MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506050000F026.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506050000F026.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 26 hour NAM valid 2Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 37.78,-102.42 Latitude: 37.78 Longitude: -102.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 91 1 950 529 2 900 996 SFC 874 1245 16.3 15.8 97 0.5 16.0 351 6 300.8 303.2 294.1 339.1 13.03 4 850 1483 14.5 14.6 100 -0.0 14.6 59 8 301.4 303.7 293.7 337.8 12.35 5 800 1995 13.6 13.0 96 0.6 13.2 352 5 305.7 307.9 294.6 341.2 11.84 6 750 2538 11.3 10.3 94 1.0 10.7 276 12 308.8 310.8 294.6 340.9 10.55 7 700 3113 8.3 8.3 100 0.0 8.3 249 18 311.7 313.5 294.8 342.0 9.86 8 650 3724 5.4 5.4 100 0.0 5.4 248 20 315.1 316.7 294.8 342.2 8.69 9 600 4373 -0.0 -0.1 99 0.1 -0.1 252 28 316.1 317.3 293.3 336.1 6.34 10 550 5064 -4.0 -4.2 99 0.2 -4.1 251 32 319.3 320.3 293.2 335.7 5.09 11 500 5811 -8.8 -8.9 99 0.1 -8.8 252 35 322.3 323.1 293.1 335.2 3.91 12 450 6619 -14.1 -14.3 99 0.2 -14.2 252 35 325.5 326.1 293.0 335.0 2.81 13 400 7505 -18.5 -18.5 100 0.0 -18.6 251 38 330.9 331.3 294.0 338.6 2.22 14 350 8486 -25.6 -25.6 100 0.0 -25.6 254 42 334.2 334.5 294.1 339.1 1.36 15 300 9586 -33.4 -33.4 100 0.0 -33.4 256 46 338.4 338.5 294.6 341.2 0.76 16 250 10843 -42.8 -45.8 72 3.0 -43.0 255 52 342.5 342.5 295.1 343.5 0.25 17 200 12303 -56.2 -60.0 62 3.8 -56.2 255 62 343.8 343.8 295.3 344.1 0.06 18 150 14076 -65.5 -70.5 50 5.0 -65.6 245 74 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.3 0.02 19 100 16571 -64.7 -88.6 2 23.9 -64.9 263 33 402.6 402.6 305.6 402.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5719.90 m Freezing level: 600.16 mb = 4370.55 m = 14338.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 600.88 mb = 4360.69 m = 14306.54 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.32 % Est. max temperature: 25.41 C = 77.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 868.19 mb = 1303.11 m = 4275.23 ft T: 15.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.33 C/km ThetaE index: 1.30 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 787.89 mb = 2123.66 m = 6967.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.68 C = 71.03 F Cap Strength: 1.00 C Lifted Index: -1.89 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.71 C Showalter Index: -1.07 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.68 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.33 C Cross Totals Index: 23.34 C K Index: 37.89 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 225.09 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 246.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 56.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 818.03 mb = 1807.14 m = 5928.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 623.03 mb = 4067.30 m = 13344.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 333.03 mb = 8841.09 m = 29005.83 ft B at Equ Level: 246.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 203.03 mb = 12204.50 m = 40040.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.0 at 24.2 knts Storm direction: 284.0 at 18.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.5 neg: 4.4 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 127.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 62.9 neg: -14.0 tot: 48.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 16.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 2.08 Bulk Shear: 118.81 m/s