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: 34.23,-98.62 Latitude: 34.23 Longitude: -98.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 30 SFC 967 329 30.3 23.2 66 7.1 25.0 191 19 306.4 309.9 299.3 363.2 18.84 2 950 485 28.6 22.3 69 6.3 23.9 192 28 306.2 309.6 298.8 360.7 18.12 3 900 964 23.8 21.1 85 2.7 21.8 193 31 306.0 309.3 298.5 359.3 17.74 4 850 1461 19.4 19.0 98 0.3 19.2 202 32 306.4 309.5 298.0 356.2 16.54 5 800 1983 18.3 10.8 62 7.5 13.4 241 27 310.7 312.6 294.8 342.0 10.22 6 750 2532 13.9 7.6 66 6.3 10.0 237 31 311.7 313.3 294.0 338.7 8.76 7 700 3111 10.5 -2.5 40 13.0 3.8 236 37 314.1 314.9 291.3 328.5 4.55 8 650 3721 5.7 -9.7 32 15.4 -1.0 238 50 315.5 316.0 290.2 324.6 2.82 9 600 4370 1.9 -19.6 18 21.5 -5.5 232 45 318.3 318.6 289.6 322.9 1.34 10 550 5066 -1.5 -23.5 17 22.1 -8.4 233 34 322.3 322.5 290.6 326.0 1.04 11 500 5818 -6.2 -30.4 13 24.2 -12.3 243 30 325.5 325.7 291.1 327.8 0.61 12 450 6632 -11.9 -27.1 27 15.2 -15.9 264 30 328.3 328.5 292.2 331.7 0.92 13 400 7523 -17.6 -33.5 24 15.8 -20.9 272 34 332.0 332.2 292.9 334.2 0.57 14 350 8508 -24.7 -46.0 12 21.3 -27.2 276 39 335.5 335.6 293.4 336.2 0.18 15 300 9612 -31.9 -61.1 4 29.1 -33.8 282 45 340.3 340.4 294.4 340.5 0.03 16 250 10877 -40.8 -66.3 5 25.4 -41.8 282 43 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.4 0.02 17 200 12359 -52.0 -71.1 8 19.1 -52.3 290 38 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 14172 -62.8 -78.3 11 15.4 -63.0 274 36 361.8 361.8 299.1 361.8 0.01 19 100 16630 -69.6 -85.4 8 15.8 -69.6 267 28 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5787.93 m Freezing level: 571.89 mb = 4761.30 m = 15620.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.77 mb = 3585.55 m = 11763.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.68 % Est. max temperature: 33.09 C = 91.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 872.36 mb = 1235.41 m = 4053.13 ft T: 21.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.14 C/km ThetaE index: 40.26 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 862.01 mb = 1339.29 m = 4393.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.27 C = 86.48 F Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lifted Index: -6.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.63 C Showalter Index: -5.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.73 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.53 C Cross Totals Index: 25.20 C K Index: 31.62 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 465.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2760.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 74.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.66 mb = 1312.54 m = 4306.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 859.66 mb = 1363.04 m = 4471.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 819.66 mb = 1773.92 m = 5819.87 ft B at Equ Level: 3.87 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.0 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 260.0 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 179.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 179.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.53 Bulk Rich Number: 45.73 Bulk Shear: 60.36 m/s