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: 37.16,-101.32 Latitude: 37.16 Longitude: -101.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 1 950 497 SFC 903 944 25.6 18.2 64 7.3 20.4 159 16 307.6 310.3 297.1 352.1 14.75 3 900 975 24.9 18.0 65 6.9 20.0 159 17 307.1 309.9 296.8 351.0 14.54 4 850 1473 19.7 16.8 83 2.9 17.7 163 23 306.8 309.5 296.6 349.9 14.33 5 800 1993 15.2 14.5 95 0.7 14.7 176 24 307.4 309.8 295.9 346.9 13.09 6 750 2541 15.5 -3.8 26 19.4 5.7 220 22 313.5 314.2 290.5 325.7 3.84 7 700 3121 10.9 -6.9 28 17.9 2.5 237 30 314.6 315.2 290.3 325.1 3.25 8 650 3731 5.8 -20.7 13 26.5 -3.3 235 31 315.6 315.8 288.5 319.4 1.13 9 600 4380 1.3 -11.3 38 12.6 -4.0 241 26 317.6 318.2 290.7 326.5 2.68 10 550 5074 -3.1 -33.7 7 30.6 -10.4 253 40 320.4 320.5 289.3 321.8 0.40 11 500 5820 -8.1 -35.5 9 27.4 -14.0 252 50 323.1 323.2 290.1 324.5 0.37 12 450 6628 -14.3 -39.2 10 24.9 -18.7 252 55 325.3 325.3 290.7 326.4 0.29 13 400 7509 -20.4 -49.2 6 28.8 -23.8 252 63 328.5 328.5 291.4 328.9 0.11 14 350 8483 -27.5 -53.4 7 25.9 -29.7 256 70 331.7 331.8 292.3 332.1 0.08 15 300 9573 -35.7 -56.0 11 20.3 -36.9 258 71 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.4 0.06 16 250 10815 -45.1 -65.5 8 20.5 -45.7 262 69 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.2 0.02 17 200 12270 -55.2 -71.5 12 16.2 -55.5 266 69 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.4 0.01 18 150 14074 -61.7 -77.6 10 15.9 -61.9 259 83 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.01 19 100 16578 -63.6 -87.7 2 24.1 -63.8 244 24 404.9 404.9 305.9 404.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5771.64 m Freezing level: 585.17 mb = 4585.62 m = 15044.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.62 mb = 3376.19 m = 11076.62 ft Precipitable water: 0.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.21 % Est. max temperature: 30.92 C = 87.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 811.27 mb = 1872.82 m = 6144.35 ft T: 16.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.06 C/km ThetaE index: 32.68 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 805.86 mb = 1930.17 m = 6332.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.34 C = 77.62 F Cap Strength: 2.49 C Lifted Index: -5.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.48 C Showalter Index: -5.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.82 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.85 C Cross Totals Index: 24.97 C K Index: 26.82 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 523.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1901.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 51.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 809.30 mb = 1893.70 m = 6212.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 684.30 mb = 3307.51 m = 10851.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 184.30 mb = 12782.83 m = 41937.92 ft B at Equ Level: 1889.02 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.6 at 34.4 knts Storm direction: 267.6 at 25.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 60.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 205.3 neg: -5.2 tot: 200.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.27 Bulk Rich Number: 11.51 Bulk Shear: 165.16 m/s