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: 36.62,-98.79 Latitude: 36.62 Longitude: -98.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 SFC 954 477 21.4 21.3 100 0.0 21.3 22 7 298.5 301.6 296.1 347.9 16.98 2 950 517 21.1 21.1 100 -0.0 21.1 31 9 298.6 301.6 296.1 347.4 16.79 3 900 985 19.2 18.4 95 0.8 18.7 190 10 301.3 304.0 295.6 345.4 14.99 4 850 1479 18.4 18.5 100 -0.0 18.5 201 29 305.5 308.4 297.3 353.1 15.92 5 800 1996 14.5 14.5 100 0.0 14.6 213 33 306.6 309.1 295.8 346.1 13.12 6 750 2543 12.9 12.9 100 -0.0 12.9 220 41 310.6 313.0 296.4 349.0 12.58 7 700 3122 11.1 11.1 100 -0.0 11.1 218 44 314.8 317.1 297.0 351.9 11.96 8 650 3739 7.1 5.3 89 1.8 6.0 219 40 317.0 318.7 295.3 344.2 8.65 9 600 4391 1.1 -0.9 86 2.0 0.0 214 39 317.4 318.6 293.4 336.4 5.97 10 550 5083 -4.6 -8.2 76 3.6 -6.2 217 39 318.6 319.3 291.9 330.8 3.74 11 500 5828 -7.9 -10.4 82 2.5 -9.0 241 35 323.4 324.1 293.0 334.9 3.46 12 450 6643 -11.2 -11.4 99 0.2 -11.3 268 41 329.1 329.9 294.6 341.2 3.56 13 400 7538 -16.3 -16.4 99 0.1 -16.4 264 45 333.7 334.3 295.0 343.0 2.65 14 350 8531 -22.7 -23.2 96 0.5 -22.8 262 53 338.2 338.6 295.4 344.3 1.69 15 300 9644 -31.0 -32.9 83 1.9 -31.3 264 57 341.7 341.9 295.4 344.7 0.80 16 250 10910 -41.0 -44.2 72 3.1 -41.3 264 57 345.1 345.1 295.8 346.3 0.30 17 200 12384 -53.8 -57.5 63 3.7 -53.9 253 57 347.6 347.6 296.2 348.0 0.08 18 150 14170 -66.6 -70.7 56 4.1 -66.7 254 65 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.4 0.02 19 100 16632 -66.9 -79.5 15 12.7 -67.0 269 31 398.5 398.5 305.0 398.6 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5754.56 m Freezing level: 590.34 mb = 4525.08 m = 14845.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 599.84 mb = 4393.45 m = 14414.03 ft Precipitable water: 2.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.76 % Est. max temperature: 29.33 C = 84.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.41 mb = 476.76 m = 1564.16 ft T: 21.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.03 C/km ThetaE index: 7.01 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 847.07 mb = 1508.15 m = 4947.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.33 C = 82.99 F Cap Strength: 1.25 C Lifted Index: -4.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.15 C Showalter Index: -6.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 52.69 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.34 C Cross Totals Index: 26.36 C K Index: 44.80 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 495.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.65 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 674.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.73 mb = 997.44 m = 3272.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 803.73 mb = 1956.53 m = 6418.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 763.73 mb = 2388.95 m = 7837.66 ft B at Equ Level: 29.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 123.73 mb = 15339.36 m = 50325.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.1 at 34.5 knts Storm direction: 251.1 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.8 neg: 0.5 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 121.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 370.9 neg: -5.9 tot: 364.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 121.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 9.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.53 Bulk Rich Number: 3.07 Bulk Shear: 220.00 m/s