MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506041800F042.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506041800F042.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 12Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 35.37,-97.40 Latitude: 35.37 Longitude: -97.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 110 SFC 970 378 21.6 21.5 99 0.1 21.6 7 17 297.4 300.5 295.8 346.4 16.89 2 950 554 20.3 20.3 100 -0.0 20.3 19 28 297.8 300.6 295.3 344.0 15.97 3 900 1024 20.6 20.6 100 0.0 20.6 92 0 302.8 305.9 297.4 353.7 17.20 4 850 1518 18.7 18.4 98 0.4 18.5 225 17 305.8 308.7 297.3 353.2 15.82 5 800 2038 15.6 13.0 85 2.5 13.9 248 28 307.7 310.0 295.2 343.6 11.88 6 750 2583 12.2 7.0 70 5.3 9.0 262 33 309.9 311.4 293.2 335.6 8.40 7 700 3158 9.0 2.5 63 6.6 5.4 259 36 312.5 313.7 292.5 332.9 6.55 8 650 3769 6.5 2.4 75 4.1 4.1 248 42 316.3 317.6 293.9 338.4 7.00 9 600 4423 2.1 -0.6 82 2.7 0.7 243 45 318.6 319.8 293.9 338.2 6.12 10 550 5120 -2.2 -4.1 87 1.9 -3.1 245 47 321.5 322.5 293.9 338.2 5.16 11 500 5871 -6.6 -7.2 95 0.7 -6.9 248 49 325.0 325.9 294.3 339.8 4.45 12 450 6687 -12.1 -12.2 99 0.1 -12.1 256 53 328.0 328.7 294.1 339.3 3.34 13 400 7578 -17.7 -17.7 100 0.0 -17.7 263 56 332.0 332.4 294.4 340.2 2.37 14 350 8565 -23.9 -23.9 100 0.0 -23.9 268 57 336.5 336.8 294.8 342.2 1.58 15 300 9674 -31.1 -31.1 100 0.0 -31.2 273 56 341.5 341.7 295.5 345.0 0.95 16 250 10945 -39.7 -40.8 90 1.0 -39.8 277 48 347.0 347.1 296.4 348.7 0.43 17 200 12422 -53.9 -57.5 64 3.6 -53.9 277 42 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.8 0.08 18 150 14206 -68.0 -72.1 56 4.1 -68.0 267 41 353.0 353.0 297.3 353.0 0.02 19 100 16628 -61.1 -88.2 2 27.1 -61.4 312 38 409.6 409.6 306.5 409.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5761.75 m Freezing level: 575.43 mb = 4765.47 m = 15634.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 591.28 mb = 4540.13 m = 14895.24 ft Precipitable water: 2.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.10 % Est. max temperature: 31.10 C = 87.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.06 mb = 391.07 m = 1283.02 ft T: 21.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.75 C/km ThetaE index: 20.79 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 962.50 mb = 440.90 m = 1446.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.77 C = 71.18 F Cap Strength: 1.07 C Lifted Index: -3.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.47 C Showalter Index: -4.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.19 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.28 C Cross Totals Index: 24.91 C K Index: 37.07 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 400.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.73 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1016.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.94 mb = 852.10 m = 2795.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 792.94 mb = 2112.51 m = 6930.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 172.94 mb = 13323.69 m = 43712.36 ft B at Equ Level: 1007.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 112.94 mb = 15900.84 m = 52167.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.6 at 35.4 knts Storm direction: 280.6 at 26.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 0.9 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 149.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 508.5 neg: -33.9 tot: 474.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 158.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.6 stream: 10.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.15 Bulk Rich Number: 2.97 Bulk Shear: 342.48 m/s