MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051200F036.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051200F036.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 35.16,-87.51 Latitude: 35.16 Longitude: -87.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 985 239 28.0 23.6 77 4.4 24.7 176 2 302.5 306.0 298.4 358.6 18.96 2 950 561 26.3 20.0 69 6.2 21.8 231 8 303.8 306.7 296.7 350.5 15.71 3 900 1035 21.8 18.4 81 3.4 19.4 243 9 304.0 306.8 296.3 348.5 14.97 4 850 1529 17.1 17.0 99 0.1 17.1 248 11 304.1 306.8 296.0 347.2 14.48 5 800 2046 15.8 6.2 53 9.6 10.1 263 19 308.0 309.4 291.9 330.7 7.46 6 750 2591 13.6 -0.8 37 14.5 6.0 262 22 311.4 312.3 290.7 326.5 4.80 7 700 3168 10.2 -2.5 41 12.8 3.7 256 24 313.8 314.7 291.2 328.2 4.53 8 650 3780 6.1 -4.6 46 10.7 0.8 262 26 315.9 316.7 291.5 329.3 4.18 9 600 4430 1.2 -7.6 52 8.8 -2.8 265 34 317.5 318.2 291.5 329.2 3.59 10 550 5124 -3.6 -11.4 55 7.8 -6.8 275 39 319.8 320.3 291.5 329.4 2.91 11 500 5869 -8.2 -23.0 29 14.8 -12.6 287 40 323.0 323.3 290.9 327.2 1.20 12 450 6681 -12.1 -26.2 30 14.1 -15.9 292 41 328.0 328.2 292.2 331.5 1.00 13 400 7571 -17.7 -39.5 13 21.8 -21.4 292 43 332.0 332.1 292.6 333.2 0.31 14 350 8556 -24.5 -35.7 35 11.2 -26.5 284 42 335.7 335.8 293.7 337.6 0.52 15 300 9661 -32.5 -48.1 20 15.5 -34.0 277 42 339.5 339.5 294.4 340.2 0.16 16 250 10918 -43.2 -52.9 34 9.7 -43.7 267 42 341.8 341.8 294.8 342.3 0.11 17 200 12380 -54.7 -72.3 10 17.5 -55.0 269 43 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.1 0.01 18 150 14171 -64.2 -78.1 13 13.9 -64.3 284 57 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.5 0.01 19 100 16627 -68.7 -84.8 8 16.2 -68.7 266 11 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5763.02 m Freezing level: 587.54 mb = 4602.80 m = 15100.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.44 mb = 3925.73 m = 12879.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.74 % Est. max temperature: 30.75 C = 87.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 924.67 mb = 797.77 m = 2617.31 ft T: 24.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.84 C/km ThetaE index: 32.18 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 867.87 mb = 1348.96 m = 4425.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.62 C = 85.31 F Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lifted Index: -5.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.67 C Showalter Index: -4.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.55 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.35 C Cross Totals Index: 25.21 C K Index: 29.53 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 296.75 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1654.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.05 mb = 1297.57 m = 4257.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 858.05 mb = 1447.22 m = 4748.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 788.05 mb = 2172.81 m = 7128.56 ft B at Equ Level: 15.88 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 268.0 at 25.0 knts Storm direction: 298.0 at 18.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.9 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 86.1 neg: -0.1 tot: 86.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.81 Bulk Rich Number: 29.19 Bulk Shear: 56.69 m/s