MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506041800F055.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506041800F055.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 55 hour NAM valid 1Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 36.98,-103.27 Latitude: 36.98 Longitude: -103.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 1 950 515 2 900 991 SFC 853 1455 21.0 14.6 67 6.4 16.7 130 12 307.8 310.1 295.6 345.2 12.38 4 850 1489 20.5 14.5 68 6.0 16.4 129 12 307.6 309.9 295.4 344.7 12.28 5 800 2009 15.5 13.3 87 2.2 14.0 146 16 307.6 309.9 295.3 344.1 12.08 6 750 2553 11.4 11.4 100 -0.0 11.4 178 18 309.0 311.1 295.2 343.6 11.39 7 700 3132 12.8 -0.5 40 13.3 5.5 235 31 316.7 317.7 292.7 333.5 5.28 8 650 3750 8.1 -4.6 40 12.7 1.8 252 31 318.2 319.0 292.2 331.7 4.19 9 600 4403 3.1 -13.7 28 16.8 -3.7 261 36 319.7 320.1 290.9 327.1 2.21 10 550 5101 -1.5 -27.4 12 25.9 -8.9 268 37 322.3 322.5 290.2 324.9 0.73 11 500 5851 -7.4 -42.9 4 35.5 -13.9 275 45 324.0 324.0 290.2 324.6 0.17 12 450 6660 -13.6 -46.4 4 32.8 -18.5 265 46 326.1 326.2 290.7 326.7 0.13 13 400 7543 -19.8 -51.1 4 31.2 -23.4 264 53 329.2 329.2 291.6 329.5 0.09 14 350 8519 -27.3 -59.2 3 32.0 -29.6 265 61 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.2 0.04 15 300 9609 -35.5 -62.6 5 27.0 -36.9 266 64 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.4 0.03 16 250 10852 -45.0 -66.6 7 21.6 -45.7 269 63 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.2 0.02 17 200 12308 -54.5 -71.5 11 16.9 -54.8 267 73 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.5 0.01 18 150 14112 -62.1 -76.8 12 14.7 -62.3 265 78 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.01 19 100 16600 -63.8 -86.3 3 22.5 -64.0 255 38 404.5 404.5 305.8 404.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5779.39 m Freezing level: 566.23 mb = 4874.78 m = 15993.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.69 mb = 3957.18 m = 12982.70 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.88 % Est. max temperature: 28.97 C = 84.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 776.63 mb = 2258.95 m = 7411.15 ft T: 13.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.45 C/km ThetaE index: 20.61 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 762.11 mb = 2418.09 m = 7933.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.81 C = 71.26 F Cap Strength: 3.89 C Lifted Index: -2.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.89 C Showalter Index: -2.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.86 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.95 C Cross Totals Index: 21.91 C K Index: 29.12 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 259.90 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 835.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 769.83 mb = 2333.06 m = 7654.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 754.83 mb = 2499.02 m = 8198.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 744.83 mb = 2611.24 m = 8566.96 ft B at Equ Level: 4.60 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 724.83 mb = 2839.78 m = 9316.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 256.4 at 34.6 knts Storm direction: 286.4 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 417.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 417.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 139.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.93 Bulk Rich Number: 3.43 Bulk Shear: 243.66 m/s