MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 12Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 37.62,-97.27 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 83 SFC 963 405 19.7 19.6 99 0.1 19.6 145 4 296.0 298.7 294.1 339.2 15.03 2 950 524 18.8 18.8 100 -0.0 18.8 153 8 296.3 298.9 293.9 338.2 14.56 3 900 989 17.6 17.6 100 -0.0 17.7 209 16 299.7 302.3 294.6 341.3 14.25 4 850 1478 16.0 16.1 100 -0.0 16.1 244 24 303.0 305.5 295.1 343.3 13.63 5 800 1993 13.4 13.4 100 -0.0 13.4 267 24 305.5 307.7 294.8 342.0 12.20 6 750 2535 11.9 7.0 72 4.8 9.0 295 29 309.5 311.1 293.2 335.3 8.44 7 700 3114 11.0 1.7 53 9.3 5.8 278 27 314.7 315.9 292.9 334.2 6.20 8 650 3727 6.6 -3.0 50 9.7 1.7 270 26 316.4 317.3 292.1 331.5 4.70 9 600 4379 3.0 -14.7 26 17.7 -4.0 284 31 319.6 320.0 290.7 326.4 2.04 10 550 5077 -1.8 -22.8 18 21.0 -8.5 273 32 321.9 322.2 290.5 325.8 1.11 11 500 5826 -7.3 -34.6 9 27.4 -13.4 269 42 324.2 324.3 290.5 325.7 0.40 12 450 6639 -13.2 -15.4 83 2.2 -14.0 265 52 326.6 327.2 293.2 335.4 2.56 13 400 7525 -18.9 -25.8 55 6.9 -20.6 271 60 330.4 330.7 293.0 334.6 1.17 14 350 8504 -25.7 -27.5 85 1.8 -26.1 255 50 334.1 334.3 293.9 338.3 1.14 15 300 9601 -34.1 -36.6 79 2.4 -34.5 254 48 337.2 337.4 294.1 339.4 0.56 16 250 10854 -43.3 -49.5 50 6.3 -43.6 243 44 341.8 341.8 294.9 342.4 0.17 17 200 12317 -54.4 -61.5 41 7.1 -54.6 262 62 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.8 0.05 18 150 14113 -64.5 -74.6 24 10.1 -64.6 254 71 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.0 0.01 19 100 16570 -66.2 -86.7 4 20.6 -66.3 261 30 399.9 399.9 305.2 399.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5743.14 m Freezing level: 568.83 mb = 4814.00 m = 15793.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.24 mb = 3913.99 m = 12841.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.77 % Est. max temperature: 28.39 C = 83.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.00 mb = 416.19 m = 1365.42 ft T: 19.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.73 C/km ThetaE index: 17.65 C Layer 800.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.84 mb = 848.03 m = 2782.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.31 C = 72.16 F Cap Strength: 3.16 C Lifted Index: -0.71 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.16 C Showalter Index: -1.83 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.62 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.30 C Cross Totals Index: 23.32 C K Index: 30.09 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 360.36 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 193.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 192.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.47 mb = 870.38 m = 2855.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 527.47 mb = 5405.63 m = 17734.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 287.47 mb = 9894.54 m = 32461.99 ft B at Equ Level: 193.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 207.47 mb = 12076.36 m = 39620.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 270.0 at 28.6 knts Storm direction: 300.0 at 21.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 1.1 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 253.8 neg: -21.5 tot: 232.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 1.56 Bulk Shear: 123.94 m/s