MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F008.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F008.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 8 hour NAM valid 2Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 38.81,-103.25 Latitude: 38.81 Longitude: -103.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 96 1 950 528 2 900 999 SFC 854 1449 18.4 13.6 74 4.8 15.3 256 8 305.0 307.2 294.2 339.6 11.56 4 850 1492 17.7 13.3 76 4.4 14.8 247 7 304.7 306.8 294.0 338.7 11.40 5 800 2007 13.0 12.3 95 0.8 12.6 193 9 305.0 307.1 294.0 338.8 11.28 6 750 2548 9.8 9.2 96 0.6 9.4 176 9 307.2 309.0 293.5 336.8 9.78 7 700 3119 6.6 6.3 98 0.3 6.4 105 6 309.8 311.4 293.3 336.1 8.60 8 650 3724 2.3 -0.5 82 2.8 0.8 113 10 311.5 312.6 291.5 329.2 5.68 9 600 4364 -3.8 -9.4 65 5.7 -6.1 120 13 311.7 312.3 289.3 321.7 3.11 10 550 5042 -9.7 -9.9 99 0.1 -9.8 136 12 312.5 313.2 289.7 323.0 3.28 11 500 5777 -11.4 -11.4 100 0.0 -11.4 210 24 319.2 319.8 291.6 329.7 3.20 12 450 6580 -15.1 -15.2 100 0.0 -15.2 231 37 324.2 324.7 292.5 333.0 2.62 13 400 7462 -20.2 -20.7 96 0.5 -20.4 240 44 328.7 329.1 293.1 335.1 1.84 14 350 8438 -26.6 -27.8 90 1.1 -26.9 248 47 332.9 333.1 293.6 336.9 1.12 15 300 9534 -34.5 -37.1 78 2.5 -34.8 250 44 336.7 336.8 294.0 338.7 0.53 16 250 10780 -45.3 -48.7 69 3.4 -45.5 259 42 338.7 338.7 294.1 339.4 0.18 17 200 12228 -56.5 -61.8 51 5.3 -56.6 261 59 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.5 0.05 18 150 14030 -59.9 -79.1 6 19.2 -60.1 249 77 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.01 19 100 16555 -62.3 -88.7 2 26.4 -62.6 263 41 407.3 407.3 306.2 407.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.45 m Freezing level: 631.36 mb = 3962.57 m = 13000.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.98 mb = 3798.54 m = 12462.26 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.79 % Est. max temperature: 22.76 C = 72.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 795.50 mb = 2054.15 m = 6739.27 ft T: 12.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.75 C/km ThetaE index: 17.10 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 774.22 mb = 2281.38 m = 7484.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.50 C = 67.10 F Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lifted Index: -3.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.59 C Showalter Index: -4.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.78 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.07 C Cross Totals Index: 24.71 C K Index: 42.15 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 294.43 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.89 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 621.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 782.28 mb = 2194.60 m = 7200.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 757.28 mb = 2466.78 m = 8093.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 317.28 mb = 9135.97 m = 29973.31 ft B at Equ Level: 620.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.28 mb = 13347.13 m = 43789.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 204.7 at 18.3 knts Storm direction: 234.7 at 13.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.8 neg: 2.6 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 54.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 45.6 neg: -27.8 tot: 17.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.24 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: 1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 37.60 Bulk Shear: 16.52 m/s