MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F002.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F002.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 2 hour NAM valid 20Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 44.97,-75.97 Latitude: 44.97 Longitude: -75.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 SFC 994 131 18.9 16.9 88 1.9 17.6 300 5 292.5 294.7 291.0 327.4 12.28 2 950 522 15.7 15.3 97 0.5 15.4 294 7 293.2 295.2 290.6 326.1 11.56 3 900 980 13.3 13.3 100 -0.0 13.3 272 7 295.2 297.1 290.6 326.0 10.71 4 850 1459 10.6 10.6 100 -0.0 10.6 260 10 297.3 299.0 290.2 324.8 9.49 5 800 1963 8.2 8.1 99 0.1 8.2 259 13 299.9 301.5 290.3 325.0 8.52 6 750 2494 4.3 4.2 100 0.1 4.2 263 19 301.2 302.5 289.3 321.9 6.93 7 700 3052 1.2 0.8 98 0.3 1.0 271 19 303.8 304.8 289.2 321.3 5.81 8 650 3646 -1.5 -3.1 89 1.5 -2.3 275 20 307.2 308.1 289.3 321.7 4.69 9 600 4281 -3.0 -31.1 9 28.1 -9.8 266 28 312.6 312.7 286.8 314.3 0.47 10 550 4967 -5.2 -32.6 10 27.3 -11.6 271 32 317.9 318.0 288.6 319.5 0.45 11 500 5708 -9.4 -32.0 14 22.6 -14.6 271 33 321.5 321.6 289.8 323.4 0.52 12 450 6512 -15.8 -33.9 19 18.2 -19.3 271 35 323.4 323.5 290.3 325.2 0.48 13 400 7387 -22.5 -34.7 32 12.1 -24.6 271 36 325.7 325.8 291.0 327.5 0.50 14 350 8352 -29.7 -41.1 32 11.5 -31.0 276 39 328.7 328.8 291.7 329.9 0.30 15 300 9433 -38.0 -51.9 22 13.9 -38.9 276 40 331.7 331.8 292.3 332.2 0.11 16 250 10661 -47.7 -59.7 24 12.1 -48.0 270 41 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.4 0.05 17 200 12107 -54.4 -68.9 15 14.4 -54.7 266 38 346.5 346.5 295.9 346.6 0.02 18 150 13929 -59.2 -81.0 4 21.7 -59.5 257 47 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.0 0.00 19 100 16448 -62.1 -86.5 2 24.4 -62.3 259 38 407.8 407.8 306.2 407.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5625.37 m Freezing level: 678.48 mb = 3307.81 m = 10852.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 685.15 mb = 3224.11 m = 10577.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.91 % Est. max temperature: 23.92 C = 75.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.49 mb = 374.73 m = 1229.42 ft T: 16.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 3.99 C/km ThetaE index: 3.64 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.86 mb = 694.27 m = 2277.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.31 C = 68.56 F Cap Strength: 2.99 C Lifted Index: 3.60 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.80 C Showalter Index: 4.36 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.12 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.06 C Cross Totals Index: 20.06 C K Index: 30.35 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 180.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.28 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 118.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.78 mb = 658.65 m = 2160.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 909.78 mb = 888.26 m = 2914.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 619.78 mb = 4023.70 m = 13200.95 ft B at Equ Level: 118.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 509.78 mb = 5557.76 m = 18233.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 269.6 at 20.3 knts Storm direction: 299.6 at 15.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 1.4 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 44.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 44.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.4 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 4.06 Bulk Shear: 29.23 m/s