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: 39.7,-76.17 Latitude: 39.70 Longitude: -76.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 997 81 26.6 23.6 84 2.9 24.4 182 13 300.0 303.4 297.7 355.0 18.74 2 950 503 24.4 21.0 81 3.5 21.9 193 31 302.0 305.1 296.9 351.2 16.69 3 900 975 20.4 18.3 88 2.1 18.9 204 35 302.6 305.3 295.8 346.6 14.87 4 850 1466 16.7 14.1 85 2.5 15.0 225 44 303.6 305.8 294.1 339.3 12.01 5 800 1981 13.6 11.6 88 2.0 12.3 229 40 305.6 307.6 293.8 337.9 10.76 6 750 2522 10.6 8.3 85 2.4 9.2 229 42 308.1 309.8 293.3 336.0 9.17 7 700 3096 8.0 4.6 79 3.4 6.0 228 45 311.4 312.8 293.0 334.9 7.62 8 650 3704 4.0 1.8 85 2.2 2.8 228 42 313.5 314.8 292.9 334.6 6.73 9 600 4351 0.8 -1.0 88 1.8 -0.2 227 39 317.0 318.2 293.3 335.8 5.92 10 550 5046 -2.9 -7.2 72 4.3 -4.9 226 40 320.6 321.4 292.7 333.9 4.05 11 500 5795 -7.5 -9.5 85 2.1 -8.4 226 42 324.0 324.7 293.4 336.3 3.71 12 450 6608 -12.2 -15.0 80 2.8 -13.3 225 46 327.9 328.4 293.6 336.9 2.64 13 400 7500 -17.5 -20.2 79 2.8 -18.3 230 47 332.3 332.7 294.1 339.1 1.92 14 350 8486 -24.1 -26.6 80 2.5 -24.6 228 55 336.3 336.6 294.5 340.8 1.25 15 300 9592 -32.8 -35.7 75 2.9 -33.2 230 60 339.2 339.3 294.7 341.5 0.61 16 250 10849 -42.0 -45.3 70 3.3 -42.2 228 73 343.7 343.8 295.4 344.8 0.27 17 200 12324 -52.7 -56.5 63 3.9 -52.8 226 73 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.8 0.09 18 150 14128 -65.0 -78.3 14 13.3 -65.1 234 53 358.2 358.2 298.4 358.2 0.01 19 100 16569 -67.3 -84.0 8 16.7 -67.4 236 31 397.8 397.8 304.9 397.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5744.57 m Freezing level: 589.60 mb = 4495.56 m = 14749.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 603.52 mb = 4303.62 m = 14119.31 ft Precipitable water: 2.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.21 % Est. max temperature: 30.28 C = 86.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 955.31 mb = 453.43 m = 1487.61 ft T: 24.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.74 C/km ThetaE index: 20.37 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.36 mb = 1038.34 m = 3406.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.25 C = 84.65 F Cap Strength: 0.76 C Lifted Index: -4.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.77 C Showalter Index: -0.38 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.70 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.11 C Cross Totals Index: 21.59 C K Index: 34.81 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 325.73 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.67 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1573.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.57 mb = 911.11 m = 2989.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 881.57 mb = 1152.53 m = 3781.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 191.57 mb = 12593.80 m = 41317.75 ft B at Equ Level: 1568.64 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.4 at 39.3 knts Storm direction: 253.4 at 29.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.5 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 307.2 neg: -0.6 tot: 306.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 102.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.92 Bulk Rich Number: 21.71 Bulk Shear: 72.47 m/s