MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506031200F008.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506031200F008.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 8 hour NAM valid 20Z TUE 3 JUN 25 Station: 33.97,-97.54 Latitude: 33.97 Longitude: -97.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 977 253 30.6 24.0 68 6.6 25.7 170 17 305.8 309.4 299.6 364.6 19.57 2 950 505 26.7 22.4 77 4.3 23.6 172 26 304.3 307.7 298.5 358.8 18.25 3 900 981 22.0 21.3 96 0.6 21.5 174 29 304.1 307.5 298.2 357.8 18.00 4 850 1476 19.9 16.3 80 3.5 17.4 205 31 306.9 309.5 296.3 348.7 13.86 5 800 1998 16.7 13.2 80 3.5 14.3 211 29 308.9 311.2 295.6 345.3 11.98 6 750 2546 13.3 8.4 72 5.0 10.3 221 27 311.1 312.8 294.2 339.5 9.26 7 700 3123 9.2 6.6 84 2.5 7.6 223 29 312.6 314.3 294.3 339.8 8.77 8 650 3734 5.8 -1.9 57 7.8 1.8 238 32 315.6 316.6 292.2 331.8 5.11 9 600 4383 1.3 -13.5 32 14.8 -4.6 240 37 317.7 318.1 290.3 325.2 2.25 10 550 5078 -2.3 -22.3 20 20.0 -8.7 239 38 321.4 321.6 290.4 325.4 1.17 11 500 5826 -7.2 -22.7 28 15.5 -11.9 233 40 324.3 324.5 291.3 328.6 1.24 12 450 6641 -11.7 -51.6 2 39.8 -17.4 247 37 328.5 328.5 291.3 328.8 0.07 13 400 7530 -18.1 -47.2 6 29.0 -22.1 263 36 331.4 331.4 292.2 331.9 0.14 14 350 8514 -24.5 -45.8 12 21.3 -27.2 265 41 335.7 335.7 293.4 336.4 0.18 15 300 9618 -32.2 -59.5 5 27.2 -34.0 274 46 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.1 0.04 16 250 10881 -41.7 -68.5 4 26.9 -42.6 277 42 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.2 0.02 17 200 12355 -52.8 -71.6 9 18.8 -53.1 287 39 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.01 18 150 14170 -62.5 -77.9 11 15.5 -62.6 269 39 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.5 0.01 19 100 16631 -69.4 -85.2 8 15.8 -69.4 280 24 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5777.16 m Freezing level: 581.29 mb = 4643.07 m = 15232.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.95 mb = 3910.82 m = 12830.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.06 % Est. max temperature: 32.67 C = 90.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 888.73 mb = 1089.85 m = 3575.59 ft T: 21.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.03 C/km ThetaE index: 25.03 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.78 mb = 1217.16 m = 3993.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.33 C = 86.60 F Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lifted Index: -7.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.64 C Showalter Index: -3.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.50 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.02 C Cross Totals Index: 23.48 C K Index: 40.79 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 414.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.91 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2778.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 74.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 887.51 mb = 1101.78 m = 3614.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 832.51 mb = 1655.05 m = 5429.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 162.51 mb = 13664.19 m = 44829.46 ft B at Equ Level: 2772.89 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.1 at 32.4 knts Storm direction: 253.1 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 60.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 198.2 neg: -0.3 tot: 198.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.18 Bulk Rich Number: 32.10 Bulk Shear: 86.55 m/s