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: 34.40,-103.39 Latitude: 34.40 Longitude: -103.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 1 950 494 2 900 974 SFC 864 1331 23.9 18.7 73 5.2 20.2 132 15 309.7 312.7 298.4 358.2 15.92 4 850 1475 21.8 18.2 80 3.6 19.2 134 19 309.0 311.9 298.0 356.4 15.63 5 800 1999 16.8 16.8 100 -0.0 16.8 140 21 309.0 311.9 297.7 355.2 15.20 6 750 2551 17.1 6.4 49 10.6 10.5 197 20 315.1 316.7 294.4 340.4 8.08 7 700 3136 13.2 0.2 41 13.0 6.0 225 21 317.2 318.2 293.0 334.9 5.55 8 650 3753 8.0 -7.8 32 15.8 0.5 245 31 318.0 318.6 291.3 328.6 3.26 9 600 4405 2.3 -16.2 24 18.5 -4.7 258 37 318.8 319.1 290.2 324.8 1.80 10 550 5101 -2.2 -27.6 12 25.4 -9.3 256 44 321.5 321.6 290.0 324.1 0.72 11 500 5851 -6.2 -45.8 3 39.5 -13.2 255 48 325.5 325.5 290.6 325.9 0.13 12 450 6667 -11.0 -32.8 15 21.7 -16.0 251 54 329.4 329.5 292.1 331.3 0.54 13 400 7559 -18.1 -36.9 18 18.7 -21.5 254 64 331.4 331.5 292.5 333.0 0.40 14 350 8541 -25.7 -38.8 28 13.0 -27.7 251 66 334.0 334.1 293.2 335.5 0.38 15 300 9636 -34.9 -48.6 23 13.7 -36.1 252 68 336.1 336.2 293.5 336.8 0.15 16 250 10883 -43.3 -61.9 11 18.6 -44.0 260 75 341.6 341.7 294.7 341.8 0.04 17 200 12351 -53.4 -69.2 13 15.9 -53.7 263 81 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.02 18 150 14156 -64.0 -76.4 17 12.4 -64.1 264 79 359.9 359.9 298.7 359.9 0.01 19 100 16616 -67.8 -89.1 3 21.3 -67.9 236 46 396.7 396.7 304.8 396.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5801.04 m Freezing level: 574.35 mb = 4762.34 m = 15624.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.75 mb = 3818.68 m = 12528.31 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.94 % Est. max temperature: 30.47 C = 86.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 801.07 mb = 1987.27 m = 6519.84 ft T: 16.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.17 C/km ThetaE index: 34.13 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 710.74 mb = 3006.80 m = 9864.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.60 C = 87.08 F Cap Strength: 2.98 C Lifted Index: -4.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.68 C Showalter Index: -5.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.42 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.03 C Cross Totals Index: 24.39 C K Index: 33.15 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 373.14 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.82 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1987.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 84.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 781.13 mb = 2203.11 m = 7227.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 656.13 mb = 3674.48 m = 12055.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 176.13 mb = 13148.42 m = 43137.33 ft B at Equ Level: 1985.37 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.8 at 36.7 knts Storm direction: 273.8 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 309.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 309.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 103.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.04 Bulk Rich Number: 6.93 Bulk Shear: 286.81 m/s