MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506050600F038.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506050600F038.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 38 hour NAM valid 20Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 37.75,-87.61 Latitude: 37.75 Longitude: -87.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 117 SFC 999 123 22.2 22.2 100 0.1 22.2 322 12 295.4 298.5 295.4 344.4 17.05 2 950 563 20.4 19.9 97 0.5 20.1 324 18 297.8 300.7 295.0 343.0 15.56 3 900 1030 18.7 17.2 91 1.5 17.7 310 13 300.8 303.3 294.7 341.4 13.84 4 850 1521 16.8 14.0 84 2.8 15.0 292 18 303.8 306.0 294.1 339.3 11.94 5 800 2035 12.9 8.3 74 4.5 10.1 278 18 304.9 306.5 291.9 330.8 8.64 6 750 2574 9.8 4.9 71 4.9 6.9 274 17 307.2 308.5 291.5 329.2 7.24 7 700 3146 7.6 3.0 73 4.6 5.0 239 18 310.9 312.2 292.3 332.0 6.81 8 650 3752 3.2 -0.6 76 3.8 1.2 219 24 312.6 313.7 291.8 330.3 5.65 9 600 4396 -1.0 -5.0 75 3.9 -2.9 217 27 314.9 315.8 291.4 329.0 4.41 10 550 5084 -6.1 -8.4 84 2.3 -7.1 223 30 316.9 317.6 291.4 328.8 3.69 11 500 5825 -9.3 -9.5 98 0.2 -9.4 233 29 321.7 322.5 292.8 334.0 3.72 12 450 6635 -13.1 -13.2 99 0.1 -13.1 248 23 326.8 327.4 293.6 337.2 3.09 13 400 7524 -18.2 -18.3 99 0.1 -18.2 258 23 331.3 331.8 294.1 339.2 2.27 14 350 8508 -25.1 -25.2 99 0.1 -25.1 257 30 335.0 335.3 294.3 340.1 1.41 15 300 9611 -33.1 -33.5 96 0.4 -33.1 255 34 338.7 338.9 294.7 341.6 0.75 16 250 10865 -43.5 -46.6 71 3.1 -43.7 252 41 341.4 341.5 294.9 342.3 0.23 17 200 12324 -55.4 -59.1 63 3.7 -55.5 251 47 345.0 345.0 295.6 345.3 0.07 18 150 14119 -62.1 -77.9 10 15.8 -62.3 276 58 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.01 19 100 16608 -65.3 -86.6 4 21.4 -65.4 275 33 401.6 401.6 305.4 401.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.85 m Freezing level: 612.32 mb = 4237.40 m = 13902.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.22 mb = 3937.03 m = 12916.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.75 % Est. max temperature: 30.57 C = 87.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 998.93 mb = 126.60 m = 415.34 ft T: 22.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.30 C/km ThetaE index: 15.15 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.23 mb = 885.15 m = 2904.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.65 C = 79.97 F Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lifted Index: -3.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.98 C Showalter Index: -2.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.42 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.10 C Cross Totals Index: 23.32 C K Index: 35.55 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 241.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.15 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 708.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 22.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.16 mb = 653.00 m = 2142.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 815.16 mb = 1875.48 m = 6153.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.16 mb = 11264.99 m = 36958.18 ft B at Equ Level: 704.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.16 mb = 14320.67 m = 46983.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.2 at 21.7 knts Storm direction: 276.2 at 16.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 3.9 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 124.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 9.3 neg: -34.4 tot: -25.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -8.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: -2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 9.80 Bulk Shear: 72.28 m/s