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: 35.68,-97.36 Latitude: 35.68 Longitude: -97.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 SFC 971 330 23.4 23.3 100 0.0 23.4 220 16 299.1 302.5 297.5 354.3 18.92 2 950 517 22.4 22.2 99 0.2 22.3 219 28 299.9 303.2 297.2 352.6 17.98 3 900 987 20.0 18.4 91 1.6 18.9 213 36 302.1 304.8 295.8 346.3 14.97 4 850 1480 17.9 15.1 84 2.8 16.0 215 36 304.9 307.3 295.1 343.2 12.82 5 800 1997 15.2 11.3 78 3.9 12.7 222 34 307.3 309.3 294.1 339.3 10.57 6 750 2541 11.4 7.3 76 4.1 8.9 228 34 309.0 310.6 293.1 335.2 8.60 7 700 3115 8.5 5.2 80 3.2 6.5 233 34 311.8 313.4 293.4 336.5 7.97 8 650 3724 4.9 2.1 82 2.8 3.4 235 34 314.6 315.9 293.3 336.2 6.88 9 600 4374 1.4 -0.5 87 1.9 0.4 230 32 317.8 319.0 293.7 337.4 6.16 10 550 5072 -1.6 -4.0 83 2.5 -2.9 225 31 322.2 323.2 294.1 339.0 5.16 11 500 5824 -6.7 -9.5 80 2.8 -7.9 223 31 324.9 325.6 293.6 337.3 3.72 12 450 6639 -11.7 -13.9 83 2.3 -12.5 223 31 328.6 329.1 293.9 338.5 2.90 13 400 7532 -17.0 -18.2 90 1.2 -17.4 219 31 332.9 333.4 294.6 340.9 2.28 14 350 8521 -23.4 -23.7 97 0.3 -23.5 214 30 337.2 337.5 295.0 343.0 1.61 15 300 9636 -29.9 -29.9 100 -0.0 -29.9 201 28 343.3 343.5 296.0 347.3 1.07 16 250 10910 -39.3 -40.8 86 1.4 -39.5 191 25 347.6 347.7 296.5 349.3 0.43 17 200 12401 -50.0 -53.7 66 3.6 -50.2 183 22 353.5 353.5 297.5 354.1 0.13 18 150 14219 -63.5 -68.3 52 4.7 -63.6 220 14 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.7 0.03 19 100 16686 -65.2 -86.1 4 20.9 -65.4 279 23 401.7 401.7 305.5 401.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5753.91 m Freezing level: 576.15 mb = 4707.03 m = 15442.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 594.24 mb = 4451.45 m = 14604.32 ft Precipitable water: 2.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.54 % Est. max temperature: 30.57 C = 87.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.64 mb = 329.73 m = 1081.79 ft T: 23.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.58 C/km ThetaE index: 19.07 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 887.11 mb = 1111.44 m = 3646.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.07 C = 80.73 F Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lifted Index: -3.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.88 C Showalter Index: -1.18 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.35 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.56 C Cross Totals Index: 21.79 C K Index: 36.46 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 327.70 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.22 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 783.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.87 mb = 921.04 m = 3021.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 801.87 mb = 1977.09 m = 6486.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 251.87 mb = 10857.88 m = 35622.55 ft B at Equ Level: 780.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 131.87 mb = 15003.12 m = 49222.23 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.9 at 32.5 knts Storm direction: 254.9 at 24.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 3.4 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 100.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 100.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.43 Bulk Rich Number: 143.63 Bulk Shear: 5.46 m/s