MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F058.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F058.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 58 hour NAM valid 22Z SUN 28 SEP 25 Station: 24.70,-78.14 Latitude: 24.70 Longitude: -78.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -80 SFC 991 4 26.1 25.8 98 0.3 25.9 161 15 300.1 304.0 299.3 363.3 21.50 2 950 371 24.4 24.4 100 -0.0 24.4 181 18 301.9 305.7 299.2 363.0 20.64 3 900 846 23.3 22.7 96 0.6 22.9 179 29 305.6 309.2 299.6 364.6 19.66 4 850 1346 22.2 19.4 84 2.8 20.2 216 26 309.5 312.6 298.9 361.1 16.96 5 800 1873 20.3 14.4 69 5.9 16.3 240 28 312.7 315.2 297.3 352.8 13.00 6 750 2428 16.8 10.6 67 6.2 12.7 240 27 314.8 316.8 296.3 348.3 10.76 7 700 3014 13.6 7.1 65 6.4 9.5 231 21 317.5 319.3 295.8 346.2 9.09 8 650 3635 10.1 5.2 72 4.8 7.1 224 19 320.3 322.0 296.1 347.7 8.59 9 600 4297 6.3 3.2 81 3.0 4.4 224 22 323.4 324.9 296.5 349.5 8.07 10 550 5008 2.5 0.5 87 2.0 1.3 218 24 327.0 328.4 296.8 350.8 7.24 11 500 5773 -1.5 -3.8 85 2.2 -2.7 225 26 331.2 332.3 296.8 350.7 5.81 12 450 6606 -6.2 -8.8 82 2.6 -7.5 229 25 335.4 336.3 296.7 350.4 4.37 13 400 7519 -11.3 -14.6 77 3.2 -12.6 229 21 340.2 340.9 296.9 351.2 3.09 14 350 8531 -17.0 -19.5 81 2.5 -17.9 225 12 345.8 346.3 297.5 354.3 2.33 15 300 9669 -25.5 -28.1 79 2.6 -26.2 223 14 349.4 349.6 297.5 354.2 1.26 16 250 10965 -35.7 -38.8 73 3.1 -36.1 227 10 353.1 353.2 297.7 355.2 0.54 17 200 12474 -47.9 -51.6 66 3.7 -48.1 200 3 356.8 356.9 298.2 357.5 0.16 18 150 14299 -64.4 -68.5 58 4.0 -64.5 351 7 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.2 0.03 19 100 16664 -80.5 -85.0 47 4.4 -80.5 5 8 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5852.26 m Freezing level: 519.36 mb = 5476.36 m = 17966.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 533.81 mb = 5247.31 m = 17215.36 ft Precipitable water: 2.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.25 % Est. max temperature: 36.06 C = 96.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.18 mb = 42.78 m = 140.34 ft T: 25.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 18.45 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.25 mb = 785.59 m = 2577.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 20.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.11 C = 88.00 F Cap Strength: 1.54 C Lifted Index: -3.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.47 C Showalter Index: -2.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 44.78 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.79 C Cross Totals Index: 20.99 C K Index: 36.78 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 355.21 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.07 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1494.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 65.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 936.14 mb = 500.31 m = 1641.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 721.14 mb = 2761.27 m = 9059.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 121.14 mb = 15545.45 m = 51001.51 ft B at Equ Level: 1462.69 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.5 at 23.6 knts Storm direction: 249.5 at 17.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 1.2 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 181.2 neg: -13.2 tot: 168.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.69 Bulk Rich Number: 40.58 Bulk Shear: 36.84 m/s