MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506041800F048.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506041800F048.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 18Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 36.25,-89.13 Latitude: 36.25 Longitude: -89.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1004 86 27.8 23.7 79 4.1 24.8 245 5 300.6 304.0 297.8 355.5 18.69 1 1000 125 27.2 23.2 79 4.0 24.3 243 5 300.3 303.7 297.4 353.8 18.22 2 950 577 22.7 22.3 98 0.4 22.4 241 7 300.2 303.5 297.4 353.3 18.12 3 900 1047 19.0 19.1 100 -0.0 19.1 266 11 301.1 304.0 296.0 347.0 15.61 4 850 1538 16.4 16.5 100 -0.0 16.5 266 16 303.4 306.0 295.5 344.9 13.99 5 800 2055 15.7 10.7 72 5.0 12.5 258 21 307.9 309.8 294.0 338.7 10.15 6 750 2600 13.4 -3.6 30 17.0 4.9 249 23 311.1 311.9 289.8 323.5 3.91 7 700 3176 8.9 1.8 61 7.0 4.9 245 25 312.3 313.5 292.2 331.8 6.24 8 650 3784 4.0 -2.0 65 5.9 0.9 244 23 313.4 314.4 291.6 329.5 5.09 9 600 4429 -1.2 -3.0 88 1.8 -2.1 240 22 314.8 315.7 292.0 331.0 5.13 10 550 5118 -5.1 -10.0 69 4.9 -7.1 254 30 318.0 318.7 291.3 328.7 3.26 11 500 5861 -8.9 -19.4 42 10.5 -12.3 255 33 322.2 322.5 291.1 327.8 1.64 12 450 6670 -13.3 -16.7 76 3.4 -14.5 255 42 326.5 326.9 292.9 334.3 2.30 13 400 7556 -19.5 -21.0 87 1.6 -19.9 257 47 329.7 330.1 293.3 336.0 1.78 14 350 8534 -26.0 -29.9 70 3.9 -26.8 252 32 333.7 333.9 293.6 337.1 0.91 15 300 9634 -33.4 -36.7 72 3.3 -33.8 257 34 338.4 338.5 294.4 340.5 0.55 16 250 10889 -43.7 -47.4 67 3.6 -44.0 290 37 341.0 341.1 294.8 341.9 0.21 17 200 12347 -55.3 -59.2 62 3.9 -55.4 274 62 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.5 0.07 18 150 14146 -61.3 -67.4 44 6.2 -61.4 274 37 364.5 364.5 299.6 364.7 0.03 19 100 16614 -66.9 -88.8 3 21.8 -67.1 272 34 398.4 398.4 305.0 398.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5736.13 m Freezing level: 611.48 mb = 4280.66 m = 14043.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.96 mb = 3972.76 m = 13033.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.42 % Est. max temperature: 30.40 C = 86.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.05 mb = 604.07 m = 1981.85 ft T: 22.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.61 C/km ThetaE index: 32.01 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.16 mb = 713.94 m = 2342.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.70 C = 81.86 F Cap Strength: 0.01 C Lifted Index: -6.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.36 C Showalter Index: -4.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.72 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.35 C Cross Totals Index: 25.36 C K Index: 34.77 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 297.11 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2334.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 68.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 936.00 mb = 706.08 m = 2316.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 931.00 mb = 752.63 m = 2469.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 181.00 mb = 12971.04 m = 42555.39 ft B at Equ Level: 2333.61 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.8 at 21.5 knts Storm direction: 280.8 at 16.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 2.7 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 18.2 neg: -5.4 tot: 12.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 69.88 Bulk Shear: 33.40 m/s