MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506041200F042.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506041200F042.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 6Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 36.75,-87.27 Latitude: 36.75 Longitude: -87.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 120 SFC 994 174 23.2 22.3 95 0.8 22.6 193 6 296.8 300.0 296.0 346.9 17.33 2 950 566 20.6 20.5 99 0.1 20.5 214 23 298.1 301.0 295.6 345.1 16.19 3 900 1033 18.5 18.5 100 -0.0 18.5 228 25 300.6 303.3 295.4 344.8 15.07 4 850 1525 17.1 17.1 100 0.0 17.1 231 23 304.1 306.8 296.1 347.6 14.63 5 800 2041 13.7 13.7 100 -0.0 13.7 239 23 305.7 308.0 295.0 342.9 12.41 6 750 2584 10.7 10.7 100 -0.0 10.7 251 25 308.2 310.2 294.6 341.0 10.84 7 700 3160 10.2 10.0 98 0.2 10.1 263 25 313.8 315.9 296.3 348.2 11.09 8 650 3774 5.5 3.9 90 1.6 4.5 276 21 315.1 316.6 294.2 339.7 7.82 9 600 4422 -0.7 -3.0 85 2.2 -1.9 274 20 315.3 316.2 292.2 331.5 5.12 10 550 5111 -5.0 -17.0 38 12.0 -9.2 270 23 318.2 318.5 290.0 324.3 1.83 11 500 5854 -8.8 -16.4 54 7.6 -11.5 264 26 322.3 322.7 291.6 329.4 2.12 12 450 6663 -14.2 -19.2 66 5.0 -15.8 255 30 325.4 325.8 292.2 331.8 1.85 13 400 7544 -21.1 -25.4 68 4.3 -22.1 259 32 327.6 327.8 292.2 331.8 1.21 14 350 8514 -28.4 -31.1 78 2.7 -28.9 264 32 330.5 330.6 292.6 333.4 0.82 15 300 9603 -35.5 -38.5 74 3.0 -35.8 265 34 335.3 335.4 293.6 337.1 0.46 16 250 10845 -45.4 -48.8 68 3.5 -45.6 270 38 338.6 338.6 294.1 339.3 0.18 17 200 12302 -53.7 -57.6 62 3.9 -53.9 278 48 347.7 347.7 296.2 348.0 0.08 18 150 14131 -59.5 -87.0 2 27.5 -59.7 262 46 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 19 100 16607 -67.3 -86.6 5 19.3 -67.4 260 28 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5734.22 m Freezing level: 605.95 mb = 4344.52 m = 14253.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 614.52 mb = 4228.17 m = 13871.78 ft Precipitable water: 2.13 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.26 % Est. max temperature: 30.62 C = 87.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.26 mb = 275.61 m = 904.21 ft T: 22.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.08 C/km ThetaE index: 6.57 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 942.19 mb = 637.62 m = 2091.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.79 C = 76.63 F Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lifted Index: -4.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.90 C Showalter Index: -4.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.96 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.98 C Cross Totals Index: 25.97 C K Index: 42.89 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 428.84 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.64 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1416.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.41 mb = 653.92 m = 2145.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 935.41 mb = 699.95 m = 2296.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 885.41 mb = 1173.76 m = 3850.87 ft B at Equ Level: 18.20 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 125.41 mb = 15224.21 m = 49947.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.9 at 22.8 knts Storm direction: 283.9 at 17.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 168.9 neg: -3.5 tot: 165.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.24 Bulk Rich Number: 45.14 Bulk Shear: 31.39 m/s