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: 40.88,-76.56 Latitude: 40.88 Longitude: -76.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 SFC 976 246 22.8 22.1 96 0.8 22.3 146 8 298.0 301.2 296.3 348.6 17.40 2 950 485 21.5 21.3 99 0.2 21.3 153 21 299.0 302.1 296.3 348.5 16.99 3 900 953 18.8 17.7 93 1.1 18.1 181 34 300.9 303.5 295.0 342.9 14.31 4 850 1442 15.2 12.8 85 2.4 13.6 195 35 302.1 304.1 292.9 334.5 10.98 5 800 1954 12.3 10.3 88 1.9 11.0 193 34 304.2 306.0 292.7 333.8 9.89 6 750 2494 10.1 9.2 94 0.9 9.6 200 38 307.5 309.4 293.6 337.3 9.81 7 700 3065 6.3 6.2 99 0.1 6.2 205 37 309.5 311.1 293.2 335.6 8.53 8 650 3671 3.6 2.3 91 1.4 2.8 223 33 313.0 314.4 293.0 334.7 6.95 9 600 4317 0.5 0.1 97 0.4 0.3 236 36 316.7 317.9 293.6 337.2 6.46 10 550 5013 -2.7 -3.2 96 0.5 -3.0 232 36 320.9 321.9 294.0 338.7 5.50 11 500 5763 -7.2 -7.6 97 0.4 -7.4 234 35 324.2 325.1 294.0 338.5 4.32 12 450 6580 -11.3 -11.7 97 0.3 -11.5 240 39 329.0 329.7 294.5 340.8 3.48 13 400 7475 -16.6 -17.5 93 0.9 -16.9 246 41 333.4 333.9 294.8 341.8 2.42 14 350 8461 -24.6 -26.8 82 2.2 -25.1 241 36 335.6 335.9 294.3 340.0 1.22 15 300 9565 -32.8 -35.6 76 2.8 -33.2 242 41 339.2 339.3 294.7 341.5 0.61 16 250 10823 -42.6 -45.8 71 3.2 -42.9 233 50 342.7 342.7 295.2 343.7 0.25 17 200 12289 -53.8 -57.6 63 3.7 -53.9 219 69 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.8 0.08 18 150 14083 -63.2 -68.6 48 5.4 -63.3 224 69 361.1 361.1 299.0 361.3 0.02 19 100 16559 -66.9 -85.2 6 18.4 -67.0 251 26 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5724.39 m Freezing level: 592.25 mb = 4425.23 m = 14518.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 595.23 mb = 4381.22 m = 14373.90 ft Precipitable water: 2.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.14 % Est. max temperature: 27.86 C = 82.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.13 mb = 338.53 m = 1110.64 ft T: 22.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.01 C/km ThetaE index: 14.80 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.27 mb = 902.68 m = 2961.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.47 C = 77.85 F Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lifted Index: -2.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.97 C Showalter Index: 1.90 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.42 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.42 C Cross Totals Index: 19.99 C K Index: 35.08 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 359.98 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.71 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 747.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.02 mb = 800.43 m = 2626.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 891.02 mb = 1038.99 m = 3408.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.02 mb = 11341.70 m = 37209.86 ft B at Equ Level: 745.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 141.02 mb = 14460.01 m = 47440.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.9 at 33.9 knts Storm direction: 242.9 at 25.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 363.0 neg: -11.7 tot: 351.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 117.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.52 Bulk Rich Number: 7.30 Bulk Shear: 102.39 m/s