MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506031200F005.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506031200F005.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 5 hour NAM valid 17Z TUE 3 JUN 25 Station: 38.42,-93.71 Latitude: 38.42 Longitude: -93.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 SFC 981 247 25.8 22.8 83 3.0 23.6 164 12 300.6 303.9 297.4 353.7 18.07 2 950 525 22.3 20.9 92 1.4 21.3 169 17 299.8 302.8 296.3 348.3 16.58 3 900 994 19.8 18.6 93 1.2 19.0 202 37 301.9 304.7 295.9 346.7 15.18 4 850 1488 18.8 12.2 65 6.7 14.5 222 49 305.9 307.8 293.7 337.5 10.53 5 800 2006 15.5 8.9 65 6.6 11.4 227 47 307.7 309.4 293.1 335.1 9.01 6 750 2550 11.4 6.3 71 5.1 8.4 227 42 309.0 310.5 292.7 333.5 8.04 7 700 3122 6.9 1.7 70 5.1 4.1 224 47 310.1 311.3 291.5 329.3 6.21 8 650 3727 3.5 2.2 91 1.3 2.8 215 45 312.9 314.3 292.9 334.5 6.91 9 600 4373 -0.6 -3.2 83 2.6 -1.9 209 45 315.4 316.4 292.1 331.5 5.04 10 550 5064 -4.3 -14.9 44 10.6 -8.2 215 45 319.0 319.4 290.6 326.3 2.19 11 500 5808 -8.6 -22.5 31 13.9 -12.7 212 47 322.6 322.9 290.9 327.0 1.26 12 450 6617 -13.2 -23.6 41 10.4 -16.1 214 45 326.7 326.9 292.0 331.1 1.27 13 400 7505 -18.5 -27.1 47 8.5 -20.6 215 43 330.9 331.1 293.0 334.6 1.04 14 350 8487 -24.8 -34.9 38 10.2 -26.5 207 42 335.4 335.5 293.7 337.5 0.56 15 300 9590 -33.2 -39.6 52 6.5 -34.0 209 36 338.7 338.7 294.4 340.2 0.41 16 250 10846 -43.2 -50.6 44 7.3 -43.7 224 36 341.8 341.8 294.9 342.4 0.15 17 200 12305 -54.9 -63.4 34 8.5 -55.1 232 37 345.8 345.8 295.7 346.0 0.04 18 150 14092 -65.3 -75.2 24 9.9 -65.4 243 37 357.5 357.5 298.2 357.5 0.01 19 100 16565 -65.2 -82.2 8 17.1 -65.3 279 22 401.8 401.9 305.5 401.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5731.80 m Freezing level: 607.15 mb = 4280.59 m = 14043.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.23 mb = 4105.41 m = 13469.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.41 % Est. max temperature: 31.71 C = 89.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.72 mb = 628.80 m = 2062.95 ft T: 21.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.74 C/km ThetaE index: 24.43 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 843.55 mb = 1552.83 m = 5094.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.25 C = 88.24 F Cap Strength: 1.57 C Lifted Index: -4.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.17 C Showalter Index: -0.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.08 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.37 C Cross Totals Index: 20.71 C K Index: 34.40 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 290.48 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.05 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1429.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.01 mb = 927.11 m = 3041.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 782.01 mb = 2197.45 m = 7209.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 182.01 mb = 12890.36 m = 42290.68 ft B at Equ Level: 1410.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 112.01 mb = 15872.96 m = 52076.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.7 at 42.6 knts Storm direction: 245.7 at 32.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.8 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 378.2 neg: -20.1 tot: 358.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 119.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.33 Bulk Rich Number: 10.63 Bulk Shear: 134.47 m/s