MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051200F040.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051200F040.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 40 hour NAM valid 4Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 36.96,-86.22 Latitude: 36.96 Longitude: -86.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 97 SFC 991 179 18.9 18.3 96 0.6 18.5 177 4 292.8 295.2 292.0 331.0 13.46 2 950 542 23.0 17.9 73 5.0 19.5 197 10 300.5 303.0 294.5 340.7 13.72 3 900 1013 20.6 17.3 81 3.3 18.3 217 16 302.7 305.3 295.3 343.8 13.89 4 850 1505 17.8 13.6 76 4.2 15.0 232 22 304.8 307.0 294.1 339.4 11.58 5 800 2022 14.2 11.6 84 2.7 12.5 258 19 306.3 308.3 294.0 338.7 10.76 6 750 2564 10.8 5.9 72 4.9 7.9 259 25 308.3 309.8 292.3 332.2 7.81 7 700 3138 8.4 3.8 73 4.5 5.8 258 28 311.8 313.1 292.8 334.1 7.21 8 650 3746 4.4 -6.2 46 10.6 -0.6 254 36 313.9 314.6 290.5 325.7 3.69 9 600 4392 -0.2 -5.2 69 5.0 -2.6 249 35 315.9 316.8 291.7 329.8 4.34 10 550 5083 -4.4 -8.4 73 4.1 -6.2 261 31 318.9 319.6 292.0 330.9 3.68 11 500 5829 -8.2 -12.9 69 4.7 -10.1 274 41 323.0 323.6 292.4 332.5 2.83 12 450 6639 -13.1 -17.3 71 4.1 -14.5 288 50 326.8 327.2 292.9 334.3 2.20 13 400 7525 -19.8 -22.9 77 3.0 -20.6 295 52 329.2 329.5 293.0 334.6 1.52 14 350 8506 -24.5 -27.1 79 2.5 -25.1 274 49 335.7 335.9 294.3 340.0 1.19 15 300 9610 -32.9 -35.8 75 2.9 -33.3 253 39 339.1 339.2 294.7 341.4 0.60 16 250 10869 -42.5 -45.8 70 3.2 -42.8 262 49 342.9 342.9 295.3 343.9 0.25 17 200 12333 -54.8 -58.5 63 3.7 -54.9 265 62 346.0 346.0 295.8 346.3 0.07 18 150 14122 -64.0 -69.7 45 5.7 -64.1 270 64 359.8 359.8 298.7 359.9 0.02 19 100 16601 -65.3 -86.4 4 21.1 -65.4 279 22 401.6 401.6 305.4 401.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5731.91 m Freezing level: 601.83 mb = 4368.64 m = 14332.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.47 mb = 3689.41 m = 12104.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.78 % Est. max temperature: 31.11 C = 87.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.07 mb = 253.70 m = 832.34 ft T: 19.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.17 C/km ThetaE index: 11.65 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 818.55 mb = 1826.36 m = 5991.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.76 C = 89.16 F Cap Strength: 3.18 C Lifted Index: -1.39 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.73 C Showalter Index: -1.22 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.85 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.04 C Cross Totals Index: 21.81 C K Index: 35.08 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 356.17 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.41 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 268.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 145.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.33 mb = 1096.28 m = 3596.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 656.33 mb = 3666.20 m = 12028.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 356.33 mb = 8374.16 m = 27473.95 ft B at Equ Level: 266.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 216.33 mb = 11817.73 m = 38771.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.9 at 27.5 knts Storm direction: 284.9 at 20.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 1.4 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 144.1 neg: -0.9 tot: 143.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 3.39 Bulk Shear: 79.24 m/s