MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051200F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051200F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 37.05,-86.41 Latitude: 37.05 Longitude: -86.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 SFC 990 169 23.4 22.0 92 1.4 22.5 161 1 297.4 300.5 296.0 347.0 17.10 2 950 531 21.5 19.6 89 1.9 20.2 202 8 299.0 301.7 295.1 343.5 15.28 3 900 998 17.8 17.6 98 0.3 17.7 190 7 299.9 302.5 294.6 341.3 14.17 4 850 1486 15.3 14.6 96 0.6 14.8 254 21 302.1 304.4 294.0 338.8 12.41 5 800 1998 12.9 10.4 85 2.5 11.3 261 30 304.9 306.7 293.0 334.7 9.97 6 750 2538 10.0 7.9 87 2.1 8.7 251 32 307.4 309.1 292.9 334.5 8.93 7 700 3109 6.5 4.4 87 2.1 5.3 245 31 309.6 311.1 292.4 332.7 7.51 8 650 3714 2.2 0.0 85 2.2 1.1 235 29 311.5 312.6 291.7 329.8 5.90 9 600 4355 -2.3 -2.9 96 0.5 -2.6 231 27 313.4 314.4 291.6 329.8 5.17 10 550 5043 -5.4 -6.1 95 0.7 -5.8 239 42 317.6 318.5 292.2 331.8 4.40 11 500 5786 -8.7 -9.9 91 1.2 -9.2 246 29 322.4 323.1 292.9 334.3 3.60 12 450 6595 -13.5 -15.2 87 1.8 -14.1 254 32 326.3 326.8 293.1 335.1 2.60 13 400 7481 -19.5 -21.8 82 2.3 -20.1 257 36 329.6 330.0 293.2 335.5 1.68 14 350 8459 -26.4 -28.8 80 2.4 -26.9 247 36 333.2 333.4 293.5 336.9 1.01 15 300 9555 -34.5 -37.4 75 2.9 -34.9 238 42 336.7 336.8 294.0 338.7 0.51 16 250 10804 -44.0 -47.4 69 3.3 -44.3 237 55 340.6 340.6 294.7 341.4 0.21 17 200 12260 -55.9 -60.2 58 4.4 -56.0 238 67 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.5 0.06 18 150 14063 -59.1 -80.8 4 21.7 -59.3 270 57 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.3 0.00 19 100 16554 -63.9 -87.2 3 23.3 -64.1 273 33 404.2 404.3 305.7 404.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.79 m Freezing level: 625.52 mb = 4027.46 m = 13213.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.21 mb = 3897.96 m = 12788.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.96 % Est. max temperature: 28.65 C = 83.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.65 mb = 343.06 m = 1125.52 ft T: 22.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.67 C/km ThetaE index: 17.19 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.23 mb = 852.58 m = 2797.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.61 C = 78.10 F Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lifted Index: -3.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.23 C Showalter Index: -1.42 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.34 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.98 C Cross Totals Index: 23.36 C K Index: 36.54 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 247.09 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.01 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1038.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.42 mb = 775.66 m = 2544.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 908.42 mb = 917.13 m = 3008.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.42 mb = 11685.15 m = 38336.64 ft B at Equ Level: 1037.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.42 mb = 14557.02 m = 47758.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.4 at 26.4 knts Storm direction: 272.4 at 19.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 1.3 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 115.3 neg: -35.3 tot: 80.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.75 Bulk Rich Number: 14.82 Bulk Shear: 70.05 m/s