MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 27 SEP 25 Station: 39.32,-77.35 Latitude: 39.32 Longitude: -77.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 126 20.9 17.4 80 3.5 18.6 61 5 294.1 296.3 291.7 330.1 12.63 1 1000 127 21.1 17.1 78 3.9 18.4 59 5 294.2 296.4 291.6 329.6 12.38 2 950 569 18.9 14.2 74 4.7 15.8 98 18 296.3 298.3 291.0 327.4 10.76 3 900 1032 16.0 11.4 75 4.5 13.1 89 12 297.9 299.7 290.4 325.5 9.47 4 850 1515 12.8 7.5 70 5.3 9.7 73 7 299.6 301.0 289.4 322.2 7.67 5 800 2023 11.0 9.7 91 1.4 10.2 192 3 302.9 304.7 292.0 331.1 9.47 6 750 2560 8.4 7.7 96 0.7 8.0 178 10 305.7 307.3 292.3 332.4 8.85 7 700 3127 4.9 3.6 91 1.3 4.2 177 13 307.9 309.2 291.6 329.6 7.11 8 650 3729 1.3 0.8 97 0.5 1.0 193 25 310.4 311.6 291.6 329.8 6.25 9 600 4369 -1.9 -2.2 98 0.3 -2.0 194 28 314.0 315.0 292.0 331.1 5.44 10 550 5058 -5.3 -5.3 100 0.0 -5.3 199 22 317.8 318.7 292.4 332.8 4.67 11 500 5802 -8.5 -8.7 98 0.2 -8.6 184 29 322.7 323.5 293.3 335.7 3.96 12 450 6614 -12.5 -14.7 84 2.1 -13.3 198 32 327.5 328.0 293.5 336.7 2.72 13 400 7505 -17.4 -26.5 45 9.0 -19.7 212 36 332.3 332.6 293.4 336.3 1.10 14 350 8489 -25.4 -34.7 42 9.2 -27.1 215 39 334.4 334.6 293.4 336.6 0.58 15 300 9586 -34.6 -41.6 49 7.0 -35.3 214 61 336.6 336.7 293.8 337.9 0.33 16 250 10835 -44.5 -47.6 71 3.1 -44.7 211 78 339.9 340.0 294.5 340.7 0.21 17 200 12290 -54.3 -69.0 15 14.7 -54.6 217 66 346.8 346.8 295.9 346.9 0.02 18 150 14094 -63.3 -79.4 10 16.1 -63.4 216 55 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.1 0.00 19 100 16554 -66.6 -87.1 4 20.5 -66.7 248 31 399.0 399.0 305.0 399.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.13 m Freezing level: 629.40 mb = 3992.84 m = 13099.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.33 mb = 3936.84 m = 12915.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.76 % Est. max temperature: 26.43 C = 79.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.00 mb = 569.51 m = 1868.43 ft T: 18.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.01 C/km ThetaE index: 7.95 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 835.16 mb = 1662.80 m = 5455.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.41 C = 81.34 F Cap Strength: 2.33 C Lifted Index: 3.96 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.48 C Showalter Index: 6.71 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.32 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.32 C Cross Totals Index: 16.00 C K Index: 27.56 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 131.66 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.66 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6096.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.21 mb = 1133.95 m = 3720.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 179.1 at 17.4 knts Storm direction: 209.1 at 13.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 1.3 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 94.1 neg: -60.3 tot: 33.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.22 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.25 Bulk Shear: 56.47 m/s