MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506050000F020.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506050000F020.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 20 hour NAM valid 20Z THU 5 JUN 25 Station: 37.78,-102.45 Latitude: 37.78 Longitude: -102.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 1 950 508 2 900 984 SFC 873 1249 22.6 16.3 67 6.3 18.2 138 12 307.5 310.0 296.2 348.1 13.45 4 850 1481 19.5 15.2 76 4.3 16.6 143 16 306.6 309.0 295.6 345.5 12.93 5 800 2000 14.4 14.3 99 0.1 14.4 152 17 306.5 308.9 295.6 345.4 12.92 6 750 2543 11.8 9.6 87 2.2 10.4 220 15 309.4 311.3 294.3 340.1 10.08 7 700 3120 9.6 0.1 52 9.5 4.5 231 19 313.1 314.1 291.8 330.4 5.52 8 650 3729 4.6 -3.6 55 8.2 0.5 229 20 314.1 315.0 291.3 328.4 4.50 9 600 4375 -0.6 -10.8 46 10.2 -4.8 238 21 315.4 316.0 290.2 324.6 2.80 10 550 5064 -5.1 -20.6 28 15.5 -10.0 248 23 318.0 318.3 289.5 322.6 1.34 11 500 5805 -10.1 -19.1 47 9.1 -13.0 249 26 320.8 321.1 290.7 326.5 1.68 12 450 6608 -15.6 -22.7 55 7.1 -17.5 252 38 323.7 323.9 291.3 328.4 1.38 13 400 7486 -21.1 -28.1 53 7.0 -22.6 259 49 327.6 327.8 292.0 331.0 0.95 14 350 8457 -28.5 -40.6 30 12.1 -30.0 261 61 330.3 330.3 292.1 331.5 0.31 15 300 9542 -36.7 -53.4 16 16.6 -37.8 256 68 333.6 333.7 292.8 334.0 0.09 16 250 10780 -45.6 -56.9 27 11.3 -46.1 251 73 338.2 338.2 294.0 338.5 0.07 17 200 12234 -54.6 -59.9 52 5.3 -54.8 252 79 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.5 0.06 18 150 14044 -60.6 -79.3 7 18.7 -60.8 259 69 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.00 19 100 16550 -63.7 -87.8 2 24.1 -63.9 265 40 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5740.97 m Freezing level: 605.74 mb = 4300.71 m = 14109.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.37 mb = 3786.82 m = 12423.79 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.98 % Est. max temperature: 26.34 C = 79.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 795.42 mb = 2048.11 m = 6719.44 ft T: 14.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.32 C/km ThetaE index: 25.47 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 790.23 mb = 2103.24 m = 6900.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.23 C = 72.02 F Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lifted Index: -5.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.30 C Showalter Index: -5.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.91 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.59 C Cross Totals Index: 25.32 C K Index: 35.37 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 503.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.76 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1543.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 792.70 mb = 2076.98 m = 6814.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 767.70 mb = 2346.88 m = 7699.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 727.70 mb = 2795.56 m = 9171.68 ft B at Equ Level: 6.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 117.70 mb = 15542.56 m = 50992.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.4 at 23.8 knts Storm direction: 267.4 at 17.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.2 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 120.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 120.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.10 Bulk Rich Number: 13.87 Bulk Shear: 111.27 m/s