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: 35.42,-97.87 Latitude: 35.42 Longitude: -97.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 958 420 20.6 19.5 94 1.1 19.8 160 14 297.3 300.1 294.6 340.9 15.06 2 950 495 19.6 19.1 97 0.5 19.2 159 18 297.0 299.7 294.3 339.8 14.80 3 900 964 20.6 19.7 94 1.0 20.0 194 35 302.8 305.8 296.8 350.9 16.23 4 850 1459 18.7 17.4 92 1.4 17.8 235 29 305.8 308.6 296.7 350.3 14.84 5 800 1979 17.1 12.0 72 5.0 13.8 251 25 309.3 311.4 295.1 343.2 11.12 6 750 2526 13.1 5.7 61 7.4 8.7 255 27 310.7 312.2 292.9 334.4 7.68 7 700 3102 7.9 7.0 94 0.9 7.3 253 33 311.3 313.0 294.1 339.0 9.01 8 650 3709 4.7 0.5 74 4.3 2.4 241 37 314.3 315.5 292.7 333.5 6.10 9 600 4356 1.1 -17.3 24 18.3 -5.5 240 38 317.3 317.7 289.6 322.9 1.64 10 550 5052 -1.3 -33.6 6 32.3 -9.3 228 38 322.5 322.6 290.0 324.0 0.41 11 500 5804 -6.1 -33.4 10 27.2 -12.6 235 33 325.6 325.7 290.9 327.3 0.46 12 450 6619 -12.2 -42.5 6 30.4 -17.4 243 34 327.9 328.0 291.3 328.7 0.20 13 400 7507 -18.1 -52.9 3 34.7 -22.2 241 34 331.4 331.4 292.2 331.7 0.07 14 350 8491 -24.9 -42.9 17 17.9 -27.3 243 33 335.1 335.2 293.3 336.1 0.25 15 300 9594 -32.5 -53.3 11 20.8 -34.1 235 28 339.6 339.6 294.3 340.0 0.09 16 250 10855 -41.0 -68.3 4 27.3 -41.9 248 30 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.02 17 200 12335 -51.8 -71.1 8 19.3 -52.2 238 29 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.7 0.01 18 150 14145 -63.0 -76.8 14 13.8 -63.1 260 38 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.7 0.01 19 100 16612 -66.8 -85.2 6 18.4 -67.0 275 25 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5754.09 m Freezing level: 577.75 mb = 4665.99 m = 15308.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.80 mb = 3900.47 m = 12796.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.60 % Est. max temperature: 31.84 C = 89.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.40 mb = 555.71 m = 1823.17 ft T: 19.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.20 C/km ThetaE index: 16.43 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 952.90 mb = 468.89 m = 1538.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.39 C = 68.70 F Cap Strength: 2.22 C Lifted Index: -2.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.88 C Showalter Index: -3.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.36 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.87 C Cross Totals Index: 23.49 C K Index: 41.30 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 324.66 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.46 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 817.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 88.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.31 mb = 1009.42 m = 3311.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 730.31 mb = 2748.14 m = 9016.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 240.31 mb = 11117.46 m = 36474.15 ft B at Equ Level: 814.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.31 mb = 14550.80 m = 47738.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.4 at 32.5 knts Storm direction: 265.4 at 24.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 1.6 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 325.0 neg: -6.3 tot: 318.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 106.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.3 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.63 Bulk Rich Number: 7.75 Bulk Shear: 105.48 m/s