MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251200F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251200F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 23Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 40.69,-73.90 Latitude: 40.69 Longitude: -73.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1003 23 22.1 21.3 96 0.7 21.6 159 13 295.0 297.9 294.6 341.2 16.14 1 1000 52 21.8 21.2 97 0.6 21.4 160 13 294.9 297.8 294.6 340.9 16.04 2 950 501 25.1 18.7 68 6.3 20.6 189 42 302.6 305.3 295.6 345.4 14.46 3 900 973 21.4 16.7 75 4.7 18.1 204 39 303.5 306.0 295.1 343.3 13.39 4 850 1467 18.2 10.7 61 7.6 13.4 214 40 305.3 307.0 292.7 333.9 9.54 5 800 1983 14.6 7.3 61 7.4 10.2 214 40 306.8 308.3 292.0 331.1 8.03 6 750 2525 11.0 4.7 65 6.3 7.3 214 39 308.5 309.9 291.8 330.4 7.16 7 700 3098 7.7 4.6 81 3.1 5.9 221 39 311.0 312.4 292.9 334.5 7.62 8 650 3705 3.6 2.8 95 0.8 3.1 223 42 313.0 314.4 293.2 335.5 7.23 9 600 4351 0.0 0.0 100 0.0 0.0 218 41 316.1 317.4 293.4 336.4 6.40 10 550 5045 -3.8 -3.8 100 0.0 -3.8 218 40 319.6 320.6 293.4 336.6 5.26 11 500 5792 -8.1 -8.7 96 0.5 -8.4 220 42 323.1 323.9 293.4 336.3 3.98 12 450 6604 -12.6 -13.6 92 1.0 -13.0 223 42 327.4 328.0 293.7 337.5 2.98 13 400 7494 -17.8 -20.5 80 2.6 -18.7 224 47 331.8 332.2 293.9 338.4 1.88 14 350 8479 -24.4 -28.1 71 3.7 -25.2 225 55 335.8 336.1 294.3 339.8 1.08 15 300 9585 -32.2 -38.2 55 6.1 -33.0 231 67 340.1 340.2 294.8 341.9 0.47 16 250 10847 -41.9 -48.4 49 6.4 -42.4 229 75 343.7 343.7 295.4 344.5 0.19 17 200 12317 -53.8 -63.3 31 9.4 -54.1 230 81 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.7 0.04 18 150 14108 -65.1 -76.3 20 11.3 -65.1 228 66 358.0 358.0 298.3 358.0 0.01 19 100 16560 -67.5 -83.5 8 16.0 -67.5 250 25 397.4 397.4 304.9 397.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5740.06 m Freezing level: 599.65 mb = 4356.35 m = 14292.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 599.74 mb = 4354.92 m = 14287.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.46 % Est. max temperature: 32.28 C = 90.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 992.92 mb = 113.73 m = 373.14 ft T: 22.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 14.92 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 829.69 mb = 1672.58 m = 5487.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.01 C = 91.41 F Cap Strength: 2.95 C Lifted Index: -2.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.16 C Showalter Index: 1.29 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.18 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.37 C Cross Totals Index: 18.81 C K Index: 34.00 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 289.47 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.43 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 542.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 106.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 893.53 mb = 1035.70 m = 3397.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 768.53 mb = 2320.14 m = 7611.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 278.53 mb = 10099.22 m = 33133.52 ft B at Equ Level: 540.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.53 mb = 14167.99 m = 46482.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.2 at 39.4 knts Storm direction: 244.2 at 29.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 362.0 neg: -2.5 tot: 359.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 119.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.18 Bulk Rich Number: 8.69 Bulk Shear: 62.38 m/s