MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506041200F054.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506041200F054.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 18Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 38.25,-80.87 Latitude: 38.25 Longitude: -80.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 106 1 950 553 SFC 948 567 23.5 20.2 81 3.4 21.2 185 3 301.2 304.1 296.2 347.9 15.87 3 900 1021 18.0 17.7 98 0.3 17.8 203 5 300.1 302.7 294.8 341.9 14.30 4 850 1509 15.1 13.9 93 1.2 14.3 251 17 301.9 304.1 293.5 336.8 11.82 5 800 2021 12.4 11.0 91 1.4 11.6 248 18 304.4 306.3 293.2 335.4 10.37 6 750 2561 9.3 7.9 91 1.4 8.5 254 22 306.7 308.3 292.7 333.7 8.94 7 700 3131 6.3 5.7 96 0.6 6.0 254 23 309.5 311.1 293.0 334.8 8.25 8 650 3736 3.0 1.1 87 1.9 2.0 270 24 312.3 313.5 292.3 332.2 6.38 9 600 4380 -1.0 -11.4 45 10.4 -5.2 283 23 315.0 315.5 289.9 323.6 2.66 10 550 5067 -6.0 -13.3 56 7.3 -8.7 272 23 317.0 317.5 290.3 325.2 2.50 11 500 5807 -9.6 -25.1 27 15.5 -13.8 272 25 321.4 321.6 290.2 324.8 0.99 12 450 6612 -15.3 -23.2 50 8.0 -17.4 270 27 324.1 324.3 291.3 328.6 1.31 13 400 7492 -20.1 -48.0 6 28.0 -23.5 278 37 328.9 328.9 291.5 329.4 0.12 14 350 8468 -27.3 -42.1 23 14.7 -29.2 275 37 331.9 332.0 292.5 332.9 0.27 15 300 9563 -34.6 -47.1 27 12.5 -35.7 283 49 336.6 336.6 293.6 337.3 0.18 16 250 10809 -44.9 -55.5 30 10.6 -45.4 300 60 339.3 339.4 294.3 339.7 0.08 17 200 12261 -56.1 -66.8 25 10.7 -56.3 291 53 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.0 0.02 18 150 14058 -60.8 -78.4 8 17.6 -61.0 272 48 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.01 19 100 16550 -66.1 -86.7 4 20.6 -66.2 259 44 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.02 m Freezing level: 612.65 mb = 4216.89 m = 13834.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.39 mb = 3906.01 m = 12814.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.77 % Est. max temperature: 26.75 C = 80.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 902.93 mb = 992.90 m = 3257.50 ft T: 18.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.95 C/km ThetaE index: 14.23 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 884.18 mb = 1172.50 m = 3846.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.98 C = 73.37 F Cap Strength: -0.11 C Lifted Index: -3.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.95 C Showalter Index: -1.46 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.13 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.66 C Cross Totals Index: 23.47 C K Index: 37.93 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 226.31 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 960.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.90 mb = 1194.58 m = 3919.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 876.90 mb = 1243.13 m = 4078.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.90 mb = 11439.70 m = 37531.37 ft B at Equ Level: 958.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.90 mb = 14619.89 m = 47964.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.7 at 20.7 knts Storm direction: 294.7 at 15.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.4 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 100.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 100.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.50 Bulk Rich Number: 19.06 Bulk Shear: 50.40 m/s