MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251200F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251200F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 22Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 38.71,-76.18 Latitude: 38.71 Longitude: -76.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1007 1 26.2 23.3 84 2.9 24.1 165 7 298.8 302.1 297.0 351.7 18.14 1 1000 60 26.7 23.4 82 3.4 24.3 166 10 299.9 303.2 297.4 353.7 18.36 2 950 514 24.0 22.2 90 1.8 22.7 195 23 301.5 304.8 297.6 354.7 18.02 3 900 986 20.4 20.4 100 -0.0 20.5 205 24 302.5 305.7 297.3 353.0 17.04 4 850 1480 17.9 17.8 100 0.0 17.8 218 27 304.9 307.7 296.7 350.5 15.29 5 800 1996 14.1 14.1 100 -0.0 14.1 220 32 306.2 308.6 295.4 344.6 12.79 6 750 2540 11.2 11.2 100 -0.0 11.2 220 35 308.8 310.9 295.0 342.9 11.24 7 700 3113 7.4 6.8 96 0.6 7.1 215 37 310.7 312.4 293.8 338.0 8.89 8 650 3722 4.2 3.1 93 1.1 3.6 215 36 313.7 315.2 293.5 336.9 7.40 9 600 4369 -0.0 -0.0 100 0.0 -0.0 217 37 316.1 317.3 293.4 336.3 6.38 10 550 5063 -3.0 -3.0 100 0.0 -3.0 219 36 320.5 321.6 294.0 338.5 5.57 11 500 5813 -6.7 -6.8 100 0.0 -6.8 226 40 324.8 325.7 294.3 340.1 4.61 12 450 6630 -11.5 -11.5 100 0.0 -11.5 230 48 328.8 329.5 294.5 340.8 3.53 13 400 7523 -17.2 -17.2 100 0.1 -17.2 231 49 332.7 333.2 294.6 341.3 2.48 14 350 8512 -23.4 -24.5 91 1.0 -23.7 228 51 337.1 337.5 295.0 342.6 1.51 15 300 9622 -31.4 -33.8 80 2.4 -31.9 226 54 341.1 341.2 295.3 343.8 0.73 16 250 10888 -40.8 -44.0 71 3.2 -41.1 222 55 345.5 345.5 295.9 346.7 0.31 17 200 12364 -53.1 -56.9 63 3.8 -53.2 225 59 348.7 348.7 296.4 349.0 0.09 18 150 14163 -64.9 -69.1 56 4.3 -64.9 218 57 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.5 0.02 19 100 16595 -69.0 -84.9 8 15.9 -69.1 241 30 394.3 394.3 304.4 394.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5753.47 m Freezing level: 600.12 mb = 4367.18 m = 14327.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 600.53 mb = 4361.50 m = 14309.19 ft Precipitable water: 2.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.12 % Est. max temperature: 31.97 C = 89.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.08 mb = 374.43 m = 1228.44 ft T: 24.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.25 C/km ThetaE index: 18.38 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.62 mb = 835.51 m = 2741.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.66 C = 85.39 F Cap Strength: 0.74 C Lifted Index: -5.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.25 C Showalter Index: -3.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.18 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.61 C Cross Totals Index: 24.57 C K Index: 41.79 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 354.57 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.20 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2001.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.07 mb = 698.86 m = 2292.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 905.07 mb = 936.69 m = 3073.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 165.07 mb = 13564.17 m = 44501.33 ft B at Equ Level: 1986.77 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.0 at 32.4 knts Storm direction: 246.0 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 161.9 neg: -4.7 tot: 157.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 52.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.95 Bulk Rich Number: 34.85 Bulk Shear: 57.44 m/s