MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051200F038.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051200F038.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 38 hour NAM valid 2Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 36.96,-87.17 Latitude: 36.96 Longitude: -87.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 100 SFC 988 203 22.0 21.5 97 0.6 21.6 150 4 296.2 299.2 295.2 343.8 16.51 2 950 547 22.3 20.5 89 1.8 21.1 111 5 299.8 302.8 296.0 347.2 16.18 3 900 1018 20.0 18.9 93 1.2 19.2 208 14 302.2 305.0 296.1 347.7 15.42 4 850 1510 17.3 15.3 88 2.0 15.9 236 19 304.2 306.6 295.0 342.8 12.95 5 800 2026 13.9 11.7 87 2.2 12.5 266 24 306.0 308.0 294.0 338.6 10.87 6 750 2568 10.7 8.8 88 2.0 9.5 270 28 308.2 310.0 293.6 337.1 9.50 7 700 3141 7.9 3.5 73 4.4 5.4 253 29 311.2 312.6 292.5 333.0 7.03 8 650 3749 4.3 2.1 86 2.2 3.1 263 33 313.8 315.1 293.2 335.3 6.86 9 600 4395 0.3 -13.2 36 13.4 -5.0 274 40 316.4 316.9 290.0 324.1 2.31 10 550 5087 -3.9 -10.8 59 6.9 -6.8 275 40 319.4 320.0 291.6 329.5 3.05 11 500 5834 -7.7 -14.5 58 6.8 -10.2 285 45 323.7 324.1 292.3 332.1 2.49 12 450 6646 -13.4 -20.4 56 7.0 -15.6 288 55 326.4 326.7 292.3 332.3 1.68 13 400 7531 -19.1 -21.8 79 2.7 -19.8 288 58 330.2 330.5 293.3 336.1 1.67 14 350 8512 -25.6 -28.3 78 2.7 -26.2 277 45 334.3 334.5 293.9 338.1 1.06 15 300 9612 -33.3 -36.3 74 3.0 -33.7 267 47 338.5 338.6 294.5 340.7 0.57 16 250 10869 -42.5 -45.8 70 3.3 -42.7 260 58 342.9 343.0 295.3 344.0 0.25 17 200 12336 -54.2 -58.0 62 3.9 -54.3 261 68 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.3 0.08 18 150 14130 -63.3 -68.2 52 4.8 -63.4 269 61 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.1 0.03 19 100 16600 -66.5 -84.7 6 18.2 -66.6 277 29 399.3 399.3 305.1 399.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5734.02 m Freezing level: 596.61 mb = 4442.30 m = 14574.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.04 mb = 3988.33 m = 13084.91 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.36 % Est. max temperature: 30.45 C = 86.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.44 mb = 272.27 m = 893.26 ft T: 22.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.79 C/km ThetaE index: 14.70 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.03 mb = 1191.19 m = 3908.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.72 C = 83.70 F Cap Strength: 1.17 C Lifted Index: -3.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.78 C Showalter Index: -2.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.92 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.95 C Cross Totals Index: 22.97 C K Index: 35.78 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 387.03 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.17 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1137.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 23.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.01 mb = 835.86 m = 2742.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 834.01 mb = 1671.38 m = 5483.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 204.01 mb = 12205.62 m = 40044.21 ft B at Equ Level: 1132.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 124.01 mb = 15289.35 m = 50161.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.8 at 29.7 knts Storm direction: 297.8 at 22.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 1.7 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 237.7 neg: -32.5 tot: 205.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 68.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.61 Bulk Rich Number: 7.45 Bulk Shear: 152.68 m/s