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: 33.70,-102.04 Latitude: 33.70 Longitude: -102.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 1 950 518 2 900 993 SFC 898 1009 22.9 21.6 93 1.3 22.0 98 13 305.2 308.7 298.8 360.3 18.39 4 850 1490 19.5 19.6 100 -0.0 19.6 128 23 306.6 309.8 298.3 358.0 17.09 5 800 2014 18.6 16.7 89 1.9 17.3 178 29 311.0 313.9 298.2 357.4 15.16 6 750 2566 15.4 13.6 89 1.8 14.2 190 30 313.3 315.8 297.5 354.1 13.20 7 700 3150 13.4 1.5 44 12.0 6.6 230 29 317.3 318.5 293.5 336.7 6.09 8 650 3768 8.9 -5.9 35 14.8 1.6 238 29 319.0 319.7 292.0 331.3 3.77 9 600 4424 3.5 -14.2 26 17.6 -3.6 240 30 320.1 320.5 290.9 327.3 2.13 10 550 5121 -2.1 -16.0 34 13.9 -7.3 253 31 321.6 322.0 291.2 328.3 2.00 11 500 5871 -6.5 -30.8 13 24.3 -12.6 258 33 325.1 325.2 290.9 327.2 0.59 12 450 6686 -11.3 -39.9 7 28.7 -16.7 261 40 329.1 329.1 291.7 330.1 0.26 13 400 7578 -17.9 -30.6 32 12.6 -20.7 262 53 331.7 331.8 292.9 334.4 0.75 14 350 8560 -25.6 -38.4 29 12.7 -27.6 260 59 334.2 334.3 293.2 335.7 0.40 15 300 9656 -34.7 -46.1 30 11.5 -35.7 256 68 336.5 336.6 293.7 337.3 0.20 16 250 10905 -43.0 -60.5 13 17.4 -43.7 260 74 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.3 0.04 17 200 12376 -52.8 -72.3 8 19.5 -53.1 262 80 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.01 18 150 14184 -62.8 -80.8 7 18.0 -63.0 258 73 361.8 361.8 299.1 361.8 0.00 19 100 16635 -70.3 -86.7 7 16.4 -70.4 250 31 391.8 391.8 304.0 391.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5798.58 m Freezing level: 569.02 mb = 4855.93 m = 15931.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.64 mb = 3964.08 m = 13005.34 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.85 % Est. max temperature: 30.82 C = 87.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 882.18 mb = 1167.13 m = 3829.13 ft T: 21.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.34 C/km ThetaE index: 33.08 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 794.92 mb = 2068.32 m = 6785.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.68 C = 83.63 F Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lifted Index: -6.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.63 C Showalter Index: -6.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 52.20 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.09 C Cross Totals Index: 26.11 C K Index: 33.69 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 378.55 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.94 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2725.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 73.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 837.81 mb = 1614.71 m = 5297.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 672.81 mb = 3480.65 m = 11419.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 162.81 mb = 13669.35 m = 44846.41 ft B at Equ Level: 2724.76 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.9 at 30.5 knts Storm direction: 263.9 at 22.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 497.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 497.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 165.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 9.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 8.06 Bulk Rich Number: 11.77 Bulk Shear: 231.66 m/s