MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506031800F054.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506031800F054.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 36.82,-102.76 Latitude: 36.82 Longitude: -102.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 1 950 467 2 900 947 SFC 860 1343 24.4 16.6 62 7.7 18.9 176 21 310.6 313.3 297.4 353.4 13.99 4 850 1449 22.8 16.1 66 6.7 18.1 178 27 310.0 312.6 297.0 351.7 13.68 5 800 1974 17.5 15.2 87 2.3 16.0 182 32 309.8 312.4 297.0 351.7 13.75 6 750 2523 13.3 13.2 99 0.1 13.3 196 35 311.0 313.5 296.7 350.4 12.85 7 700 3103 11.4 -11.0 20 22.5 1.6 230 39 315.1 315.6 289.6 322.9 2.35 8 650 3716 7.7 -5.9 38 13.6 1.1 244 30 317.7 318.4 291.7 330.0 3.79 9 600 4371 3.7 -14.4 25 18.2 -3.6 259 39 320.4 320.8 291.0 327.4 2.08 10 550 5070 -1.3 -23.6 16 22.3 -8.3 265 44 322.5 322.7 290.6 326.2 1.04 11 500 5821 -6.1 -28.2 16 22.1 -12.1 261 49 325.6 325.8 291.2 328.3 0.75 12 450 6636 -12.4 -26.3 30 14.0 -16.1 262 50 327.7 327.9 292.0 331.2 0.99 13 400 7523 -19.4 -34.4 25 15.0 -22.2 264 53 329.7 329.9 292.2 331.7 0.52 14 350 8501 -26.5 -46.2 14 19.6 -28.7 262 62 333.0 333.0 292.7 333.6 0.17 15 300 9595 -34.9 -54.4 12 19.5 -36.2 262 65 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.4 0.08 16 250 10840 -44.2 -64.5 9 20.3 -44.9 263 64 340.3 340.3 294.4 340.4 0.03 17 200 12301 -54.0 -72.1 9 18.1 -54.2 266 66 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.4 0.01 18 150 14101 -63.7 -77.3 14 13.6 -63.8 263 67 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.4 0.01 19 100 16583 -64.4 -88.4 2 24.0 -64.6 255 37 403.3 403.3 305.6 403.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5796.92 m Freezing level: 562.96 mb = 4888.65 m = 16038.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.39 mb = 3863.60 m = 12675.71 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.21 % Est. max temperature: 27.89 C = 82.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 768.06 mb = 2320.31 m = 7612.47 ft T: 14.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.44 C/km ThetaE index: 30.51 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 761.52 mb = 2392.98 m = 7850.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.53 C = 76.15 F Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lifted Index: -3.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.40 C Showalter Index: -3.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.09 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.89 C Cross Totals Index: 22.20 C K Index: 22.54 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 487.83 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.49 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1776.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 768.50 mb = 2315.45 m = 7596.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 753.50 mb = 2483.06 m = 8146.42 ft Equ Level (EL): 723.50 mb = 2825.01 m = 9268.31 ft B at Equ Level: 3.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 683.50 mb = 3300.13 m = 10827.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.8 at 40.6 knts Storm direction: 275.8 at 30.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 408.3 neg: -18.0 tot: 390.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 130.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.06 Bulk Rich Number: 8.72 Bulk Shear: 203.79 m/s