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: 35.04,-97.72 Latitude: 35.04 Longitude: -97.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 965 368 23.2 22.6 96 0.6 22.8 166 9 299.4 302.7 297.2 352.5 18.16 2 950 505 22.4 21.2 93 1.2 21.5 178 16 299.9 303.0 296.5 349.4 16.91 3 900 977 21.7 18.8 84 2.9 19.6 190 32 303.9 306.7 296.5 349.6 15.37 4 850 1471 18.4 14.0 75 4.4 15.5 213 29 305.5 307.7 294.6 341.2 11.92 5 800 1989 15.1 10.7 75 4.5 12.3 238 31 307.3 309.2 293.8 337.9 10.13 6 750 2533 11.6 9.0 84 2.6 10.0 241 35 309.1 311.0 294.0 338.6 9.66 7 700 3107 8.6 7.0 90 1.6 7.6 236 36 312.0 313.7 294.3 339.9 9.03 8 650 3718 5.3 3.9 91 1.4 4.5 234 37 315.0 316.5 294.2 339.4 7.81 9 600 4368 1.0 -0.4 90 1.5 0.3 233 37 317.3 318.5 293.6 337.0 6.20 10 550 5063 -3.1 -5.6 83 2.5 -4.3 232 37 320.4 321.3 293.2 335.3 4.60 11 500 5812 -6.9 -10.1 78 3.2 -8.2 237 36 324.7 325.4 293.4 336.5 3.56 12 450 6628 -11.4 -14.7 77 3.2 -12.7 243 35 328.8 329.4 293.9 338.2 2.72 13 400 7523 -16.5 -19.5 78 3.0 -17.5 251 36 333.5 333.9 294.5 340.7 2.04 14 350 8511 -24.2 -25.4 89 1.3 -24.5 252 36 336.2 336.5 294.6 341.2 1.38 15 300 9617 -32.0 -32.9 91 0.9 -32.1 250 34 340.3 340.5 295.1 343.3 0.80 16 250 10878 -41.9 -46.1 63 4.2 -42.2 261 35 343.8 343.8 295.4 344.8 0.24 17 200 12352 -52.0 -57.0 55 5.0 -52.2 261 33 350.4 350.5 296.8 350.8 0.09 18 150 14161 -62.6 -73.8 21 11.2 -62.7 267 39 362.3 362.3 299.2 362.4 0.01 19 100 16633 -67.2 -85.6 6 18.3 -67.4 276 23 397.8 397.8 304.9 397.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5754.50 m Freezing level: 587.46 mb = 4542.47 m = 14902.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 597.20 mb = 4405.48 m = 14453.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.57 % Est. max temperature: 30.46 C = 86.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.44 mb = 445.95 m = 1463.08 ft T: 22.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 11.69 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 843.95 mb = 1532.01 m = 5026.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.44 C = 84.99 F Cap Strength: 1.83 C Lifted Index: -3.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.61 C Showalter Index: -0.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.22 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.32 C Cross Totals Index: 20.89 C K Index: 37.75 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 336.59 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.96 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 992.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.77 mb = 1134.01 m = 3720.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 798.77 mb = 2001.56 m = 6566.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.77 mb = 11759.63 m = 38581.00 ft B at Equ Level: 991.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 128.77 mb = 15091.15 m = 49511.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.8 at 33.8 knts Storm direction: 259.8 at 25.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.7 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 277.1 neg: -8.1 tot: 269.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.70 Bulk Rich Number: 11.77 Bulk Shear: 84.34 m/s