MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F000.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F000.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 0600Z 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.03,-99.77 Latitude: 34.03 Longitude: -99.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 40 SFC 954 453 22.9 16.1 65 6.8 18.4 185 8 300.1 302.3 293.3 335.8 12.16 2 950 489 23.7 15.9 61 7.9 18.4 188 13 301.3 303.5 293.4 336.6 12.01 3 900 965 25.2 14.4 51 10.8 17.9 207 38 307.5 309.7 294.9 342.4 11.53 4 850 1465 21.8 12.5 55 9.4 15.7 217 34 309.0 311.0 294.7 341.7 10.76 5 800 1988 17.6 10.5 63 7.1 13.1 230 22 310.0 311.9 294.5 340.6 10.04 6 750 2535 12.9 7.1 68 5.8 9.3 233 21 310.5 312.1 293.4 336.5 8.46 7 700 3110 8.6 1.0 59 7.5 4.4 236 24 312.0 313.1 291.8 330.4 5.90 8 650 3718 4.5 -8.9 37 13.4 -1.4 247 32 314.1 314.7 289.9 323.8 3.00 9 600 4364 -0.0 -13.7 35 13.7 -5.4 242 33 316.1 316.5 289.8 323.3 2.21 10 550 5054 -5.0 -18.4 34 13.4 -9.5 234 35 318.1 318.4 289.9 323.6 1.63 11 500 5794 -10.1 -27.7 22 17.6 -14.5 231 36 320.7 320.8 289.8 323.4 0.78 12 450 6601 -13.9 -38.1 11 24.2 -18.3 236 42 325.8 325.9 290.9 327.0 0.32 13 400 7484 -20.2 -43.1 11 23.0 -23.4 238 46 328.8 328.8 291.6 329.6 0.21 14 350 8456 -28.3 -48.9 12 20.7 -30.3 245 53 330.6 330.7 292.0 331.1 0.13 15 300 9542 -36.7 -51.2 21 14.5 -37.7 252 66 333.6 333.6 292.8 334.0 0.11 16 250 10777 -47.0 -55.4 38 8.4 -47.4 258 70 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.5 0.08 17 200 12225 -52.9 -71.6 9 18.8 -53.2 254 82 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.1 0.01 18 150 14046 -61.6 -80.7 6 19.1 -61.7 249 68 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.0 0.00 19 100 16498 -70.9 -85.9 9 15.1 -70.9 244 29 390.8 390.8 303.9 390.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5754.26 m Freezing level: 600.54 mb = 4357.43 m = 14295.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.89 mb = 3569.52 m = 11710.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.46 % Est. max temperature: 32.59 C = 90.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 862.84 mb = 1333.61 m = 4375.32 ft T: 22.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.97 C/km ThetaE index: 19.04 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 730.08 mb = 2759.45 m = 9053.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.77 C = 92.79 F Cap Strength: 3.82 C Lifted Index: -3.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.68 C Showalter Index: -4.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.61 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.99 C Cross Totals Index: 22.62 C K Index: 36.93 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 419.84 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.56 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 801.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 186.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 783.16 mb = 2168.01 m = 7112.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 658.16 mb = 3615.91 m = 11863.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.16 mb = 11370.11 m = 37303.06 ft B at Equ Level: 789.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.16 mb = 13710.57 m = 44981.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.1 at 30.6 knts Storm direction: 261.1 at 22.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 232.9 neg: -25.6 tot: 207.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.06 Bulk Rich Number: 25.93 Bulk Shear: 30.90 m/s