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: 37.08,-101.26 Latitude: 37.08 Longitude: -101.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 499 SFC 904 941 25.5 18.2 64 7.3 20.4 162 16 307.4 310.2 297.0 351.8 14.71 3 900 976 24.7 17.9 66 6.8 19.9 163 18 306.9 309.6 296.7 350.5 14.48 4 850 1474 19.5 16.7 84 2.8 17.5 166 23 306.5 309.2 296.4 349.2 14.21 5 800 1993 15.7 14.1 90 1.6 14.7 186 24 307.9 310.3 295.8 346.6 12.77 6 750 2542 15.6 -7.3 20 22.9 4.6 217 18 313.5 314.0 289.6 322.9 2.94 7 700 3122 11.0 -2.5 39 13.4 4.0 235 30 314.6 315.5 291.5 329.1 4.56 8 650 3733 5.8 -20.6 13 26.3 -3.3 237 32 315.5 315.7 288.5 319.4 1.14 9 600 4382 1.8 -13.6 31 15.3 -4.4 250 29 318.1 318.6 290.5 325.6 2.23 10 550 5077 -2.9 -25.3 16 22.3 -9.5 255 39 320.6 320.8 289.9 323.7 0.89 11 500 5823 -8.0 -37.9 7 29.9 -14.1 253 49 323.2 323.3 290.0 324.3 0.29 12 450 6631 -14.1 -39.2 10 25.1 -18.6 254 54 325.4 325.5 290.7 326.5 0.28 13 400 7512 -20.4 -47.5 7 27.0 -23.8 252 61 328.4 328.4 291.4 328.9 0.13 14 350 8486 -27.5 -50.8 9 23.3 -29.6 257 69 331.7 331.8 292.3 332.2 0.10 15 300 9576 -35.8 -59.5 7 23.8 -37.0 258 71 335.0 335.0 293.1 335.2 0.04 16 250 10817 -45.2 -63.1 12 17.8 -45.8 261 68 338.8 338.8 294.0 338.9 0.03 17 200 12272 -55.1 -68.5 17 13.5 -55.3 264 70 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.7 0.02 18 150 14077 -61.7 -77.2 11 15.5 -61.8 260 83 363.9 363.9 299.4 363.9 0.01 19 100 16581 -64.0 -88.0 2 24.1 -64.1 241 24 404.2 404.2 305.7 404.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5773.75 m Freezing level: 581.38 mb = 4640.42 m = 15224.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.67 mb = 3449.98 m = 11318.71 ft Precipitable water: 0.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.58 % Est. max temperature: 30.95 C = 87.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 812.07 mb = 1864.92 m = 6118.44 ft T: 16.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.03 C/km ThetaE index: 28.88 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 734.67 mb = 2715.40 m = 8908.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.70 C = 89.05 F Cap Strength: 2.64 C Lifted Index: -4.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.62 C Showalter Index: -4.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.24 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.50 C Cross Totals Index: 24.74 C K Index: 30.77 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 510.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1800.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 66.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 808.33 mb = 1904.47 m = 6248.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 683.33 mb = 3320.35 m = 10893.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 183.33 mb = 12818.37 m = 42054.50 ft B at Equ Level: 1777.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 113.33 mb = 15808.31 m = 51863.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.5 at 34.0 knts Storm direction: 269.5 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 196.2 neg: -6.2 tot: 190.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.84 Bulk Rich Number: 11.25 Bulk Shear: 160.04 m/s