MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506040600F042.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506040600F042.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 37.58,-103.43 Latitude: 37.58 Longitude: -103.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 1 950 483 2 900 961 SFC 854 1418 23.0 14.0 57 9.0 16.9 92 15 309.8 312.0 295.7 345.9 11.85 4 850 1460 21.8 13.5 59 8.2 16.3 92 16 308.9 311.1 295.3 344.0 11.54 5 800 1981 16.3 12.2 76 4.1 13.6 98 18 308.5 310.7 294.9 342.6 11.21 6 750 2529 13.2 10.6 84 2.6 11.6 114 13 310.9 313.0 295.3 344.0 10.80 7 700 3107 9.7 6.9 83 2.8 7.9 180 12 313.2 314.9 294.6 340.9 8.93 8 650 3718 4.8 3.0 88 1.8 3.8 209 20 314.4 315.8 293.7 337.4 7.35 9 600 4365 -0.1 -0.2 99 0.1 -0.2 217 24 316.0 317.2 293.3 335.9 6.29 10 550 5058 -4.2 -10.5 62 6.3 -6.8 234 30 319.1 319.7 291.6 329.4 3.13 11 500 5801 -9.1 -32.4 13 23.4 -14.3 251 45 322.0 322.1 289.9 323.8 0.50 12 450 6610 -13.6 -42.4 7 28.8 -18.4 255 57 326.1 326.2 290.8 326.9 0.20 13 400 7492 -20.5 -51.4 5 30.9 -23.9 258 58 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.7 0.08 14 350 8465 -27.7 -52.0 8 24.3 -29.8 260 67 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.8 0.09 15 300 9554 -36.0 -63.1 4 27.1 -37.4 262 71 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.7 0.03 16 250 10795 -44.6 -68.8 5 24.2 -45.3 263 76 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.8 0.01 17 200 12256 -53.7 -71.1 10 17.4 -54.0 262 80 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.01 18 150 14057 -63.1 -77.7 12 14.6 -63.3 254 78 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.4 0.01 19 100 16560 -61.2 -88.3 2 27.1 -61.5 280 32 409.4 409.4 306.5 409.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5761.92 m Freezing level: 601.24 mb = 4348.54 m = 14266.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 602.31 mb = 4333.61 m = 14217.72 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.19 % Est. max temperature: 26.05 C = 78.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 748.34 mb = 2547.41 m = 8357.55 ft T: 13.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.96 C/km ThetaE index: 20.25 C Layer 700.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 709.77 mb = 2990.56 m = 9811.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.80 C = 78.44 F Cap Strength: 1.78 C Lifted Index: -3.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.98 C Showalter Index: -3.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.45 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.84 C Cross Totals Index: 22.60 C K Index: 41.56 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 327.37 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.90 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 957.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 42.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 745.53 mb = 2578.95 m = 8461.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 670.53 mb = 3461.35 m = 11356.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.53 mb = 11326.12 m = 37158.73 ft B at Equ Level: 955.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.53 mb = 14459.53 m = 47438.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.9 at 31.3 knts Storm direction: 266.9 at 23.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 235.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 235.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 78.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.04 Bulk Rich Number: 3.45 Bulk Shear: 277.18 m/s