 3.81 12 450 6582 -12.1 -13.2 91 1.2 -12.5 245 49 328.1 328.7 294.0 338.5 3.07 13 400 7475 -17.2 -17.2 100 0.0 -17.2 237 43 332.6 333.2 294.6 341.3 2.48 14 350 8464 -23.2 -23.7 95 0.6 -23.3 238 40 337.5 337.9 295.1 343.4 1.61 15 300 9577 -30.9 -32.3 87 1.4 -31.2 241 44 341.8 342.0 295.5 345.1 0.85 16 250 10842 -41.9 -44.7 74 2.8 -42.1 234 56 343.8 343.9 295.5 344.9 0.28 17 200 12311 -53.7 -57.3 65 3.6 -53.9 226 63 347.7 347.7 296.2 348.0 0.08 18 150 14100 -67.3 -71.4 57 4.0 -67.4 226 70 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.1 0.02 19 100 16558 -67.0 -84.5 7 17.5 -67.1 247 24 398.2 398.2 305.0 398.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5745.58 m Freezing level: 581.05 mb = 4585.18 m = 15043.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 616.39 mb = 4102.42 m = 13459.22 ft Precipitable water: 2.07 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.19 % Est. max temperature: 29.15 C = 84.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.05 mb = 269.50 m = 884.16 ft T: 22.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.58 C/km ThetaE index: 17.79 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 926.56 mb = 686.04 m = 2250.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.33 C = 77.59 F Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lifted Index: -3.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.87 C Showalter Index: -1.48 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.69 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.84 C Cross Totals Index: 22.85 C K Index: 34.79 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 475.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.40 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1134.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.89 mb = 673.65 m = 2210.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 922.89 mb = 720.56 m = 2364.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 182.89 mb = 12867.36 m = 42215.23 ft B at Equ Level: 1128.60 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 112.89 mb = 15823.12 m = 51912.49 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.5 at 46.8 knts Storm direction: 258.5 at 35.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 891.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 891.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 297.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.7 stream: 13.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.64 Bulk Rich Number: 3.66 Bulk Shear: 310.09 m/s