MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051200F020.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051200F020.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 20 hour NAM valid 8Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 36.12,-98.47 Latitude: 36.12 Longitude: -98.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 956 462 22.1 21.9 99 0.2 21.9 166 12 299.1 302.3 296.7 350.2 17.53 2 950 517 21.7 21.8 100 -0.0 21.8 168 16 299.2 302.4 296.7 350.3 17.51 3 900 988 21.3 21.3 100 -0.0 21.3 187 41 303.4 306.7 298.1 356.8 17.97 4 850 1482 18.6 18.6 100 -0.0 18.7 204 42 305.6 308.6 297.4 353.8 16.10 5 800 2003 17.4 13.4 77 4.0 14.7 228 47 309.7 312.0 295.9 346.9 12.19 6 750 2553 14.3 12.0 86 2.3 12.8 224 37 312.1 314.4 296.3 348.7 11.87 7 700 3134 10.4 8.0 85 2.4 8.9 234 40 314.0 315.9 295.3 344.1 9.68 8 650 3749 6.6 0.5 65 6.1 3.2 256 43 316.4 317.6 293.3 335.8 6.11 9 600 4399 1.3 -3.5 70 4.8 -1.2 250 40 317.6 318.5 292.6 333.3 4.91 10 550 5093 -3.7 -19.4 28 15.7 -8.9 247 37 319.7 320.0 290.2 324.8 1.50 11 500 5837 -9.2 -17.0 53 7.7 -11.9 244 40 321.8 322.2 291.3 328.6 2.02 12 450 6645 -13.7 -35.5 14 21.8 -18.0 249 50 326.1 326.1 291.0 327.6 0.41 13 400 7530 -18.2 -47.1 6 28.9 -22.1 258 65 331.4 331.4 292.2 331.9 0.14 14 350 8514 -24.7 -48.5 9 23.8 -27.3 258 70 335.5 335.5 293.3 336.0 0.13 15 300 9619 -32.6 -42.3 37 9.8 -33.7 269 69 339.5 339.5 294.5 340.7 0.31 16 250 10881 -41.0 -44.2 71 3.2 -41.3 286 68 345.1 345.1 295.8 346.3 0.30 17 200 12356 -53.2 -56.9 63 3.8 -53.3 288 64 348.6 348.6 296.4 348.9 0.09 18 150 14153 -65.0 -77.0 17 12.1 -65.0 271 71 358.2 358.2 298.4 358.2 0.01 19 100 16616 -65.1 -89.0 2 23.9 -65.3 277 21 401.9 401.9 305.5 401.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5765.15 m Freezing level: 587.30 mb = 4575.63 m = 15011.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 613.11 mb = 4223.72 m = 13857.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.24 % Est. max temperature: 32.12 C = 89.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.89 mb = 490.23 m = 1608.34 ft T: 21.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.27 C/km ThetaE index: 23.83 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 950.00 mb = 516.59 m = 1694.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.26 C = 72.06 F Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lifted Index: -7.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.32 C Showalter Index: -7.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.70 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 27.84 C Cross Totals Index: 27.86 C K Index: 44.06 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 586.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.97 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2123.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.53 mb = 934.34 m = 3065.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 860.53 mb = 1375.60 m = 4513.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 840.53 mb = 1578.35 m = 5178.26 ft B at Equ Level: 27.01 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.7 at 39.8 knts Storm direction: 263.7 at 29.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.2 neg: 1.3 tot: 9.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 617.1 neg: -52.2 tot: 564.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 188.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.9 stream: 10.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.24 Bulk Rich Number: 15.42 Bulk Shear: 137.72 m/s