MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 17Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 42.18,-71.95 Latitude: 42.18 Longitude: -71.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 982 256 24.5 22.1 87 2.4 22.8 104 2 299.2 302.3 296.5 349.7 17.32 2 950 546 21.1 21.0 99 0.1 21.1 113 3 298.6 301.7 296.0 347.3 16.73 3 900 1013 18.3 17.8 97 0.6 17.9 185 14 300.4 303.0 294.9 342.5 14.37 4 850 1502 15.5 12.5 83 2.9 13.6 182 17 302.4 304.3 292.9 334.4 10.81 5 800 2014 12.8 3.3 52 9.5 7.5 183 15 304.8 306.0 289.8 323.2 6.07 6 750 2553 10.2 -3.2 39 13.4 3.6 196 10 307.7 308.4 288.8 320.2 4.03 7 700 3123 6.2 -1.7 57 7.9 2.2 202 11 309.3 310.2 290.0 324.3 4.82 8 650 3725 1.4 -6.2 57 7.6 -2.1 224 12 310.5 311.2 289.4 322.2 3.69 9 600 4363 -3.3 -11.3 54 8.1 -6.5 229 22 312.3 312.8 289.0 321.0 2.68 10 550 5045 -8.2 -15.0 58 6.8 -10.6 223 28 314.4 314.8 289.2 321.4 2.16 11 500 5780 -10.3 -11.0 95 0.7 -10.6 233 20 320.5 321.1 292.1 331.4 3.31 12 450 6583 -15.8 -18.7 78 3.0 -16.7 243 21 323.4 323.8 291.7 330.1 1.94 13 400 7462 -21.0 -24.3 75 3.2 -21.8 228 23 327.6 327.9 292.3 332.4 1.34 14 350 8434 -28.0 -31.4 73 3.4 -28.6 230 24 331.0 331.2 292.8 333.9 0.80 15 300 9523 -36.5 -42.6 53 6.1 -37.0 235 35 334.0 334.1 293.1 335.2 0.30 16 250 10756 -47.8 -54.5 46 6.6 -48.1 248 41 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.3 0.09 17 200 12189 -57.7 -67.5 28 9.7 -57.9 240 39 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.4 0.02 18 150 13981 -60.7 -78.7 8 18.0 -60.9 247 38 365.5 365.5 299.7 365.5 0.01 19 100 16512 -59.8 -87.2 2 27.4 -60.1 269 25 412.2 412.2 306.8 412.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.14 m Freezing level: 635.08 mb = 3915.37 m = 12845.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 674.43 mb = 3425.22 m = 11237.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.04 % Est. max temperature: 28.51 C = 83.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.94 mb = 555.22 m = 1821.58 ft T: 21.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.20 C/km ThetaE index: 29.53 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.51 mb = 818.30 m = 2684.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.96 C = 76.93 F Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lifted Index: -5.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.11 C Showalter Index: -1.07 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.64 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.78 C Cross Totals Index: 22.85 C K Index: 30.44 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 327.42 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.71 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2132.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.23 mb = 802.13 m = 2631.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 917.23 mb = 849.15 m = 2785.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 187.23 mb = 12600.22 m = 41338.79 ft B at Equ Level: 2116.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 107.23 mb = 16076.29 m = 52743.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.5 at 16.2 knts Storm direction: 243.5 at 12.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 0.1 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 58.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 68.6 neg: -12.8 tot: 55.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.88 Bulk Rich Number: 59.55 Bulk Shear: 35.82 m/s