MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506050600F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506050600F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 33.48,-103.15 Latitude: 33.48 Longitude: -103.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 1 950 492 2 900 975 SFC 877 1205 27.3 19.6 63 7.6 21.7 133 14 311.9 315.1 299.3 363.1 16.64 4 850 1480 23.4 19.0 76 4.4 20.2 136 18 310.7 313.8 298.9 361.0 16.45 5 800 2007 19.0 17.0 89 1.9 17.6 152 24 311.4 314.3 298.5 358.8 15.46 6 750 2562 17.7 6.1 47 11.6 10.6 193 23 315.8 317.3 294.5 340.6 7.91 7 700 3148 14.2 -10.5 17 24.7 2.9 229 19 318.2 318.7 290.7 326.4 2.45 8 650 3766 9.0 -10.6 24 19.6 0.3 238 23 319.2 319.7 291.1 327.9 2.63 9 600 4421 3.3 -14.7 25 18.1 -3.8 245 28 320.0 320.4 290.8 326.8 2.03 10 550 5118 -2.5 -13.8 41 11.3 -7.0 257 33 321.1 321.5 291.5 329.1 2.39 11 500 5867 -7.1 -27.8 17 20.7 -12.6 260 38 324.4 324.5 290.9 327.2 0.78 12 450 6681 -11.1 -40.5 7 29.4 -16.6 262 44 329.2 329.3 291.7 330.2 0.25 13 400 7572 -18.0 -29.8 35 11.9 -20.6 258 53 331.7 331.8 293.0 334.6 0.81 14 350 8555 -25.5 -39.6 26 14.0 -27.6 257 58 334.3 334.4 293.2 335.7 0.35 15 300 9652 -34.5 -48.0 24 13.6 -35.6 254 67 336.8 336.9 293.7 337.5 0.16 16 250 10902 -42.7 -61.1 11 18.5 -43.4 256 76 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.8 0.04 17 200 12375 -52.5 -72.5 7 20.1 -52.8 257 84 349.7 349.7 296.5 349.8 0.01 18 150 14184 -63.6 -81.4 7 17.8 -63.7 256 76 360.5 360.5 298.8 360.6 0.00 19 100 16627 -71.0 -87.3 7 16.3 -71.0 252 44 390.6 390.6 303.9 390.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5825.47 m Freezing level: 571.53 mb = 4818.18 m = 15807.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.86 mb = 3805.69 m = 12485.70 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 40.74 % Est. max temperature: 32.08 C = 89.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 784.88 mb = 2170.83 m = 7122.05 ft T: 18.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.85 C/km ThetaE index: 36.70 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 715.82 mb = 2957.77 m = 9703.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.61 C = 90.69 F Cap Strength: 2.34 C Lifted Index: -7.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.32 C Showalter Index: -7.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.61 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.53 C Cross Totals Index: 26.08 C K Index: 24.77 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 581.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.49 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2787.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 74.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 71.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 777.91 mb = 2247.51 m = 7373.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 672.91 mb = 3476.87 m = 11406.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 152.91 mb = 14062.78 m = 46137.18 ft B at Equ Level: 2773.09 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.4 at 29.7 knts Storm direction: 271.4 at 22.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 263.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 263.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 87.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.11 Bulk Rich Number: 14.63 Bulk Shear: 190.59 m/s