MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506031800F055.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506031800F055.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 55 hour NAM valid 1Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 36.89,-102.19 Latitude: 36.89 Longitude: -102.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 1 950 481 2 900 958 SFC 876 1192 22.7 17.1 71 5.6 18.8 152 18 307.2 309.9 296.5 349.7 14.10 4 850 1457 20.3 16.3 78 4.0 17.5 157 30 307.4 310.0 296.4 349.2 13.84 5 800 1977 15.5 15.2 98 0.3 15.3 158 33 307.7 310.2 296.4 348.9 13.67 6 750 2523 13.9 13.9 100 -0.0 13.9 174 34 311.7 314.2 297.3 353.0 13.46 7 700 3102 11.0 -6.2 29 17.2 2.8 213 39 314.7 315.4 290.5 325.8 3.44 8 650 3714 6.5 -27.1 7 33.7 -3.7 224 41 316.4 316.5 288.3 318.6 0.64 9 600 4364 2.5 -14.9 26 17.3 -4.3 232 38 319.0 319.4 290.5 325.7 2.01 10 550 5061 -2.5 -19.7 25 17.3 -8.3 242 44 321.1 321.4 290.6 326.1 1.45 11 500 5809 -6.7 -45.0 3 38.3 -13.5 249 58 324.9 324.9 290.4 325.4 0.14 12 450 6621 -12.9 -41.4 7 28.5 -17.8 251 62 327.1 327.1 291.1 327.9 0.23 13 400 7507 -19.8 -42.5 11 22.7 -23.1 252 64 329.3 329.3 291.7 330.2 0.23 14 350 8485 -26.2 -50.5 8 24.4 -28.6 256 73 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.9 0.11 15 300 9582 -34.4 -60.0 6 25.6 -35.8 259 75 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.1 0.04 16 250 10831 -43.4 -65.3 7 21.9 -44.2 268 73 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.6 0.02 17 200 12296 -53.5 -67.0 18 13.4 -53.8 282 73 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.02 18 150 14090 -65.3 -76.3 21 10.9 -65.4 272 76 357.5 357.5 298.2 357.5 0.01 19 100 16574 -62.3 -89.1 2 26.9 -62.5 247 36 407.4 407.4 306.2 407.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5773.07 m Freezing level: 575.12 mb = 4710.86 m = 15455.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.48 mb = 3359.64 m = 11022.30 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.00 % Est. max temperature: 28.34 C = 83.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 806.66 mb = 1906.09 m = 6253.50 ft T: 16.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.56 C/km ThetaE index: 34.39 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 782.03 mb = 2169.27 m = 7116.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.46 C = 76.02 F Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lifted Index: -3.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.62 C Showalter Index: -3.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.04 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.04 C Cross Totals Index: 23.00 C K Index: 26.12 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 484.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1427.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 26.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 796.71 mb = 2012.08 m = 6601.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 671.71 mb = 3442.47 m = 11294.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 191.71 mb = 12560.45 m = 41208.33 ft B at Equ Level: 1423.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 111.71 mb = 15895.60 m = 52150.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.2 at 44.3 knts Storm direction: 258.2 at 33.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 466.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 466.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 155.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.82 Bulk Rich Number: 5.51 Bulk Shear: 259.22 m/s