MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506050600F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506050600F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 40.30,-92.42 Latitude: 40.30 Longitude: -92.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 88 SFC 978 277 22.8 16.6 68 6.2 18.7 153 7 297.8 300.0 292.6 333.3 12.23 2 950 531 19.2 15.2 78 4.0 16.6 154 7 296.7 298.8 291.7 329.9 11.50 3 900 993 14.7 14.2 97 0.5 14.3 154 8 296.6 298.7 291.6 329.4 11.35 4 850 1476 12.6 10.0 84 2.6 11.0 191 8 299.4 301.0 290.6 326.0 9.09 5 800 1983 10.6 7.6 82 3.0 8.9 217 10 302.5 304.0 290.9 327.0 8.22 6 750 2519 8.2 -1.5 50 9.7 3.4 221 14 305.5 306.4 288.6 319.6 4.58 7 700 3086 5.4 -3.0 55 8.4 1.3 209 16 308.4 309.3 289.4 322.0 4.38 8 650 3686 0.9 -0.3 91 1.3 0.3 226 19 310.0 311.1 291.1 327.9 5.76 9 600 4325 -4.3 -4.5 98 0.2 -4.4 226 24 311.1 312.0 290.4 325.5 4.56 10 550 5008 -7.2 -7.9 95 0.7 -7.5 238 27 315.5 316.3 291.1 327.8 3.83 11 500 5744 -11.5 -16.5 67 5.0 -13.2 252 37 319.0 319.4 290.6 326.0 2.10 12 450 6543 -16.7 -23.0 58 6.3 -18.3 249 42 322.3 322.5 290.8 326.9 1.34 13 400 7418 -22.3 -34.9 31 12.6 -24.4 259 55 326.0 326.1 291.1 327.9 0.49 14 350 8383 -29.6 -35.8 55 6.1 -30.5 262 67 328.8 328.9 291.9 330.7 0.52 15 300 9466 -37.1 -51.7 21 14.6 -38.1 249 82 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.5 0.11 16 250 10700 -45.9 -55.1 35 9.2 -46.3 244 90 337.8 337.9 293.9 338.2 0.09 17 200 12151 -57.0 -63.3 45 6.2 -57.2 240 97 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.6 0.04 18 150 13954 -58.5 -80.4 4 21.8 -58.8 264 64 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.2 0.00 19 100 16500 -58.8 -86.4 2 27.6 -59.2 276 42 414.1 414.1 307.0 414.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5655.99 m Freezing level: 641.06 mb = 3800.50 m = 12468.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.29 mb = 3719.76 m = 12203.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.44 % Est. max temperature: 25.66 C = 78.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 893.28 mb = 1056.62 m = 3466.57 ft T: 14.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.36 C/km ThetaE index: 7.40 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 881.64 mb = 1167.24 m = 3829.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.61 C = 72.70 F Cap Strength: 1.07 C Lifted Index: -0.30 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.07 C Showalter Index: 1.69 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.65 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.15 C Cross Totals Index: 21.51 C K Index: 25.75 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 173.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.03 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 77.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 62.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.53 mb = 1082.61 m = 3551.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 655.53 mb = 3617.82 m = 11869.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 445.53 mb = 6617.39 m = 21710.33 ft B at Equ Level: 76.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 335.53 mb = 8679.81 m = 28476.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.8 at 19.4 knts Storm direction: 259.8 at 14.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 0.9 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 55.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 37.0 neg: -0.0 tot: 37.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.4 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 1.60 Bulk Shear: 48.16 m/s