MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506030600F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506030600F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 0Z WED 4 JUN 25 Station: 33.38,-97.31 Latitude: 33.38 Longitude: -97.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 980 235 28.1 23.6 77 4.5 24.8 168 13 303.0 306.5 298.6 359.6 19.07 2 950 508 26.1 22.6 81 3.5 23.6 170 23 303.7 307.1 298.5 358.9 18.52 3 900 983 21.6 21.5 99 0.2 21.6 174 26 303.8 307.2 298.3 358.1 18.22 4 850 1478 19.1 18.1 94 1.0 18.4 195 35 306.1 309.0 297.2 352.7 15.53 5 800 2000 16.6 16.2 98 0.3 16.4 210 27 308.8 311.6 297.4 353.3 14.68 6 750 2549 14.0 11.2 83 2.8 12.1 225 20 311.8 313.9 295.8 346.2 11.21 7 700 3129 10.4 4.0 64 6.5 6.6 246 23 314.0 315.4 293.5 336.8 7.29 8 650 3740 5.3 4.6 96 0.6 4.9 247 26 314.9 316.5 294.5 340.7 8.24 9 600 4390 1.0 -8.3 50 9.4 -3.1 239 27 317.3 318.0 291.3 328.4 3.41 10 550 5085 -2.3 -20.6 23 18.3 -8.4 242 29 321.4 321.7 290.6 326.0 1.35 11 500 5834 -6.5 -27.8 17 21.2 -12.3 262 26 325.1 325.2 291.1 327.9 0.78 12 450 6651 -10.4 -35.5 11 25.0 -15.9 272 24 330.1 330.2 292.2 331.7 0.41 13 400 7545 -17.2 -27.6 40 10.5 -19.7 274 32 332.7 332.9 293.4 336.3 0.99 14 350 8533 -22.9 -26.2 74 3.3 -23.8 281 38 337.8 338.1 294.9 342.5 1.28 15 300 9646 -30.9 -33.8 76 2.8 -31.4 309 37 341.8 341.9 295.4 344.6 0.73 16 250 10914 -40.5 -43.8 71 3.2 -40.8 305 39 345.8 345.9 296.0 347.1 0.32 17 200 12393 -52.6 -56.5 63 3.9 -52.8 298 38 349.4 349.4 296.6 349.8 0.09 18 150 14194 -65.2 -68.7 62 3.5 -65.2 287 39 357.8 357.8 298.3 357.9 0.02 19 100 16630 -69.0 -87.0 6 18.0 -69.1 287 35 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5780.57 m Freezing level: 584.17 mb = 4609.61 m = 15123.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.58 mb = 4129.07 m = 13546.67 ft Precipitable water: 2.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.92 % Est. max temperature: 32.26 C = 90.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 918.60 mb = 803.51 m = 2636.16 ft T: 23.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.27 C/km ThetaE index: 16.52 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 899.41 mb = 988.81 m = 3244.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.92 C = 84.06 F Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lifted Index: -6.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.36 C Showalter Index: -4.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.22 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.62 C Cross Totals Index: 24.60 C K Index: 37.22 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 478.76 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.83 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2516.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 70.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.96 mb = 973.78 m = 3194.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 895.96 mb = 1022.13 m = 3353.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 145.96 mb = 14357.86 m = 47105.28 ft B at Equ Level: 2492.89 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.4 at 26.1 knts Storm direction: 257.4 at 19.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 225.8 neg: -9.0 tot: 216.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 72.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.35 Bulk Rich Number: 36.13 Bulk Shear: 69.66 m/s