MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506031200F017.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506031200F017.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 17 hour NAM valid 5Z WED 4 JUN 25 Station: 33.22,-97 Latitude: 33.22 Longitude: -97.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 SFC 989 172 24.4 23.7 96 0.7 23.9 324 11 298.5 301.9 297.4 353.8 18.97 2 950 525 22.2 22.3 100 -0.0 22.3 294 12 299.8 303.1 297.2 352.7 18.10 3 900 996 20.5 20.5 100 -0.0 20.5 220 15 302.6 305.8 297.4 353.3 17.13 4 850 1490 18.7 18.7 100 -0.0 18.7 203 24 305.7 308.7 297.5 354.1 16.15 5 800 2011 15.7 15.3 98 0.3 15.5 249 26 307.9 310.5 296.5 349.7 13.84 6 750 2557 12.3 10.8 90 1.5 11.3 243 25 309.9 312.0 295.1 343.2 10.90 7 700 3134 9.3 8.2 93 1.1 8.6 228 29 312.8 314.6 295.0 343.0 9.78 8 650 3744 4.5 1.8 83 2.7 2.9 224 30 314.0 315.3 293.1 335.0 6.71 9 600 4391 0.5 -2.1 83 2.6 -0.9 222 30 316.7 317.7 292.8 334.1 5.47 10 550 5088 -1.7 -4.4 82 2.7 -3.0 218 25 322.1 323.1 294.0 338.5 5.03 11 500 5840 -6.5 -8.7 85 2.2 -7.5 222 20 325.1 325.8 293.9 338.2 3.96 12 450 6658 -10.8 -11.4 95 0.6 -11.1 248 26 329.6 330.3 294.7 341.7 3.55 13 400 7556 -15.0 -15.1 100 0.0 -15.0 272 34 335.4 336.1 295.7 345.8 2.97 14 350 8555 -20.9 -21.0 99 0.1 -21.0 273 49 340.6 341.0 296.2 348.0 2.04 15 300 9676 -29.1 -30.1 91 1.0 -29.3 281 53 344.4 344.6 296.3 348.3 1.05 16 250 10953 -39.5 -42.4 73 3.0 -39.8 286 58 347.4 347.5 296.4 348.8 0.36 17 200 12435 -52.2 -55.8 64 3.7 -52.3 288 50 350.2 350.2 296.8 350.6 0.10 18 150 14232 -67.0 -71.1 56 4.0 -67.1 293 31 354.6 354.6 297.6 354.7 0.02 19 100 16637 -66.6 -86.1 5 19.5 -66.7 282 19 399.0 399.0 305.1 399.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5763.38 m Freezing level: 588.75 mb = 4547.93 m = 14920.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 611.28 mb = 4240.67 m = 13912.79 ft Precipitable water: 2.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.43 % Est. max temperature: 32.06 C = 89.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.46 mb = 258.60 m = 848.40 ft T: 23.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.85 C/km ThetaE index: 19.96 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 942.97 mb = 589.74 m = 1934.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.08 C = 78.94 F Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lifted Index: -4.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.17 C Showalter Index: -4.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.44 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.21 C Cross Totals Index: 25.23 C K Index: 42.78 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 387.12 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.22 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1268.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.22 mb = 642.97 m = 2109.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 932.22 mb = 689.56 m = 2262.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 892.22 mb = 1071.04 m = 3513.88 ft B at Equ Level: 20.04 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.6 at 24.1 knts Storm direction: 258.6 at 18.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 5.7 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 152.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 95.5 neg: -23.4 tot: 72.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.76 Bulk Rich Number: 17.67 Bulk Shear: 71.80 m/s