MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506040600F045.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506040600F045.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 3Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 33.84,-103.66 Latitude: 33.84 Longitude: -103.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 1 950 493 2 900 972 SFC 861 1358 22.7 19.1 80 3.6 20.1 161 18 308.8 311.8 298.4 358.4 16.36 4 850 1473 21.6 18.9 85 2.7 19.6 161 25 308.8 311.8 298.4 358.4 16.38 5 800 1997 17.6 17.6 100 0.0 17.6 175 42 309.9 313.0 298.5 358.8 16.04 6 750 2551 16.0 13.5 85 2.5 14.3 197 46 314.0 316.4 297.5 354.4 13.06 7 700 3136 12.7 7.9 73 4.8 9.7 217 44 316.6 318.5 295.9 346.8 9.63 8 650 3754 9.1 -6.8 32 15.9 1.4 245 42 319.2 319.9 291.9 330.8 3.53 9 600 4410 3.7 -9.9 36 13.7 -2.3 258 43 320.5 321.0 291.8 330.4 3.00 10 550 5111 0.2 -34.6 5 34.8 -8.5 268 48 324.3 324.4 290.5 325.7 0.37 11 500 5868 -4.1 -32.2 9 28.2 -11.2 271 48 328.1 328.2 291.7 330.0 0.51 12 450 6690 -9.6 -25.5 26 15.8 -14.2 274 53 331.1 331.3 293.0 335.0 1.07 13 400 7585 -17.0 -29.9 32 12.9 -20.0 263 58 333.0 333.1 293.3 335.9 0.80 14 350 8573 -23.6 -44.8 12 21.2 -26.3 259 60 337.0 337.0 293.8 337.8 0.20 15 300 9678 -32.6 -53.4 11 20.8 -34.3 263 59 339.4 339.4 294.3 339.7 0.09 16 250 10936 -42.1 -61.5 10 19.4 -42.9 273 61 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.7 0.04 17 200 12408 -53.2 -73.5 7 20.3 -53.6 274 64 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.5 0.01 18 150 14206 -65.8 -78.4 16 12.6 -65.8 279 63 356.8 356.8 298.1 356.8 0.01 19 100 16625 -70.9 -87.9 6 17.1 -70.9 261 44 390.8 390.8 303.9 390.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5818.89 m Freezing level: 547.93 mb = 5141.96 m = 16869.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.99 mb = 3997.53 m = 13115.10 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.92 % Est. max temperature: 29.62 C = 85.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 816.93 mb = 1816.17 m = 5958.49 ft T: 18.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.15 C/km ThetaE index: 33.15 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 771.09 mb = 2312.77 m = 7587.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.01 C = 78.82 F Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lifted Index: -3.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.07 C Showalter Index: -3.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.58 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.64 C Cross Totals Index: 22.95 C K Index: 39.73 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 467.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2293.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 67.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 793.94 mb = 2062.37 m = 6766.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 688.94 mb = 3268.92 m = 10724.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 148.94 mb = 14248.42 m = 46746.21 ft B at Equ Level: 2291.49 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.4 at 45.5 knts Storm direction: 276.4 at 34.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 780.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 780.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 260.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.3 stream: 11.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 10.03 Bulk Rich Number: 7.06 Bulk Shear: 324.92 m/s