MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051200F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051200F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 4Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 38.97,-98.13 Latitude: 38.97 Longitude: -98.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 115 SFC 964 429 19.8 18.2 90 1.6 18.7 101 6 296.0 298.5 293.2 335.6 13.75 2 950 557 19.4 18.3 93 1.1 18.7 120 15 296.9 299.5 293.7 337.6 14.07 3 900 1021 16.5 16.3 99 0.2 16.4 147 16 298.5 300.8 293.4 336.4 13.05 4 850 1507 15.2 8.3 63 7.0 11.1 171 11 302.1 303.6 290.6 326.2 8.10 5 800 2019 12.4 10.4 88 2.0 11.1 207 10 304.3 306.2 292.8 334.0 9.93 6 750 2561 11.0 10.9 99 0.1 11.0 222 11 308.6 310.6 294.8 341.9 10.99 7 700 3133 7.7 2.3 69 5.3 4.7 238 12 311.0 312.2 292.0 331.1 6.48 8 650 3740 3.2 0.2 81 3.0 1.5 242 21 312.5 313.7 292.0 331.2 5.97 9 600 4384 -1.2 -8.9 56 7.7 -4.5 241 28 314.7 315.4 290.3 325.2 3.25 10 550 5071 -6.3 -11.3 67 5.1 -8.3 246 26 316.7 317.2 290.6 326.2 2.93 11 500 5809 -11.0 -17.6 58 6.6 -13.2 253 26 319.6 320.0 290.6 326.1 1.92 12 450 6612 -15.4 -39.0 11 23.5 -19.4 260 33 323.8 323.9 290.2 324.9 0.29 13 400 7488 -22.2 -39.7 19 17.5 -24.8 259 43 326.1 326.1 290.9 327.2 0.30 14 350 8455 -28.9 -42.9 25 14.1 -30.4 263 52 329.9 329.9 291.9 330.8 0.25 15 300 9542 -36.0 -67.4 2 31.4 -37.3 263 69 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.7 0.01 16 250 10783 -44.9 -54.6 33 9.7 -45.3 260 80 339.3 339.3 294.3 339.7 0.09 17 200 12240 -55.0 -64.2 31 9.2 -55.2 262 82 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.7 0.03 18 150 14046 -60.0 -79.7 6 19.8 -60.2 268 67 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.00 19 100 16564 -64.7 -86.8 3 22.2 -64.8 241 34 402.8 402.8 305.6 402.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.17 m Freezing level: 613.72 mb = 4207.22 m = 13803.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.21 mb = 3899.74 m = 12794.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.01 % Est. max temperature: 27.38 C = 81.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.85 mb = 630.76 m = 2069.39 ft T: 18.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.98 C/km ThetaE index: 11.38 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 844.14 mb = 1565.56 m = 5136.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.08 C = 78.94 F Cap Strength: 2.06 C Lifted Index: -2.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.50 C Showalter Index: 2.10 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.54 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.25 C Cross Totals Index: 19.29 C K Index: 29.19 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 147.56 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.03 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 306.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 113.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.25 mb = 1066.11 m = 3497.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 640.25 mb = 3861.55 m = 12668.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 320.25 mb = 9081.27 m = 29793.82 ft B at Equ Level: 305.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 210.25 mb = 11913.69 m = 39086.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.6 at 19.3 knts Storm direction: 263.6 at 14.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 116.3 neg: -0.1 tot: 116.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 3.22 Bulk Shear: 95.09 m/s