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: 37.97,-97.02 Latitude: 37.97 Longitude: -97.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 106 SFC 964 420 20.0 19.9 99 0.1 19.9 107 5 296.2 299.0 294.4 340.4 15.34 2 950 547 19.4 19.5 100 -0.0 19.5 130 12 296.9 299.6 294.5 340.6 15.14 3 900 1012 16.6 16.6 100 -0.0 16.6 174 16 298.6 301.0 293.7 337.4 13.33 4 850 1501 17.0 13.8 81 3.2 14.8 178 17 303.9 306.1 294.0 338.8 11.72 5 800 2018 15.5 11.5 77 4.0 12.9 198 11 307.6 309.6 294.3 340.0 10.69 6 750 2563 11.8 9.3 85 2.5 10.2 239 21 309.4 311.2 294.1 339.4 9.85 7 700 3138 8.7 3.9 72 4.8 5.9 235 26 312.1 313.5 292.9 334.6 7.24 8 650 3747 4.2 0.1 75 4.1 2.0 227 25 313.8 314.9 292.4 332.5 5.95 9 600 4393 -0.2 -6.3 64 6.1 -3.0 235 32 315.8 316.6 291.3 328.6 3.98 10 550 5083 -4.8 -18.5 34 13.6 -9.4 234 31 318.4 318.7 289.9 323.8 1.62 11 500 5826 -9.4 -33.5 12 24.2 -14.6 244 29 321.6 321.7 289.8 323.2 0.45 12 450 6630 -15.4 -40.1 10 24.7 -19.5 255 39 323.9 324.0 290.2 324.9 0.26 13 400 7506 -22.1 -34.9 30 12.8 -24.2 260 48 326.3 326.4 291.2 328.1 0.49 14 350 8479 -27.0 -30.2 75 3.1 -27.6 272 59 332.3 332.5 293.2 335.5 0.89 15 300 9573 -35.0 -38.4 71 3.4 -35.4 273 49 336.0 336.1 293.7 337.7 0.46 16 250 10818 -44.3 -47.9 67 3.6 -44.5 266 59 340.2 340.2 294.6 341.0 0.20 17 200 12276 -55.5 -59.5 61 3.9 -55.6 262 75 344.8 344.8 295.6 345.1 0.06 18 150 14081 -61.1 -79.9 7 18.9 -61.3 275 87 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.00 19 100 16574 -66.5 -87.0 4 20.5 -66.6 247 36 399.3 399.3 305.1 399.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5720.12 m Freezing level: 602.60 mb = 4359.21 m = 14301.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.04 mb = 3998.53 m = 13118.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.27 % Est. max temperature: 30.22 C = 86.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.11 mb = 429.44 m = 1408.91 ft T: 19.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.73 C/km ThetaE index: 16.72 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.65 mb = 873.56 m = 2865.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.86 C = 71.35 F Cap Strength: 2.90 C Lifted Index: -2.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.40 C Showalter Index: -2.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.50 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.36 C Cross Totals Index: 23.14 C K Index: 35.28 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 377.43 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.00 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 458.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.20 mb = 934.42 m = 3065.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 903.20 mb = 981.91 m = 3221.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 883.20 mb = 1173.64 m = 3850.48 ft B at Equ Level: 21.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 843.20 mb = 1569.91 m = 5150.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.2 at 23.9 knts Storm direction: 258.2 at 17.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 158.5 neg: -18.9 tot: 139.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.42 Bulk Rich Number: 5.33 Bulk Shear: 86.12 m/s