MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260000F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260000F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 19Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 43.38,-73.72 Latitude: 43.38 Longitude: -73.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 976 287 21.9 16.7 72 5.2 18.4 234 6 297.1 299.4 292.5 332.9 12.37 2 950 518 18.6 15.6 83 3.0 16.6 236 9 296.1 298.2 291.7 330.0 11.80 3 900 979 14.3 13.8 97 0.5 14.0 242 11 296.2 298.2 291.2 328.1 11.06 4 850 1459 10.9 9.2 89 1.7 9.9 274 14 297.6 299.1 289.6 322.7 8.61 5 800 1965 9.9 4.5 69 5.4 6.9 275 16 301.7 302.9 289.2 321.4 6.60 6 750 2498 6.0 2.4 78 3.6 4.1 271 17 303.1 304.2 289.2 321.4 6.08 7 700 3060 2.5 -3.3 66 5.7 -0.3 265 19 305.2 306.0 288.2 318.4 4.29 8 650 3655 -0.2 -11.9 41 11.7 -4.7 260 20 308.8 309.2 287.5 316.4 2.36 9 600 4292 -2.9 -31.2 9 28.2 -9.7 248 24 312.7 312.8 286.9 314.4 0.47 10 550 4975 -6.9 -25.6 21 18.7 -11.9 247 26 315.8 316.0 288.3 318.8 0.86 11 500 5711 -12.0 -26.6 29 14.6 -15.6 250 25 318.4 318.6 289.2 321.5 0.87 12 450 6507 -18.3 -28.1 42 9.9 -20.4 250 21 320.3 320.4 289.8 323.2 0.84 13 400 7374 -24.5 -33.1 45 8.7 -25.9 272 17 323.2 323.3 290.3 325.3 0.59 14 350 8335 -29.4 -55.8 6 26.4 -31.4 303 14 329.1 329.1 291.5 329.3 0.06 15 300 9420 -36.5 -59.0 8 22.6 -37.7 302 19 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.2 0.04 16 250 10662 -43.8 -70.5 4 26.7 -44.5 240 38 341.0 341.0 294.6 341.0 0.01 17 200 12136 -51.5 -73.3 6 21.9 -51.8 230 57 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 13967 -59.0 -80.8 4 21.8 -59.3 241 54 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.4 0.00 19 100 16474 -63.2 -87.4 2 24.2 -63.3 244 37 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5636.17 m Freezing level: 652.88 mb = 3620.90 m = 11879.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 703.15 mb = 3023.03 m = 9917.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.39 % Est. max temperature: 24.28 C = 75.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 904.21 mb = 939.20 m = 3081.34 ft T: 14.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.44 C/km ThetaE index: 18.53 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.75 mb = 999.99 m = 3280.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.06 C = 69.90 F Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lifted Index: -0.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.55 C Showalter Index: 2.95 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.01 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.86 C Cross Totals Index: 21.15 C K Index: 26.31 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 163.83 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.21 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 155.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.94 mb = 1007.64 m = 3305.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 891.94 mb = 1054.60 m = 3459.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 801.94 mb = 1945.18 m = 6381.75 ft B at Equ Level: 19.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 301.94 mb = 9375.00 m = 30757.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.7 at 19.2 knts Storm direction: 285.7 at 14.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 0.9 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 21.7 neg: -0.4 tot: 21.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.3 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 9.18 Bulk Shear: 16.89 m/s