MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506031200F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506031200F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z TUE 3 JUN 25 Station: 39.18,-94.37 Latitude: 39.18 Longitude: -94.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 SFC 979 228 24.8 24.3 97 0.5 24.5 181 13 299.8 303.4 298.3 358.1 19.88 2 950 491 23.3 22.9 98 0.3 23.0 176 23 300.8 304.3 298.0 356.3 18.87 3 900 963 20.8 20.6 99 0.2 20.7 182 31 302.9 306.1 297.5 354.1 17.24 4 850 1457 18.2 17.9 99 0.2 18.0 184 34 305.2 308.0 296.9 351.2 15.39 5 800 1976 15.6 15.3 98 0.3 15.4 189 36 307.7 310.3 296.5 349.3 13.77 6 750 2522 12.5 12.1 97 0.4 12.3 194 37 310.2 312.4 295.8 346.5 11.91 7 700 3100 9.5 9.0 97 0.5 9.2 198 39 313.0 315.0 295.6 345.1 10.37 8 650 3712 6.3 6.0 97 0.4 6.1 200 40 316.1 317.9 295.4 344.5 9.04 9 600 4365 2.7 2.5 99 0.2 2.6 203 41 319.3 320.8 295.2 343.7 7.68 10 550 5066 -0.5 -0.7 98 0.2 -0.6 207 40 323.5 324.8 295.5 345.1 6.63 11 500 5824 -4.6 -4.7 99 0.1 -4.6 211 38 327.5 328.6 295.6 345.5 5.42 12 450 6650 -7.8 -7.9 100 0.1 -7.9 219 35 333.4 334.3 296.5 349.4 4.69 13 400 7558 -13.1 -13.2 100 0.1 -13.1 228 34 338.0 338.7 296.7 350.1 3.47 14 350 8563 -19.3 -19.4 100 0.1 -19.3 235 33 342.7 343.2 296.9 351.3 2.36 15 300 9695 -26.8 -26.8 100 0.0 -26.8 241 33 347.6 347.9 297.3 353.0 1.42 16 250 10983 -37.0 -37.3 97 0.3 -37.0 244 38 351.1 351.2 297.4 353.6 0.62 17 200 12480 -50.8 -53.7 71 2.9 -50.9 249 46 352.4 352.4 297.3 352.9 0.13 18 150 14285 -66.0 -69.8 59 3.8 -66.0 265 42 356.4 356.4 298.0 356.5 0.02 19 100 16731 -59.5 -80.9 5 21.4 -59.8 260 29 412.7 412.7 306.9 412.8 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5783.41 m Freezing level: 557.54 mb = 4960.69 m = 16275.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 559.69 mb = 4925.63 m = 16160.02 ft Precipitable water: 2.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.06 % Est. max temperature: 31.23 C = 88.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.96 mb = 290.43 m = 952.84 ft T: 24.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.17 C/km ThetaE index: 14.34 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.90 mb = 762.31 m = 2501.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.05 C = 80.69 F Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lifted Index: -3.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.50 C Showalter Index: -1.99 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.72 C Cross Totals Index: 22.48 C K Index: 40.14 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 402.05 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.24 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 928.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.83 mb = 725.13 m = 2379.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 909.83 mb = 867.83 m = 2847.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 159.83 mb = 13886.31 m = 45558.19 ft B at Equ Level: 923.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 109.83 mb = 16165.37 m = 53035.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 197.9 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 227.9 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 2.5 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 182.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 182.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.89 Bulk Rich Number: 22.26 Bulk Shear: 41.70 m/s