MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506050600F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506050600F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 1Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 37.97,-102.37 Latitude: 37.97 Longitude: -102.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 1 950 501 2 900 972 SFC 884 1128 20.0 16.7 81 3.3 17.7 129 11 303.7 306.2 295.3 344.2 13.63 4 850 1464 16.4 15.5 95 0.8 15.8 133 15 303.3 305.7 294.9 342.4 13.18 5 800 1982 17.4 10.8 65 6.6 13.1 204 15 309.7 311.7 294.6 340.9 10.22 6 750 2532 13.8 8.7 71 5.1 10.6 223 6 311.6 313.4 294.5 340.7 9.46 7 700 3109 9.3 6.4 82 2.9 7.5 229 13 312.7 314.4 294.2 339.5 8.65 8 650 3719 4.4 3.0 90 1.4 3.6 243 19 313.9 315.3 293.5 336.8 7.31 9 600 4368 0.7 -3.6 73 4.2 -1.4 247 25 316.9 317.8 292.4 332.6 4.90 10 550 5060 -4.7 -9.0 72 4.3 -6.5 245 34 318.5 319.2 291.7 330.0 3.52 11 500 5802 -9.8 -21.2 39 11.4 -13.3 248 34 321.1 321.3 290.5 325.9 1.41 12 450 6607 -14.5 -29.3 27 14.9 -17.9 248 34 325.0 325.2 291.0 327.7 0.75 13 400 7489 -20.2 -32.6 32 12.4 -22.6 247 36 328.7 328.9 292.0 331.0 0.62 14 350 8463 -27.4 -52.6 7 25.2 -29.6 250 52 331.8 331.9 292.3 332.2 0.08 15 300 9553 -35.8 -58.1 8 22.3 -37.0 249 62 335.0 335.0 293.1 335.2 0.05 16 250 10797 -44.8 -52.0 45 7.2 -45.2 250 65 339.4 339.4 294.3 339.9 0.12 17 200 12251 -55.4 -59.3 62 3.9 -55.5 251 68 345.0 345.0 295.6 345.3 0.06 18 150 14050 -61.1 -76.3 12 15.2 -61.3 253 82 364.8 364.8 299.7 364.9 0.01 19 100 16562 -64.3 -88.3 2 24.0 -64.5 268 33 403.5 403.5 305.7 403.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5741.21 m Freezing level: 593.89 mb = 4452.26 m = 14606.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 614.34 mb = 4176.39 m = 13701.90 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.66 % Est. max temperature: 27.99 C = 82.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 841.66 mb = 1548.31 m = 5079.68 ft T: 16.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.09 C/km ThetaE index: 18.28 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 726.27 mb = 2800.86 m = 9189.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.16 C = 82.68 F Cap Strength: 3.72 C Lifted Index: -3.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.91 C Showalter Index: -3.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.57 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.20 C Cross Totals Index: 25.37 C K Index: 38.89 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 301.80 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 833.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 109.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 789.76 mb = 2091.97 m = 6863.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 674.76 mb = 3411.65 m = 11192.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.76 mb = 11490.10 m = 37696.72 ft B at Equ Level: 828.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.76 mb = 14269.93 m = 46816.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.3 at 23.4 knts Storm direction: 269.3 at 17.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 155.2 neg: -32.1 tot: 123.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.68 Bulk Rich Number: 7.07 Bulk Shear: 117.93 m/s