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: 42.72,-73.31 Latitude: 42.72 Longitude: -73.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 97 SFC 963 426 20.6 19.1 91 1.5 19.6 313 5 297.0 299.6 294.1 339.2 14.60 2 950 540 18.7 18.2 97 0.4 18.4 310 6 296.1 298.7 293.4 336.5 14.01 3 900 1003 16.7 16.7 100 -0.0 16.7 254 9 298.7 301.2 293.8 337.9 13.44 4 850 1491 15.1 11.6 80 3.5 12.9 232 11 302.0 303.8 292.3 332.0 10.16 5 800 2003 12.3 9.7 84 2.7 10.7 245 13 304.3 306.1 292.4 332.7 9.48 6 750 2541 9.0 4.4 73 4.6 6.3 263 12 306.4 307.7 291.0 327.6 6.99 7 700 3109 4.9 0.9 75 4.0 2.8 252 13 307.9 308.9 290.5 325.8 5.83 8 650 3709 0.8 -3.1 75 3.9 -1.1 236 19 309.9 310.8 290.1 324.5 4.68 9 600 4347 -3.3 -8.6 67 5.2 -5.5 236 16 312.3 312.9 289.6 322.9 3.34 10 550 5029 -8.1 -17.9 45 9.8 -11.3 218 16 314.4 314.8 288.8 320.1 1.70 11 500 5763 -12.1 -15.4 77 3.3 -13.2 184 15 318.3 318.7 290.6 326.0 2.31 12 450 6563 -15.5 -17.5 84 2.0 -16.1 201 21 323.8 324.2 292.0 331.1 2.15 13 400 7445 -20.1 -22.0 85 1.9 -20.7 219 23 328.8 329.1 292.9 334.5 1.64 14 350 8420 -27.5 -29.8 80 2.4 -27.9 227 23 331.7 331.9 293.1 335.1 0.92 15 300 9511 -35.8 -38.7 75 2.8 -36.2 202 24 334.9 335.0 293.4 336.6 0.45 16 250 10749 -47.0 -50.1 70 3.2 -47.1 200 31 336.2 336.3 293.6 336.9 0.16 17 200 12188 -57.1 -61.0 61 3.9 -57.2 214 39 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.5 0.05 18 150 13978 -62.2 -77.2 12 14.9 -62.4 244 36 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.9 0.01 19 100 16486 -60.7 -88.0 2 27.2 -61.0 260 21 410.4 410.4 306.6 410.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5665.66 m Freezing level: 640.30 mb = 3832.85 m = 12574.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.14 mb = 3534.69 m = 11596.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.47 % Est. max temperature: 27.27 C = 81.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.33 mb = 618.68 m = 2029.75 ft T: 18.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.39 C/km ThetaE index: 12.57 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.81 mb = 1167.82 m = 3831.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.44 C = 74.18 F Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lifted Index: -3.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.79 C Showalter Index: -1.82 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.93 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.20 C Cross Totals Index: 23.73 C K Index: 34.85 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 216.10 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.27 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 545.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.79 mb = 976.98 m = 3205.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 767.79 mb = 2345.64 m = 7695.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 307.79 mb = 9329.27 m = 30607.48 ft B at Equ Level: 544.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.79 mb = 13280.57 m = 43570.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.0 at 14.1 knts Storm direction: 260.0 at 10.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 2.8 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 165.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 8.9 neg: -5.5 tot: 3.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.26 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 28.46 Bulk Shear: 19.17 m/s