MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051200F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051200F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 6Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 36.22,-98.83 Latitude: 36.22 Longitude: -98.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 79 1 950 524 SFC 949 532 21.3 20.7 97 0.6 20.9 149 14 298.9 301.9 295.9 346.8 16.45 3 900 994 20.3 19.9 97 0.5 20.0 169 34 302.4 305.5 296.8 351.0 16.42 4 850 1488 20.2 15.2 73 5.0 16.8 188 36 307.4 309.8 295.8 346.3 12.90 5 800 2010 18.0 8.9 55 9.0 12.3 213 34 310.3 312.0 293.8 337.9 9.00 6 750 2560 14.2 9.7 74 4.5 11.3 225 35 312.0 314.0 295.1 343.3 10.15 7 700 3139 10.9 7.2 78 3.7 8.6 233 32 314.5 316.3 295.0 343.0 9.12 8 650 3754 6.5 -2.6 52 9.0 1.8 244 33 316.3 317.2 292.2 331.8 4.87 9 600 4405 2.0 -14.9 27 16.9 -4.5 241 32 318.5 318.9 290.3 325.2 2.01 10 550 5099 -2.6 -22.6 20 20.0 -8.9 248 29 321.0 321.2 290.2 324.9 1.13 11 500 5847 -7.8 -30.8 14 23.0 -13.4 252 38 323.5 323.6 290.5 325.6 0.59 12 450 6656 -14.1 -36.5 13 22.4 -18.4 254 45 325.5 325.6 290.8 326.9 0.37 13 400 7538 -19.8 -44.3 9 24.5 -23.2 260 57 329.2 329.2 291.7 329.9 0.19 14 350 8514 -26.7 -50.0 9 23.3 -29.0 267 70 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.2 0.11 15 300 9609 -34.1 -55.0 10 20.9 -35.5 269 70 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.6 0.07 16 250 10864 -42.1 -68.9 4 26.8 -43.0 276 76 343.5 343.5 295.1 343.5 0.01 17 200 12336 -53.7 -71.6 9 17.9 -53.9 281 86 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.8 0.01 18 150 14135 -64.2 -78.5 12 14.3 -64.3 266 81 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.5 0.01 19 100 16594 -65.2 -88.4 3 23.2 -65.4 265 36 401.7 401.7 305.5 401.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5767.85 m Freezing level: 577.99 mb = 4710.47 m = 15454.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.89 mb = 3932.11 m = 12900.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.60 % Est. max temperature: 32.58 C = 90.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.54 mb = 601.82 m = 1974.44 ft T: 21.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.91 C/km ThetaE index: 18.40 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 783.40 mb = 2188.68 m = 7180.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.11 C = 91.60 F Cap Strength: 2.77 C Lifted Index: -4.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.60 C Showalter Index: -3.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.14 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.08 C Cross Totals Index: 23.05 C K Index: 39.59 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 472.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.96 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1385.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 133.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.70 mb = 1220.54 m = 4004.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 671.70 mb = 3481.41 m = 11421.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 191.70 mb = 12600.64 m = 41340.18 ft B at Equ Level: 1375.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 111.70 mb = 15923.00 m = 52240.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.8 at 33.7 knts Storm direction: 259.8 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 435.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 435.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 145.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 8.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.62 Bulk Rich Number: 9.91 Bulk Shear: 139.89 m/s