MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F052.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F052.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 52 hour NAM valid 10Z SUN 28 SEP 25 Station: 38.50,-75.43 Latitude: 38.50 Longitude: -75.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1013 14 22.1 22.1 100 -0.0 22.1 124 3 294.1 297.1 294.8 342.0 16.76 1 1000 128 21.8 21.8 100 -0.0 21.9 166 8 295.0 298.0 295.0 342.9 16.72 2 950 575 20.1 20.0 99 0.1 20.0 205 12 297.6 300.4 295.0 342.9 15.63 3 900 1042 18.1 16.9 93 1.2 17.3 198 15 300.2 302.7 294.3 340.0 13.60 4 850 1530 15.9 12.9 83 3.0 14.0 206 19 302.8 304.8 293.2 335.6 11.07 5 800 2043 12.5 11.1 91 1.5 11.6 208 20 304.5 306.4 293.2 335.6 10.41 6 750 2584 10.4 5.5 72 4.9 7.5 216 26 307.8 309.2 292.0 330.9 7.57 7 700 3155 7.4 2.6 72 4.8 4.7 213 23 310.7 311.9 292.0 331.1 6.62 8 650 3761 3.2 -0.2 79 3.4 1.4 210 23 312.5 313.6 291.9 330.7 5.80 9 600 4406 -0.6 -2.0 90 1.4 -1.4 215 22 315.4 316.4 292.4 332.8 5.49 10 550 5096 -4.8 -8.2 77 3.4 -6.3 220 25 318.4 319.1 291.9 330.5 3.74 11 500 5841 -8.2 -11.8 75 3.6 -9.6 221 28 323.1 323.7 292.6 333.4 3.11 12 450 6653 -12.4 -20.2 52 7.7 -14.9 219 34 327.6 327.9 292.7 333.5 1.71 13 400 7542 -18.8 -24.1 63 5.3 -20.2 208 37 330.6 330.9 293.2 335.4 1.36 14 350 8523 -25.2 -42.2 19 17.0 -27.5 210 42 334.8 334.8 293.3 335.8 0.27 15 300 9623 -34.3 -48.1 23 13.8 -35.4 208 46 337.1 337.1 293.7 337.8 0.16 16 250 10874 -43.2 -46.4 71 3.2 -43.5 204 62 341.8 341.8 295.0 342.7 0.24 17 200 12334 -55.2 -60.2 53 5.0 -55.3 214 74 345.4 345.4 295.7 345.7 0.06 18 150 14132 -63.2 -78.2 11 15.0 -63.3 220 48 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.3 0.01 19 100 16591 -67.0 -85.4 6 18.3 -67.2 249 22 398.2 398.2 304.9 398.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5712.86 m Freezing level: 608.55 mb = 4295.73 m = 14093.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.17 mb = 4075.01 m = 13369.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.44 % Est. max temperature: 30.05 C = 86.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1014.06 mb = 14.06 m = 46.14 ft T: 22.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.80 C/km ThetaE index: 7.28 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 950.39 mb = 571.71 m = 1875.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.53 C = 77.95 F Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lifted Index: -2.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.08 C Showalter Index: 0.47 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.14 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.05 C Cross Totals Index: 21.09 C K Index: 32.19 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 278.91 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.49 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 619.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 959.74 mb = 486.30 m = 1595.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 844.74 mb = 1582.73 m = 5192.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 254.74 mb = 10744.56 m = 35250.76 ft B at Equ Level: 617.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 154.74 mb = 13937.07 m = 45724.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.2 at 21.1 knts Storm direction: 242.2 at 15.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.6 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 86.9 neg: -5.4 tot: 81.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 22.96 Bulk Shear: 26.99 m/s