MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506040000F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506040000F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 12Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 34.97,-98.97 Latitude: 34.97 Longitude: -98.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 100 SFC 961 447 21.5 21.2 98 0.3 21.3 169 11 298.1 301.1 295.9 346.6 16.72 2 950 544 20.9 20.9 100 -0.0 20.9 170 17 298.3 301.4 295.8 346.5 16.57 3 900 1014 21.3 19.4 89 1.9 19.9 207 37 303.4 306.4 296.8 350.8 15.94 4 850 1510 19.4 15.9 80 3.5 17.0 230 37 306.5 309.0 296.0 347.0 13.48 5 800 2030 15.7 15.4 99 0.2 15.5 233 32 307.8 310.5 296.6 349.9 13.92 6 750 2578 15.5 2.4 41 13.0 8.0 247 34 313.4 314.5 292.4 332.4 6.08 7 700 3160 12.2 0.7 45 11.5 5.8 255 29 315.9 317.1 292.9 334.2 5.74 8 650 3774 6.6 -3.3 49 9.9 1.5 257 30 316.4 317.3 292.0 331.1 4.60 9 600 4424 0.3 -9.7 47 10.0 -4.0 253 28 316.4 317.0 290.6 326.3 3.04 10 550 5116 -2.7 -29.5 11 26.8 -9.8 252 31 320.9 321.0 289.7 323.0 0.60 11 500 5864 -6.9 -36.0 8 29.1 -13.2 246 38 324.6 324.7 290.6 325.9 0.35 12 450 6679 -12.0 -30.9 19 18.9 -16.4 256 49 328.2 328.3 291.9 330.6 0.65 13 400 7567 -18.6 -40.6 13 22.0 -22.1 265 54 330.8 330.9 292.2 331.9 0.28 14 350 8548 -25.8 -44.3 16 18.5 -28.0 274 59 334.0 334.0 293.0 334.8 0.21 15 300 9649 -33.3 -53.9 11 20.5 -34.8 271 68 338.4 338.4 294.0 338.7 0.08 16 250 10900 -43.0 -61.2 12 18.2 -43.7 276 60 342.2 342.2 294.9 342.4 0.04 17 200 12367 -54.1 -69.4 14 15.3 -54.4 279 55 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.2 0.02 18 150 14163 -65.4 -77.8 16 12.3 -65.5 279 59 357.4 357.4 298.2 357.4 0.01 19 100 16594 -68.2 -86.4 6 18.2 -68.3 275 40 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5764.24 m Freezing level: 595.75 mb = 4482.74 m = 14706.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.14 mb = 3949.26 m = 12956.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.14 % Est. max temperature: 30.89 C = 87.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.48 mb = 485.11 m = 1591.55 ft T: 21.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.04 C/km ThetaE index: 17.48 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 830.08 mb = 1713.51 m = 5621.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.37 C = 86.67 F Cap Strength: 2.60 C Lifted Index: -3.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.89 C Showalter Index: -2.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.09 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.31 C Cross Totals Index: 22.78 C K Index: 30.70 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 364.63 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1264.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 137.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.09 mb = 1110.08 m = 3641.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 655.09 mb = 3709.66 m = 12170.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 185.09 mb = 12851.10 m = 42161.90 ft B at Equ Level: 1249.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 115.09 mb = 15751.69 m = 51678.15 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.4 at 32.4 knts Storm direction: 272.4 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 400.0 neg: -11.0 tot: 389.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 129.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.09 Bulk Rich Number: 13.61 Bulk Shear: 92.93 m/s