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: 40.83,-76.29 Latitude: 40.83 Longitude: -76.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 18 SFC 954 425 21.9 21.1 96 0.7 21.3 117 14 299.0 302.1 296.2 347.9 16.77 2 950 464 21.6 21.0 96 0.6 21.2 118 16 299.1 302.1 296.1 347.7 16.68 3 900 932 19.3 19.3 100 -0.0 19.3 148 38 301.4 304.3 296.2 348.0 15.84 4 850 1424 17.3 17.3 100 -0.0 17.3 172 50 304.3 307.0 296.3 348.3 14.79 5 800 1942 14.8 14.7 99 0.1 14.7 189 52 306.9 309.4 295.9 346.8 13.24 6 750 2485 10.8 10.3 97 0.5 10.5 219 51 308.3 310.3 294.4 340.3 10.56 7 700 3060 8.6 5.9 83 2.7 7.0 234 59 312.0 313.6 293.8 337.8 8.34 8 650 3669 5.1 -2.9 56 8.0 1.1 233 61 314.8 315.7 291.7 329.9 4.77 9 600 4319 2.4 -9.1 42 11.5 -2.7 234 58 318.9 319.5 291.5 329.4 3.19 10 550 5017 -1.2 -12.4 42 11.2 -5.8 237 61 322.7 323.2 292.2 331.7 2.69 11 500 5770 -5.8 -11.6 64 5.7 -8.2 242 64 325.9 326.5 293.4 336.5 3.15 12 450 6588 -11.6 -14.7 78 3.1 -12.8 238 57 328.7 329.2 293.8 338.0 2.71 13 400 7480 -16.7 -18.8 84 2.0 -17.4 236 58 333.2 333.7 294.5 340.9 2.17 14 350 8467 -24.1 -26.8 78 2.7 -24.7 229 49 336.3 336.6 294.5 340.8 1.22 15 300 9575 -31.7 -34.5 76 2.8 -32.1 222 43 340.7 340.8 295.1 343.3 0.68 16 250 10839 -41.4 -44.6 71 3.2 -41.6 216 49 344.6 344.6 295.7 345.7 0.29 17 200 12310 -54.4 -58.2 63 3.8 -54.5 215 61 346.6 346.7 296.0 347.0 0.07 18 150 14095 -66.4 -73.8 34 7.4 -66.4 231 71 355.8 355.8 297.8 355.8 0.01 19 100 16556 -68.1 -83.9 9 15.8 -68.2 252 24 396.2 396.2 304.7 396.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5751.49 m Freezing level: 566.60 mb = 4785.66 m = 15700.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.89 mb = 3847.22 m = 12621.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.12 % Est. max temperature: 29.43 C = 84.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.47 mb = 514.44 m = 1687.76 ft T: 21.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.33 C/km ThetaE index: 18.88 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.95 mb = 913.68 m = 2997.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.11 C = 75.40 F Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lifted Index: -2.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.44 C Showalter Index: -2.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 46.28 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.13 C Cross Totals Index: 23.15 C K Index: 37.73 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 513.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 815.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.42 mb = 918.83 m = 3014.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 896.42 mb = 966.80 m = 3171.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 856.42 mb = 1359.59 m = 4460.55 ft B at Equ Level: 20.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 116.42 mb = 15633.69 m = 51291.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.4 at 54.3 knts Storm direction: 252.4 at 40.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 11.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 11.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 119.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1203.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 1203.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 401.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 18.9 stream: 15.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.51 Bulk Rich Number: 1.82 Bulk Shear: 446.96 m/s