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: 36.28,-98.66 Latitude: 36.28 Longitude: -98.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 SFC 957 460 21.8 20.9 95 0.9 21.2 145 12 298.7 301.7 295.9 346.7 16.48 2 950 524 21.6 20.7 95 0.9 21.0 147 17 299.1 302.1 296.0 346.9 16.39 3 900 994 19.9 19.4 97 0.5 19.6 167 32 302.0 305.0 296.4 349.2 15.98 4 850 1488 20.0 15.7 76 4.3 17.1 193 34 307.1 309.6 296.0 347.3 13.33 5 800 2011 18.6 10.3 59 8.3 13.2 209 33 310.9 312.8 294.6 341.2 9.86 6 750 2560 14.7 8.8 68 5.9 10.9 220 32 312.5 314.3 294.8 341.9 9.52 7 700 3140 10.3 5.1 70 5.2 7.2 221 30 313.9 315.4 293.9 338.5 7.88 8 650 3753 6.0 -0.1 65 6.1 2.7 238 33 315.8 316.9 292.9 334.3 5.85 9 600 4404 2.1 -10.2 40 12.3 -3.2 237 32 318.6 319.1 291.2 328.2 2.93 10 550 5099 -2.7 -23.5 18 20.8 -9.1 250 33 320.9 321.1 290.2 324.6 1.05 11 500 5846 -7.7 -26.9 20 19.2 -12.9 248 39 323.7 323.8 290.7 326.7 0.85 12 450 6656 -14.1 -39.2 10 25.1 -18.5 249 44 325.5 325.6 290.7 326.6 0.28 13 400 7537 -20.1 -52.1 4 32.1 -23.6 260 56 328.9 328.9 291.5 329.2 0.08 14 350 8513 -26.9 -51.8 8 25.0 -29.2 267 71 332.6 332.6 292.5 332.9 0.09 15 300 9606 -34.5 -57.4 8 23.0 -35.9 269 71 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.0 0.05 16 250 10860 -42.4 -55.7 22 13.3 -43.1 276 75 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.4 0.08 17 200 12330 -53.7 -64.6 25 10.9 -54.0 280 85 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.03 18 150 14130 -64.0 -78.2 13 14.2 -64.1 265 84 359.8 359.8 298.7 359.9 0.01 19 100 16596 -65.3 -89.1 2 23.8 -65.4 265 33 401.7 401.7 305.4 401.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5767.07 m Freezing level: 577.88 mb = 4711.54 m = 15457.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.17 mb = 4043.66 m = 13266.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.41 % Est. max temperature: 33.35 C = 92.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.04 mb = 569.69 m = 1869.04 ft T: 21.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.65 C/km ThetaE index: 17.31 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 776.17 mb = 2268.31 m = 7441.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.62 C = 94.32 F Cap Strength: 3.47 C Lifted Index: -4.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.20 C Showalter Index: -3.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.16 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.75 C Cross Totals Index: 23.41 C K Index: 38.22 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 464.65 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.98 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1333.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 152.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.87 mb = 1101.61 m = 3614.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 683.87 mb = 3332.99 m = 10934.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 193.87 mb = 12525.33 m = 41093.12 ft B at Equ Level: 1321.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 113.87 mb = 15806.08 m = 51856.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.9 at 33.0 knts Storm direction: 255.9 at 24.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 389.9 neg: -8.0 tot: 381.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 127.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.09 Bulk Rich Number: 9.71 Bulk Shear: 137.27 m/s