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: 37.69,-97.40 Latitude: 37.69 Longitude: -97.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 106 SFC 966 404 22.4 20.0 87 2.3 20.8 116 8 298.5 301.3 295.1 343.4 15.44 2 950 550 20.4 19.3 93 1.1 19.6 117 10 297.9 300.6 294.7 341.4 15.00 3 900 1016 17.4 16.8 97 0.5 17.0 139 11 299.4 301.9 294.0 338.8 13.51 4 850 1503 16.4 9.7 64 6.8 12.3 187 15 303.4 305.0 291.7 330.0 8.91 5 800 2019 15.4 10.4 72 5.0 12.3 245 20 307.6 309.4 293.8 337.8 9.98 6 750 2564 12.5 8.9 78 3.7 10.2 246 29 310.2 312.0 294.2 339.5 9.56 7 700 3140 8.6 5.8 82 2.8 7.0 240 28 312.1 313.6 293.7 337.8 8.31 8 650 3749 4.3 -1.8 65 6.1 1.1 236 29 313.8 314.8 291.7 330.1 5.16 9 600 4396 0.0 -6.5 62 6.5 -3.0 243 32 316.1 316.9 291.4 328.8 3.93 10 550 5087 -3.8 -36.9 6 33.0 -11.0 263 36 319.6 319.6 288.9 320.7 0.29 11 500 5832 -8.2 -34.5 10 26.3 -13.9 264 44 323.1 323.2 290.2 324.6 0.41 12 450 6640 -14.1 -42.5 7 28.5 -18.7 263 48 325.6 325.6 290.7 326.3 0.20 13 400 7523 -19.9 -45.8 8 26.0 -23.3 260 55 329.2 329.2 291.6 329.8 0.16 14 350 8497 -27.5 -52.7 7 25.2 -29.7 259 59 331.7 331.8 292.3 332.1 0.08 15 300 9587 -36.0 -57.7 9 21.8 -37.2 261 61 334.7 334.7 293.0 334.9 0.05 16 250 10829 -45.0 -63.1 11 18.2 -45.6 263 56 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.4 0.03 17 200 12285 -54.7 -72.0 10 17.2 -55.0 263 60 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.1 0.01 18 150 14093 -61.3 -78.2 9 16.8 -61.5 263 68 364.4 364.4 299.5 364.4 0.01 19 100 16586 -65.4 -86.0 4 20.6 -65.6 251 49 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.89 m Freezing level: 599.68 mb = 4400.12 m = 14435.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.19 mb = 3922.43 m = 12868.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.65 % Est. max temperature: 30.04 C = 86.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 933.85 mb = 698.02 m = 2290.05 ft T: 19.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.25 C/km ThetaE index: 18.80 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 790.23 mb = 2122.65 m = 6963.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.91 C = 89.44 F Cap Strength: 2.85 C Lifted Index: -0.92 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.31 C Showalter Index: 3.06 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.47 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.62 C Cross Totals Index: 17.86 C K Index: 31.49 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 337.41 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.91 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 323.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 153.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.34 mb = 1060.06 m = 3477.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 640.34 mb = 3869.81 m = 12696.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 260.34 mb = 10552.43 m = 34620.41 ft B at Equ Level: 319.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 180.34 mb = 12934.99 m = 42437.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.5 at 28.4 knts Storm direction: 276.5 at 21.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.7 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 207.2 neg: -12.2 tot: 195.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.40 Bulk Rich Number: 2.04 Bulk Shear: 158.36 m/s