MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506050600F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506050600F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 21Z THU 5 JUN 25 Station: 42.30,-72.40 Latitude: 42.30 Longitude: -72.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 107 SFC 992 181 29.7 20.5 58 9.2 23.1 188 6 303.5 306.4 296.5 349.6 15.51 2 950 563 26.1 17.7 60 8.4 20.2 208 10 303.7 306.2 295.2 343.8 13.50 3 900 1036 21.7 15.8 69 5.9 17.7 233 11 303.9 306.3 294.7 341.5 12.65 4 850 1529 17.0 14.6 86 2.4 15.4 239 11 304.0 306.3 294.6 340.9 12.40 5 800 2044 13.5 13.5 100 -0.0 13.4 239 12 305.5 307.8 294.8 342.1 12.22 6 750 2585 10.1 10.0 100 0.1 10.0 255 19 307.5 309.5 294.0 338.8 10.34 7 700 3157 7.2 0.4 62 6.8 3.6 269 21 310.5 311.5 291.2 328.0 5.63 8 650 3763 4.3 -23.6 11 27.9 -4.5 269 16 313.8 314.0 287.7 316.8 0.87 9 600 4407 -0.4 -24.5 14 24.1 -7.5 264 18 315.6 315.8 288.3 318.7 0.88 10 550 5096 -4.7 -29.6 12 24.9 -11.0 261 21 318.5 318.7 288.9 320.7 0.60 11 500 5839 -9.2 -33.9 12 24.6 -14.6 252 22 321.8 321.9 289.8 323.4 0.44 12 450 6644 -15.0 -44.5 6 29.5 -19.4 232 20 324.3 324.3 290.2 324.9 0.16 13 400 7522 -21.7 -40.8 16 19.1 -24.5 230 20 326.8 326.8 291.1 327.8 0.27 14 350 8491 -28.2 -33.6 60 5.4 -29.1 246 23 330.7 330.8 292.6 333.1 0.64 15 300 9578 -36.2 -40.9 62 4.7 -36.7 251 28 334.3 334.4 293.2 335.7 0.36 16 250 10820 -44.8 -51.2 49 6.4 -45.2 269 27 339.4 339.4 294.3 339.9 0.14 17 200 12271 -56.4 -60.6 59 4.2 -56.5 262 33 343.4 343.4 295.2 343.6 0.05 18 150 14055 -63.5 -81.1 7 17.6 -63.6 244 30 360.8 360.8 298.8 360.8 0.00 19 100 16548 -62.5 -89.3 2 26.8 -62.7 274 19 407.0 407.0 306.2 407.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5731.24 m Freezing level: 604.45 mb = 4349.54 m = 14269.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.78 mb = 3420.53 m = 11222.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.74 % Est. max temperature: 30.37 C = 86.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 868.57 mb = 1342.72 m = 4405.20 ft T: 18.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 25.29 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 830.96 mb = 1721.41 m = 5647.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.69 C = 87.24 F Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lifted Index: -4.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.72 C Showalter Index: -2.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.09 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.26 C Cross Totals Index: 23.83 C K Index: 34.06 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 242.14 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1375.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 841.12 mb = 1618.24 m = 5309.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 816.12 mb = 1874.36 m = 6149.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 196.12 mb = 12392.46 m = 40657.20 ft B at Equ Level: 1367.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 116.12 mb = 15629.02 m = 51275.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.3 at 16.5 knts Storm direction: 284.3 at 12.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 118.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 60.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 60.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.29 Bulk Rich Number: 61.58 Bulk Shear: 22.33 m/s