MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506040600F055.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506040600F055.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 55 hour NAM valid 13Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 33.96,-86.98 Latitude: 33.96 Longitude: -86.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 142 SFC 994 197 24.0 23.3 96 0.8 23.5 216 5 297.7 301.1 296.9 351.1 18.39 2 950 590 21.2 21.2 100 0.0 21.2 238 18 298.7 301.8 296.1 347.9 16.89 3 900 1058 18.4 18.4 100 -0.0 18.4 249 15 300.5 303.2 295.4 344.4 14.98 4 850 1549 18.7 11.7 64 7.0 14.2 245 13 305.7 307.6 293.4 336.4 10.22 5 800 2066 15.3 11.0 76 4.3 12.5 252 11 307.4 309.3 294.0 338.7 10.35 6 750 2611 12.5 5.4 62 7.1 8.3 264 13 310.1 311.5 292.6 333.3 7.53 7 700 3187 8.9 1.8 61 7.1 4.9 260 11 312.3 313.5 292.2 331.7 6.23 8 650 3797 5.7 -11.2 28 17.0 -1.4 259 11 315.5 315.9 289.9 323.6 2.49 9 600 4445 1.3 -10.3 41 11.7 -3.7 292 14 317.7 318.2 290.9 327.2 2.91 10 550 5140 -2.3 -20.0 24 17.7 -8.3 278 17 321.3 321.6 290.6 326.2 1.41 11 500 5889 -7.6 -14.4 58 6.8 -10.2 302 17 323.7 324.2 292.3 332.2 2.50 12 450 6701 -12.9 -29.3 24 16.4 -16.8 276 28 327.1 327.2 291.6 329.8 0.75 13 400 7587 -19.4 -26.8 52 7.4 -21.2 273 27 329.7 329.9 292.7 333.5 1.06 14 350 8565 -26.3 -45.2 15 18.9 -28.5 302 26 333.4 333.4 292.8 334.1 0.19 15 300 9660 -35.7 -40.7 60 5.0 -36.2 279 37 335.1 335.2 293.4 336.5 0.37 16 250 10898 -45.5 -57.9 23 12.4 -45.9 299 51 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.8 0.06 17 200 12356 -54.2 -69.8 13 15.6 -54.5 305 61 346.9 346.9 296.0 346.9 0.02 18 150 14160 -62.7 -75.8 15 13.2 -62.8 296 39 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.2 0.01 19 100 16620 -70.5 -86.9 7 16.4 -70.6 264 14 391.4 391.4 304.0 391.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5747.72 m Freezing level: 581.77 mb = 4698.71 m = 15415.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.31 mb = 3655.02 m = 11991.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.68 % Est. max temperature: 32.21 C = 89.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.24 mb = 289.38 m = 949.41 ft T: 23.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.10 C/km ThetaE index: 15.10 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 941.99 mb = 663.07 m = 2175.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.29 C = 77.52 F Cap Strength: 1.53 C Lifted Index: -3.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.01 C Showalter Index: 0.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.61 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.29 C Cross Totals Index: 19.33 C K Index: 30.92 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 182.34 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.81 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1410.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.98 mb = 672.42 m = 2206.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 935.98 mb = 718.54 m = 2357.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 875.98 mb = 1290.39 m = 4233.51 ft B at Equ Level: 18.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 825.98 mb = 1793.79 m = 5885.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.6 at 13.8 knts Storm direction: 297.6 at 10.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 0.7 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 46.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 50.5 neg: -11.9 tot: 38.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.40 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.40 Bulk Rich Number: 182.40 Bulk Shear: 7.73 m/s