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: 37.23,-101.31 Latitude: 37.23 Longitude: -101.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 498 SFC 903 944 25.1 18.1 65 7.0 20.2 155 14 307.0 309.8 296.9 351.1 14.64 3 900 976 24.7 17.9 66 6.8 19.9 155 15 306.9 309.6 296.7 350.4 14.45 4 850 1474 19.7 16.9 84 2.8 17.7 159 21 306.7 309.4 296.6 349.9 14.36 5 800 1993 15.3 14.7 96 0.6 14.9 170 23 307.4 309.9 296.1 347.5 13.28 6 750 2541 15.3 -5.7 23 21.0 5.0 221 22 313.2 313.8 289.9 323.8 3.33 7 700 3121 10.9 -8.3 25 19.1 2.1 234 30 314.5 315.1 290.0 324.0 2.93 8 650 3731 5.6 -15.5 20 21.2 -2.5 232 29 315.3 315.7 289.1 321.1 1.75 9 600 4379 1.0 -19.2 20 20.2 -6.0 236 24 317.3 317.5 289.3 322.0 1.39 10 550 5072 -3.3 -29.4 11 26.1 -10.2 251 40 320.1 320.3 289.5 322.3 0.61 11 500 5818 -8.4 -40.9 5 32.5 -14.5 251 51 322.7 322.8 289.8 323.5 0.21 12 450 6625 -14.3 -42.6 7 28.4 -18.8 252 58 325.3 325.3 290.6 326.0 0.20 13 400 7505 -20.5 -47.4 7 26.9 -23.8 251 63 328.4 328.4 291.4 328.9 0.13 14 350 8479 -27.4 -55.8 5 28.5 -29.7 256 72 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.1 0.06 15 300 9570 -35.7 -57.1 9 21.5 -36.9 258 74 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.4 0.06 16 250 10812 -44.9 -64.2 10 19.3 -45.5 262 69 339.3 339.3 294.1 339.4 0.03 17 200 12268 -55.4 -73.9 8 18.5 -55.6 266 69 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.1 0.01 18 150 14070 -61.8 -76.9 12 15.1 -62.0 259 83 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.6 0.01 19 100 16578 -63.4 -87.6 2 24.2 -63.6 242 21 405.2 405.2 305.9 405.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5767.62 m Freezing level: 588.59 mb = 4537.05 m = 14885.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.35 mb = 3391.49 m = 11126.80 ft Precipitable water: 0.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.44 % Est. max temperature: 30.67 C = 87.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 815.88 mb = 1824.92 m = 5987.20 ft T: 16.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.16 C/km ThetaE index: 27.28 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 805.66 mb = 1932.89 m = 6341.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.40 C = 77.72 F Cap Strength: 2.21 C Lifted Index: -5.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.40 C Showalter Index: -5.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.42 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.12 C Cross Totals Index: 25.31 C K Index: 25.86 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 533.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1926.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 62.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 46.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 810.58 mb = 1880.79 m = 6170.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 685.58 mb = 3292.02 m = 10800.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 185.58 mb = 12736.44 m = 41785.70 ft B at Equ Level: 1920.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.58 mb = 16242.13 m = 53287.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.4 at 34.1 knts Storm direction: 266.4 at 25.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 56.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 212.4 neg: -13.4 tot: 199.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.40 Bulk Rich Number: 11.57 Bulk Shear: 166.56 m/s