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: 38.48,-83.07 Latitude: 38.48 Longitude: -83.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 101 SFC 983 254 25.7 22.9 85 2.8 23.7 281 4 300.4 303.7 297.5 353.9 18.22 2 950 549 21.5 21.1 97 0.5 21.2 277 5 299.0 302.1 296.1 347.9 16.76 3 900 1016 17.7 17.6 100 0.1 17.6 275 14 299.7 302.3 294.6 341.2 14.19 4 850 1504 15.2 14.5 96 0.7 14.7 265 16 302.0 304.3 293.9 338.4 12.33 5 800 2018 13.8 10.4 80 3.4 11.7 262 20 305.9 307.7 293.3 335.8 9.94 6 750 2560 11.3 1.7 52 9.6 6.1 266 19 308.8 309.9 290.7 326.7 5.78 7 700 3133 8.8 -9.5 26 18.3 0.8 277 21 312.2 312.7 289.0 320.8 2.66 8 650 3741 3.7 -2.4 64 6.2 0.6 282 23 313.2 314.1 291.3 328.8 4.93 9 600 4384 -1.6 -6.6 69 5.0 -3.8 262 25 314.3 315.0 290.8 326.7 3.89 10 550 5072 -5.9 -11.3 65 5.5 -8.1 271 23 317.1 317.7 290.7 326.7 2.92 11 500 5812 -10.3 -14.0 74 3.7 -11.7 273 25 320.5 321.0 291.5 329.0 2.58 12 450 6615 -15.5 -29.3 30 13.8 -18.7 270 30 323.7 323.8 290.7 326.4 0.75 13 400 7494 -20.1 -53.6 3 33.5 -23.7 271 39 328.9 328.9 291.5 329.2 0.07 14 350 8473 -25.5 -50.5 8 24.9 -28.1 263 37 334.3 334.4 293.0 334.8 0.11 15 300 9569 -35.6 -46.9 30 11.4 -36.5 272 38 335.2 335.3 293.3 336.0 0.19 16 250 10809 -45.5 -53.9 38 8.4 -45.9 280 60 338.4 338.4 294.0 338.8 0.10 17 200 12262 -54.6 -64.4 29 9.8 -54.9 281 61 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.4 0.03 18 150 14059 -64.2 -76.8 16 12.6 -64.3 269 54 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.6 0.01 19 100 16556 -63.1 -87.3 2 24.2 -63.3 268 27 405.9 405.9 306.0 405.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.87 m Freezing level: 614.88 mb = 4192.68 m = 13755.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.20 mb = 3825.30 m = 12550.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.09 % Est. max temperature: 28.68 C = 83.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.83 mb = 605.03 m = 1984.98 ft T: 21.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.13 C/km ThetaE index: 33.08 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 926.95 mb = 760.94 m = 2496.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.70 C = 76.46 F Cap Strength: -0.22 C Lifted Index: -5.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.67 C Showalter Index: -2.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.35 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.50 C Cross Totals Index: 24.85 C K Index: 21.77 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 257.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.92 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1566.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.79 mb = 790.48 m = 2593.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 918.79 mb = 837.39 m = 2747.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 198.79 mb = 12300.11 m = 40354.19 ft B at Equ Level: 1555.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 118.79 mb = 15495.83 m = 50838.71 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 270.7 at 19.9 knts Storm direction: 300.7 at 15.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 2.4 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 41.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 41.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.0 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.29 Bulk Rich Number: 57.86 Bulk Shear: 27.07 m/s