MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F004.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F004.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 4 hour NAM valid 22Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 39.47,-76.38 Latitude: 39.47 Longitude: -76.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 998 71 25.9 23.3 86 2.5 24.0 184 5 299.2 302.5 297.3 352.8 18.37 2 950 508 23.6 20.6 83 3.0 21.5 202 21 301.1 304.1 296.4 349.1 16.30 3 900 979 19.3 19.3 100 -0.0 19.3 203 23 301.4 304.3 296.2 347.9 15.83 4 850 1469 16.7 14.7 88 1.9 15.4 232 29 303.6 305.9 294.5 340.7 12.48 5 800 1984 13.6 10.8 83 2.8 11.9 231 30 305.7 307.6 293.4 336.5 10.25 6 750 2526 10.8 7.9 82 2.9 9.0 231 36 308.3 310.0 293.2 335.5 8.94 7 700 3099 7.7 3.7 76 3.9 5.4 229 41 311.0 312.3 292.6 333.2 7.17 8 650 3706 3.7 -0.1 76 3.8 1.7 228 41 313.2 314.3 292.2 331.6 5.87 9 600 4352 0.6 -2.9 78 3.4 -1.2 223 39 316.8 317.8 292.6 333.3 5.17 10 550 5047 -2.8 -7.9 68 5.0 -5.1 224 38 320.7 321.5 292.6 333.3 3.85 11 500 5797 -6.2 -17.0 42 10.9 -10.1 228 46 325.5 325.9 292.4 332.4 2.01 12 450 6613 -11.4 -19.2 52 7.8 -14.0 230 55 328.9 329.3 293.2 335.4 1.86 13 400 7507 -17.2 -23.3 59 6.1 -19.0 228 56 332.6 332.9 293.8 337.8 1.46 14 350 8493 -24.5 -29.0 66 4.5 -25.5 225 60 335.7 335.9 294.1 339.3 0.99 15 300 9598 -32.2 -35.2 75 3.0 -32.6 219 65 340.0 340.2 294.9 342.5 0.64 16 250 10859 -42.0 -46.2 64 4.2 -42.3 223 67 343.5 343.6 295.4 344.5 0.24 17 200 12328 -53.7 -63.9 28 10.2 -53.9 221 68 347.8 347.8 296.2 348.0 0.04 18 150 14125 -64.7 -78.0 14 13.3 -64.8 229 54 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.6 0.01 19 100 16567 -67.2 -85.6 6 18.4 -67.3 238 22 398.0 398.0 304.9 398.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5740.69 m Freezing level: 591.57 mb = 4469.34 m = 14663.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.06 mb = 4086.66 m = 13407.52 ft Precipitable water: 2.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.02 % Est. max temperature: 30.37 C = 86.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.50 mb = 393.27 m = 1290.25 ft T: 24.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.12 C/km ThetaE index: 21.22 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 911.91 mb = 864.32 m = 2835.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.02 C = 82.43 F Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lifted Index: -3.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.83 C Showalter Index: 0.36 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.67 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.81 C Cross Totals Index: 20.86 C K Index: 33.58 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 279.76 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.65 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1358.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.91 mb = 788.37 m = 2586.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 904.91 mb = 931.39 m = 3055.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 184.91 mb = 12818.09 m = 42053.60 ft B at Equ Level: 1345.30 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.3 at 34.7 knts Storm direction: 255.3 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 2.1 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 185.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 185.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.38 Bulk Rich Number: 19.44 Bulk Shear: 69.88 m/s