MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506031200F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506031200F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 36.93,-100.45 Latitude: 36.93 Longitude: -100.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 1 950 509 SFC 920 789 23.0 18.5 76 4.4 19.9 134 14 303.3 306.0 296.0 347.0 14.76 3 900 982 21.3 17.8 80 3.5 18.8 139 21 303.4 306.1 295.7 346.0 14.35 4 850 1474 16.6 16.5 100 0.1 16.6 153 23 303.5 306.1 295.6 345.3 14.07 5 800 1993 17.2 11.1 68 6.0 13.3 214 29 309.4 311.4 294.6 341.3 10.45 6 750 2542 14.3 9.6 73 4.7 11.3 226 29 312.1 314.0 295.1 343.1 10.05 7 700 3121 10.3 2.3 58 7.9 5.8 233 34 313.8 315.1 292.9 334.2 6.49 8 650 3733 6.4 -7.3 37 13.7 -0.0 238 40 316.2 316.8 290.9 327.1 3.39 9 600 4382 1.3 -30.0 8 31.3 -7.1 242 40 317.7 317.8 288.6 319.5 0.53 10 550 5078 -1.8 -36.5 5 34.7 -9.8 246 43 321.9 322.0 289.7 323.1 0.30 11 500 5827 -7.5 -34.3 10 26.8 -13.5 247 52 323.9 323.9 290.4 325.4 0.42 12 450 6637 -13.3 -40.6 8 27.3 -18.0 248 57 326.6 326.6 291.0 327.5 0.25 13 400 7522 -19.4 -45.8 8 26.3 -23.0 249 63 329.7 329.8 291.8 330.4 0.16 14 350 8500 -26.1 -56.0 4 29.9 -28.7 263 69 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.7 0.06 15 300 9597 -34.6 -57.6 8 23.0 -36.0 262 70 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.8 0.05 16 250 10844 -43.7 -67.5 5 23.8 -44.5 266 66 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.1 0.02 17 200 12307 -53.9 -72.6 8 18.7 -54.2 269 65 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.4 0.01 18 150 14106 -63.8 -77.9 13 14.1 -63.9 260 69 360.2 360.2 298.7 360.2 0.01 19 100 16586 -65.0 -87.2 3 22.1 -65.2 250 45 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5763.35 m Freezing level: 578.86 mb = 4676.26 m = 15341.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.33 mb = 3728.59 m = 12232.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.16 % Est. max temperature: 30.55 C = 86.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 862.21 mb = 1351.47 m = 4433.90 ft T: 17.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.58 C/km ThetaE index: 23.57 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 752.15 mb = 2517.74 m = 8260.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.51 C = 88.72 F Cap Strength: 2.78 C Lifted Index: -2.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.98 C Showalter Index: -2.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.22 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.14 C Cross Totals Index: 24.08 C K Index: 32.77 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 445.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.83 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 869.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 115.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 841.43 mb = 1561.02 m = 5121.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 646.43 mb = 3777.47 m = 12393.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 216.43 mb = 11789.20 m = 38678.02 ft B at Equ Level: 864.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.43 mb = 14685.63 m = 48180.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.9 at 38.3 knts Storm direction: 264.9 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 391.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 391.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 130.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.84 Bulk Rich Number: 3.35 Bulk Shear: 259.37 m/s