MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506050000F033.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506050000F033.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 9Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 34.78,-98.08 Latitude: 34.78 Longitude: -98.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 90 SFC 964 406 23.4 23.2 99 0.2 23.3 185 13 299.6 303.1 297.7 354.9 18.90 2 950 538 23.0 23.0 100 -0.0 23.0 187 24 300.5 303.9 297.9 356.0 18.91 3 900 1010 21.3 20.6 96 0.7 20.8 207 42 303.5 306.7 297.6 354.6 17.21 4 850 1505 18.6 17.9 96 0.7 18.1 216 37 305.7 308.5 297.0 351.8 15.39 5 800 2026 17.1 13.4 79 3.7 14.6 228 31 309.3 311.6 295.8 346.3 12.16 6 750 2576 15.4 7.1 57 8.4 10.3 243 33 313.3 315.0 294.2 339.7 8.46 7 700 3158 13.1 -2.2 34 15.4 5.0 273 34 317.0 317.9 292.2 331.9 4.64 8 650 3775 8.2 -4.1 42 12.2 2.0 265 34 318.2 319.0 292.3 332.2 4.35 9 600 4429 2.4 -4.8 59 7.3 -1.2 258 32 319.0 319.8 292.6 333.4 4.46 10 550 5125 -3.2 -8.4 67 5.2 -5.5 255 29 320.2 321.0 292.3 332.3 3.68 11 500 5872 -8.0 -17.2 47 9.2 -11.2 253 35 323.3 323.7 291.7 330.1 1.99 12 450 6683 -12.3 -20.3 52 7.9 -14.9 269 49 327.7 328.0 292.7 333.6 1.70 13 400 7574 -17.6 -35.9 19 18.3 -21.1 275 54 332.1 332.2 292.7 333.8 0.44 14 350 8558 -25.0 -42.3 18 17.4 -27.3 278 60 335.1 335.2 293.3 336.1 0.26 15 300 9663 -31.9 -66.0 2 34.1 -33.8 283 60 340.3 340.3 294.4 340.4 0.02 16 250 10925 -42.0 -61.5 10 19.5 -42.8 283 59 343.7 343.7 295.3 343.9 0.04 17 200 12395 -53.5 -71.2 10 17.7 -53.8 274 61 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.0 0.01 18 150 14187 -67.2 -76.8 24 9.7 -67.2 270 69 354.4 354.4 297.6 354.4 0.01 19 100 16607 -68.7 -80.1 18 11.4 -68.7 262 37 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5781.31 m Freezing level: 578.48 mb = 4728.38 m = 15512.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.55 mb = 4180.14 m = 13714.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.29 % Est. max temperature: 31.93 C = 89.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.75 mb = 421.43 m = 1382.64 ft T: 23.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.78 C/km ThetaE index: 24.11 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.62 mb = 1100.54 m = 3610.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.60 C = 81.67 F Cap Strength: 1.29 C Lifted Index: -6.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.29 C Showalter Index: -5.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.51 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.62 C Cross Totals Index: 25.89 C K Index: 29.16 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 495.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.24 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2115.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.11 mb = 931.48 m = 3056.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 863.11 mb = 1372.48 m = 4502.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 823.11 mb = 1781.26 m = 5843.96 ft B at Equ Level: 22.14 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 733.11 mb = 2767.95 m = 9081.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.0 at 33.5 knts Storm direction: 275.0 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 132.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 372.3 neg: -4.0 tot: 368.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 122.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.0 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.22 Bulk Rich Number: 22.52 Bulk Shear: 93.96 m/s