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: 41.99,-72.90 Latitude: 41.99 Longitude: -72.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 971 308 21.6 21.7 100 -0.0 21.7 141 10 297.3 300.3 295.8 346.5 17.04 2 950 502 20.6 20.6 100 -0.0 20.6 153 24 298.1 301.1 295.6 345.5 16.32 3 900 969 17.9 17.7 99 0.1 17.8 173 40 299.9 302.5 294.8 341.9 14.35 4 850 1457 15.2 13.3 88 1.9 14.0 186 44 302.0 304.1 293.2 335.6 11.35 5 800 1970 12.2 12.2 100 0.0 12.2 199 51 304.2 306.2 293.7 337.6 11.21 6 750 2510 9.5 9.3 99 0.1 9.4 211 50 306.8 308.7 293.4 336.6 9.86 7 700 3080 6.6 4.0 83 2.6 5.1 216 41 309.8 311.2 292.3 332.2 7.30 8 650 3687 3.4 0.3 80 3.1 1.7 224 45 312.8 313.9 292.2 331.6 6.02 9 600 4333 0.1 -2.5 83 2.6 -1.2 222 44 316.3 317.3 292.6 333.3 5.33 10 550 5027 -3.0 -7.0 74 3.9 -4.8 227 42 320.5 321.3 292.8 333.9 4.12 11 500 5777 -6.4 -11.4 68 5.0 -8.5 231 43 325.3 325.9 293.3 336.0 3.21 12 450 6594 -11.4 -15.8 70 4.4 -13.0 234 44 328.8 329.3 293.7 337.3 2.47 13 400 7485 -17.7 -22.7 65 5.0 -19.1 236 51 332.0 332.3 293.7 337.4 1.54 14 350 8470 -25.5 -28.4 77 2.9 -26.1 237 55 334.4 334.7 293.9 338.3 1.06 15 300 9573 -32.7 -35.6 75 2.9 -33.1 233 61 339.3 339.5 294.7 341.7 0.62 16 250 10829 -43.1 -46.5 69 3.4 -43.4 236 72 341.9 342.0 295.0 342.9 0.23 17 200 12291 -54.3 -58.1 62 3.9 -54.4 233 79 346.8 346.9 296.0 347.2 0.07 18 150 14083 -65.2 -77.6 16 12.4 -65.3 244 65 357.8 357.8 298.2 357.9 0.01 19 100 16538 -68.1 -84.1 8 16.0 -68.2 250 36 396.1 396.1 304.7 396.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5720.50 m Freezing level: 597.81 mb = 4363.38 m = 14315.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.37 mb = 4063.56 m = 13331.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.68 % Est. max temperature: 27.59 C = 81.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.19 mb = 301.73 m = 989.93 ft T: -9999.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.81 C/km ThetaE index: 10.96 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.99 mb = 807.47 m = 2649.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.67 C = 74.61 F Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lifted Index: -0.84 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.04 C Showalter Index: 2.27 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 41.22 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.56 C Cross Totals Index: 19.66 C K Index: 32.24 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 405.96 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.02 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 505.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.78 mb = 790.64 m = 2593.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 913.78 mb = 837.77 m = 2748.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 253.78 mb = 10725.20 m = 35187.24 ft B at Equ Level: 505.20 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.78 mb = 13928.13 m = 45695.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.3 at 42.8 knts Storm direction: 242.3 at 32.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 646.3 neg: -14.1 tot: 632.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 210.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.7 stream: 10.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.94 Bulk Rich Number: 3.11 Bulk Shear: 162.37 m/s