MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506050600F020.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506050600F020.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 20 hour NAM valid 2Z 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 98 SFC 965 404 20.6 20.5 100 0.1 20.6 118 6 296.7 299.6 295.0 342.8 15.95 2 950 541 19.8 19.4 98 0.4 19.5 119 12 297.2 300.0 294.6 340.9 15.11 3 900 1006 16.8 16.9 100 -0.0 16.9 137 17 298.9 301.3 293.9 338.3 13.55 4 850 1495 18.0 11.8 67 6.2 14.0 216 13 305.0 306.9 293.2 335.7 10.26 5 800 2014 16.2 10.7 70 5.4 12.7 231 21 308.4 310.3 294.1 339.3 10.17 6 750 2559 12.8 5.0 59 7.7 8.2 223 24 310.4 311.8 292.5 333.0 7.32 7 700 3136 10.5 1.2 53 9.3 5.3 223 36 314.1 315.2 292.5 332.9 5.97 8 650 3748 5.5 -6.8 41 12.3 -0.2 251 32 315.2 315.9 290.7 326.6 3.53 9 600 4395 0.3 -21.2 18 21.5 -6.7 250 36 316.5 316.7 288.9 320.5 1.18 10 550 5086 -3.5 -38.9 4 35.4 -10.9 256 35 320.0 320.0 289.0 320.9 0.24 11 500 5832 -8.3 -38.3 7 30.1 -14.2 261 42 323.0 323.0 290.0 324.0 0.28 12 450 6639 -14.3 -42.8 7 28.4 -18.9 263 44 325.2 325.2 290.6 325.9 0.20 13 400 7520 -20.5 -47.5 7 27.0 -23.8 262 52 328.4 328.4 291.4 328.9 0.13 14 350 8493 -27.8 -53.4 7 25.7 -30.0 263 59 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.6 0.08 15 300 9582 -35.9 -53.8 14 17.9 -37.0 263 67 334.8 334.9 293.1 335.2 0.08 16 250 10823 -45.4 -65.2 9 19.8 -46.0 264 63 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.7 0.02 17 200 12278 -54.9 -63.1 35 8.3 -55.1 266 64 345.9 345.9 295.7 346.1 0.04 18 150 14092 -59.8 -81.5 4 21.6 -60.0 267 69 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.0 0.00 19 100 16599 -65.5 -87.7 3 22.2 -65.7 252 42 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5733.54 m Freezing level: 595.63 mb = 4455.26 m = 14616.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.94 mb = 3723.00 m = 12214.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.45 % Est. max temperature: 31.07 C = 87.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.65 mb = 409.05 m = 1342.00 ft T: 20.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.94 C/km ThetaE index: 18.76 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.42 mb = 935.60 m = 3069.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.46 C = 72.43 F Cap Strength: 3.49 C Lifted Index: -1.12 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.06 C Showalter Index: 0.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.24 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.22 C Cross Totals Index: 20.01 C K Index: 28.72 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 208.95 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 384.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.36 mb = 974.23 m = 3196.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 898.36 mb = 1021.89 m = 3352.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 888.36 mb = 1117.62 m = 3666.69 ft B at Equ Level: 21.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 848.36 mb = 1511.65 m = 4959.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.4 at 29.4 knts Storm direction: 272.4 at 22.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 2.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 271.2 neg: -0.2 tot: 271.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 90.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.46 Bulk Rich Number: 2.13 Bulk Shear: 180.62 m/s