MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 17Z 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 126 SFC 1000 126 21.3 17.3 78 3.9 18.6 52 5 294.4 296.6 291.8 330.2 12.53 2 950 569 18.9 14.1 74 4.8 15.8 98 18 296.3 298.3 290.9 327.3 10.70 3 900 1031 15.7 11.6 77 4.1 13.1 87 14 297.7 299.4 290.4 325.5 9.57 4 850 1514 12.3 7.2 71 5.0 9.3 70 9 299.0 300.4 289.1 321.2 7.53 5 800 2020 9.7 8.3 91 1.5 8.8 152 3 301.5 303.1 290.9 326.9 8.59 6 750 2556 8.1 8.1 100 0.0 8.1 162 5 305.4 307.1 292.4 332.7 9.09 7 700 3123 4.5 4.3 99 0.2 4.4 192 14 307.5 308.9 291.7 330.2 7.47 8 650 3725 1.8 1.7 100 0.0 1.8 206 18 311.0 312.2 292.2 331.7 6.69 9 600 4367 -1.7 -1.9 98 0.2 -1.8 206 23 314.2 315.2 292.2 331.7 5.55 10 550 5055 -5.2 -5.2 100 0.1 -5.2 201 28 318.0 318.9 292.6 333.2 4.73 11 500 5800 -8.0 -9.7 88 1.7 -8.8 211 30 323.2 323.9 293.2 335.3 3.66 12 450 6613 -12.6 -15.9 77 3.2 -13.8 217 33 327.3 327.8 293.3 335.8 2.47 13 400 7499 -19.7 -22.0 82 2.3 -20.3 214 40 329.4 329.7 293.1 335.2 1.64 14 350 8477 -25.8 -28.2 80 2.4 -26.3 213 47 334.0 334.2 293.8 337.9 1.07 15 300 9581 -32.8 -36.4 70 3.6 -33.3 205 64 339.2 339.3 294.6 341.4 0.57 16 250 10833 -44.5 -48.0 68 3.4 -44.7 205 70 339.8 339.9 294.5 340.6 0.20 17 200 12288 -54.0 -68.0 16 14.0 -54.2 215 68 347.3 347.3 296.1 347.4 0.02 18 150 14093 -62.4 -82.4 5 20.0 -62.6 222 57 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.00 19 100 16561 -66.2 -86.8 4 20.6 -66.3 240 21 399.8 399.8 305.2 399.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.96 m Freezing level: 624.28 mb = 4054.98 m = 13303.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.13 mb = 4037.57 m = 13246.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.75 % Est. max temperature: 25.85 C = 78.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.81 mb = 624.77 m = 2049.75 ft T: 18.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.69 C/km ThetaE index: 9.07 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.64 mb = 1448.04 m = 4750.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.67 C = 78.21 F Cap Strength: 2.51 C Lifted Index: 4.35 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.08 C Showalter Index: 7.69 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 35.61 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.32 C Cross Totals Index: 15.29 C K Index: 27.37 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 135.04 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.80 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6114.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.73 mb = 1128.03 m = 3700.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 189.2 at 17.0 knts Storm direction: 219.2 at 12.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 1.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 112.0 neg: -60.6 tot: 51.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.31 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.19 Bulk Shear: 66.05 m/s