MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506040000F053.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506040000F053.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 53 hour NAM valid 5Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 36.99,-102.55 Latitude: 36.99 Longitude: -102.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 1 950 503 2 900 975 SFC 872 1246 19.0 18.5 97 0.5 18.7 153 14 303.8 306.7 296.7 350.1 15.58 4 850 1469 17.7 17.8 100 -0.0 17.8 165 24 304.7 307.5 296.7 350.1 15.22 5 800 1988 15.9 15.9 100 -0.0 16.0 202 41 308.1 310.8 297.0 351.6 14.39 6 750 2536 14.0 10.9 81 3.2 12.0 216 46 311.8 313.9 295.6 345.5 10.96 7 700 3116 11.3 5.7 68 5.6 7.9 229 46 315.0 316.5 294.5 340.7 8.21 8 650 3730 6.5 -0.6 60 7.1 2.7 241 46 316.4 317.5 292.9 334.3 5.65 9 600 4381 1.0 -4.0 69 5.0 -1.5 245 48 317.3 318.2 292.4 332.5 4.75 10 550 5073 -4.2 -15.4 42 11.1 -8.4 247 48 319.1 319.5 290.6 326.1 2.10 11 500 5817 -8.4 -37.8 7 29.4 -14.3 252 54 322.8 322.8 289.9 323.9 0.29 12 450 6628 -12.3 -49.8 3 37.5 -17.7 261 63 327.8 327.8 291.2 328.1 0.09 13 400 7517 -18.5 -49.6 5 31.1 -22.4 262 63 330.9 330.9 292.1 331.3 0.10 14 350 8498 -25.7 -51.9 7 26.2 -28.2 265 65 334.1 334.2 292.9 334.5 0.09 15 300 9597 -34.2 -55.8 9 21.5 -35.7 270 61 337.1 337.1 293.7 337.4 0.07 16 250 10847 -43.0 -46.9 66 3.8 -43.3 282 59 342.1 342.2 295.0 343.0 0.23 17 200 12315 -53.3 -57.2 62 4.0 -53.4 296 62 348.4 348.4 296.4 348.7 0.08 18 150 14110 -65.6 -75.9 22 10.4 -65.7 281 75 357.1 357.1 298.1 357.2 0.01 19 100 16584 -64.1 -88.1 2 24.1 -64.3 256 45 403.9 403.9 305.7 404.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5751.84 m Freezing level: 590.59 mb = 4511.52 m = 14801.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.82 mb = 4143.26 m = 13593.21 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.01 % Est. max temperature: 28.36 C = 83.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 866.32 mb = 1304.79 m = 4280.77 ft T: 18.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.29 C/km ThetaE index: 27.77 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 809.77 mb = 1884.12 m = 6181.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.50 C = 72.50 F Cap Strength: 0.70 C Lifted Index: -5.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.53 C Showalter Index: -5.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.32 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.15 C Cross Totals Index: 26.17 C K Index: 38.28 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 531.59 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.08 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1634.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 24.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 817.87 mb = 1798.84 m = 5901.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 682.87 mb = 3321.73 m = 10897.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 182.87 mb = 12873.78 m = 42236.31 ft B at Equ Level: 1624.01 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.9 at 48.3 knts Storm direction: 270.9 at 36.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 691.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 691.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 230.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.5 stream: 10.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.56 Bulk Rich Number: 5.82 Bulk Shear: 280.81 m/s