MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051200F032.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051200F032.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 32 hour NAM valid 20Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 42.57,-72.45 Latitude: 42.57 Longitude: -72.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 983 225 25.2 21.3 79 3.9 22.4 147 5 299.8 302.7 296.1 347.7 16.41 2 950 527 22.3 19.9 86 2.4 20.6 151 7 299.9 302.7 295.6 345.5 15.59 3 900 996 18.4 18.3 99 0.1 18.4 161 9 300.5 303.2 295.3 344.2 14.91 4 850 1484 15.3 12.9 86 2.4 13.7 185 15 302.1 304.2 293.0 334.9 11.08 5 800 1996 12.3 9.7 85 2.5 10.7 204 15 304.2 306.0 292.4 332.7 9.52 6 750 2534 9.1 6.0 81 3.1 7.2 202 15 306.4 307.9 291.7 330.1 7.82 7 700 3103 5.6 0.1 67 5.6 2.7 207 17 308.7 309.8 290.5 325.7 5.49 8 650 3704 0.6 -1.9 83 2.5 -0.7 216 24 309.6 310.6 290.4 325.5 5.11 9 600 4342 -2.8 -2.9 99 0.1 -2.9 238 33 312.9 313.8 291.5 329.0 5.14 10 550 5027 -6.8 -6.9 100 0.0 -6.8 245 28 316.0 316.8 291.5 329.3 4.16 11 500 5767 -10.1 -10.1 100 0.0 -10.1 242 28 320.7 321.4 292.3 332.3 3.54 12 450 6570 -15.4 -18.7 76 3.3 -16.4 236 33 323.9 324.3 291.9 330.6 1.95 13 400 7450 -20.7 -27.2 56 6.5 -22.2 234 34 328.0 328.2 292.2 331.7 1.03 14 350 8422 -28.0 -32.7 64 4.7 -28.8 236 40 331.0 331.1 292.7 333.6 0.70 15 300 9508 -36.6 -42.1 57 5.4 -37.2 239 40 333.7 333.8 293.0 335.0 0.32 16 250 10746 -46.8 -56.4 33 9.5 -47.2 238 50 336.4 336.4 293.5 336.7 0.07 17 200 12184 -57.5 -66.5 31 9.0 -57.7 236 51 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.7 0.02 18 150 13965 -61.7 -77.6 10 15.9 -61.9 250 47 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.01 19 100 16499 -60.4 -87.6 2 27.3 -60.6 255 32 411.1 411.1 306.6 411.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.95 m Freezing level: 641.59 mb = 3811.50 m = 12504.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.05 mb = 3579.68 m = 11744.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.46 % Est. max temperature: 28.22 C = 82.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.40 mb = 717.12 m = 2352.74 ft T: 20.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 22.24 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.66 mb = 941.21 m = 3087.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.83 C = 78.50 F Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lifted Index: -5.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.58 C Showalter Index: -1.18 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.45 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.40 C Cross Totals Index: 23.05 C K Index: 32.73 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 342.44 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.63 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2004.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.46 mb = 905.00 m = 2969.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 894.46 mb = 1048.34 m = 3439.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 184.46 mb = 12684.84 m = 41616.43 ft B at Equ Level: 1976.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.46 mb = 15654.96 m = 51360.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.0 at 20.5 knts Storm direction: 253.0 at 15.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 63.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 77.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 77.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.7 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.82 Bulk Rich Number: 39.90 Bulk Shear: 50.24 m/s