MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F010.namnest.sound Searching the city database file for: KIAB ... Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 4Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: KIAB Latitude: 37.62 Longitude: -97.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 111 SFC 967 405 21.0 20.7 98 0.4 20.8 133 8 297.1 300.0 295.2 343.6 16.09 2 950 554 20.2 20.1 100 0.1 20.1 138 16 297.6 300.5 295.1 343.4 15.78 3 900 1020 17.0 17.0 100 -0.0 17.0 173 20 299.0 301.5 294.0 338.8 13.65 4 850 1510 15.9 15.2 96 0.7 15.5 191 19 302.8 305.2 294.6 341.1 12.92 5 800 2025 15.0 9.9 72 5.1 11.8 220 24 307.1 308.9 293.4 336.3 9.64 6 750 2569 12.2 9.9 86 2.3 10.7 220 25 309.8 311.8 294.6 341.1 10.24 7 700 3145 9.2 6.1 81 3.1 7.3 232 24 312.6 314.2 294.0 338.8 8.46 8 650 3755 4.1 1.0 80 3.1 2.4 239 23 313.6 314.8 292.6 333.4 6.33 9 600 4402 0.0 -5.4 67 5.4 -2.6 243 26 316.2 317.0 291.7 329.9 4.27 10 550 5094 -3.5 -16.0 37 12.5 -8.1 253 30 319.9 320.3 290.7 326.6 1.99 11 500 5839 -8.9 -29.4 17 20.5 -13.9 271 37 322.2 322.4 290.2 324.6 0.67 12 450 6643 -16.7 -25.1 48 8.4 -18.8 272 41 322.3 322.5 290.6 326.2 1.11 13 400 7518 -21.0 -23.1 83 2.1 -21.5 259 53 327.7 328.0 292.5 333.0 1.49 14 350 8494 -26.5 -28.9 80 2.4 -27.1 238 58 333.0 333.2 293.4 336.6 1.00 15 300 9590 -34.9 -37.8 75 2.8 -35.3 248 64 336.1 336.2 293.8 338.0 0.49 16 250 10834 -44.8 -55.4 30 10.6 -45.3 258 76 339.5 339.5 294.3 339.8 0.08 17 200 12289 -54.6 -68.2 17 13.6 -54.8 262 92 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.4 0.02 18 150 14092 -62.5 -78.5 10 16.0 -62.6 262 103 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.4 0.01 19 100 16591 -65.2 -89.1 2 23.8 -65.4 251 39 401.7 401.7 305.4 401.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5728.09 m Freezing level: 599.33 mb = 4411.57 m = 14473.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.99 mb = 4059.29 m = 13317.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.21 % Est. max temperature: 29.55 C = 85.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.80 mb = 447.54 m = 1468.28 ft T: 20.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.69 C/km ThetaE index: 16.45 C Layer 700.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 919.34 mb = 836.82 m = 2745.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.42 C = 72.36 F Cap Strength: 1.84 C Lifted Index: -2.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.17 C Showalter Index: -2.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.88 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.77 C Cross Totals Index: 24.11 C K Index: 36.94 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 405.95 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.20 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 646.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.65 mb = 880.84 m = 2889.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 909.65 mb = 928.08 m = 3044.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 869.65 mb = 1313.85 m = 4310.49 ft B at Equ Level: 19.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 799.65 mb = 2028.27 m = 6654.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.7 at 26.1 knts Storm direction: 267.7 at 19.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 227.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 227.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 75.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.86 Bulk Rich Number: 5.33 Bulk Shear: 121.12 m/s