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: 35.19,-98.41 Latitude: 35.19 Longitude: -98.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 34 SFC 955 440 26.2 24.8 92 1.4 25.2 153 13 303.3 307.2 299.8 365.9 21.00 2 950 484 25.4 24.4 94 1.0 24.6 154 14 302.9 306.7 299.5 364.2 20.61 3 900 959 21.7 21.8 100 -0.0 21.8 176 25 303.9 307.3 298.5 359.0 18.51 4 850 1455 19.2 19.2 100 -0.0 19.2 201 29 306.3 309.4 298.0 356.6 16.74 5 800 1977 16.8 15.2 90 1.6 15.7 236 23 309.0 311.6 296.7 350.5 13.67 6 750 2524 13.2 5.7 60 7.5 8.8 252 27 310.9 312.4 293.0 334.7 7.70 7 700 3100 8.2 6.3 88 1.9 7.1 239 31 311.5 313.1 293.8 338.0 8.58 8 650 3710 4.9 0.0 71 4.9 2.2 228 38 314.5 315.6 292.6 333.1 5.90 9 600 4357 1.4 -16.0 26 17.4 -5.1 234 36 317.7 318.1 289.9 323.8 1.83 10 550 5055 -0.5 -35.4 5 34.9 -9.0 229 34 323.5 323.5 290.2 324.7 0.34 11 500 5808 -6.1 -22.0 27 15.9 -11.1 240 31 325.6 325.9 291.7 330.2 1.31 12 450 6624 -11.8 -27.5 26 15.7 -15.9 246 31 328.4 328.6 292.2 331.6 0.89 13 400 7514 -17.5 -32.7 25 15.2 -20.7 255 32 332.2 332.3 292.9 334.5 0.61 14 350 8499 -25.1 -44.7 14 19.7 -27.5 263 30 335.0 335.0 293.3 335.8 0.20 15 300 9600 -33.0 -54.4 10 21.4 -34.6 266 36 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.2 0.08 16 250 10859 -41.5 -67.3 4 25.8 -42.4 271 44 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.4 0.02 17 200 12339 -50.9 -71.2 7 20.2 -51.4 272 34 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.01 18 150 14151 -63.5 -78.1 12 14.6 -63.6 259 40 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.7 0.01 19 100 16610 -67.7 -85.1 7 17.4 -67.8 274 28 397.0 397.0 304.8 397.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5774.26 m Freezing level: 563.77 mb = 4862.80 m = 15953.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.79 mb = 3901.48 m = 12799.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.57 % Est. max temperature: 31.56 C = 88.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.40 mb = 620.12 m = 2034.49 ft T: 24.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.26 C/km ThetaE index: 31.25 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.69 mb = 913.11 m = 2995.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.66 C = 79.99 F Cap Strength: -0.24 C Lifted Index: -6.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -5.05 C Showalter Index: -5.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.66 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.32 C Cross Totals Index: 25.34 C K Index: 42.69 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 457.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2997.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 77.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.91 mb = 949.84 m = 3116.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 895.91 mb = 998.25 m = 3275.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 145.91 mb = 14318.58 m = 46976.40 ft B at Equ Level: 2960.20 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.0 at 30.4 knts Storm direction: 259.0 at 22.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 2.1 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 227.7 neg: -8.0 tot: 219.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.23 Bulk Rich Number: 30.79 Bulk Shear: 97.34 m/s