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: 42.74,-71.05 Latitude: 42.74 Longitude: -71.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1008 36 22.5 17.8 75 4.7 19.4 44 7 295.0 297.3 292.2 331.8 12.82 1 1000 104 20.5 16.7 79 3.8 18.0 43 7 293.7 295.8 291.2 328.1 12.07 2 950 546 19.1 16.1 83 3.0 17.1 56 8 296.5 298.7 292.2 331.8 12.21 3 900 1012 18.2 16.6 90 1.7 17.1 200 11 300.3 302.7 294.1 339.2 13.28 4 850 1501 15.4 13.5 89 1.9 14.2 197 16 302.3 304.4 293.4 336.4 11.54 5 800 2013 11.8 9.4 85 2.4 10.3 200 14 303.8 305.5 292.2 331.6 9.32 6 750 2550 8.5 7.6 94 0.9 8.0 191 12 305.8 307.4 292.3 332.3 8.78 7 700 3119 5.7 -2.3 56 8.0 1.7 202 14 308.8 309.6 289.7 323.1 4.61 8 650 3720 1.2 -4.0 68 5.2 -1.3 224 17 310.3 311.1 290.0 324.0 4.36 9 600 4357 -4.4 -7.0 82 2.6 -5.5 231 24 311.0 311.8 289.6 323.0 3.77 10 550 5038 -7.7 -8.5 94 0.8 -8.0 233 29 315.0 315.7 290.8 326.8 3.67 11 500 5775 -11.4 -12.7 90 1.3 -11.9 241 23 319.2 319.7 291.3 328.7 2.89 12 450 6577 -15.6 -18.4 79 2.8 -16.5 252 21 323.6 324.0 291.8 330.3 1.99 13 400 7457 -21.0 -25.2 69 4.2 -22.1 231 21 327.7 327.9 292.3 332.0 1.23 14 350 8428 -28.2 -32.2 69 3.9 -28.9 237 28 330.7 330.8 292.6 333.4 0.73 15 300 9516 -36.6 -43.0 51 6.4 -37.2 233 38 333.8 333.9 293.0 334.9 0.28 16 250 10749 -47.8 -53.5 52 5.7 -48.1 241 43 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.4 0.10 17 200 12182 -57.9 -66.2 34 8.3 -58.0 237 40 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.2 0.03 18 150 13971 -61.3 -77.5 10 16.2 -61.5 247 40 364.4 364.4 299.5 364.5 0.01 19 100 16504 -58.7 -86.4 2 27.6 -59.0 271 19 414.3 414.3 307.0 414.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.59 m Freezing level: 639.36 mb = 3855.77 m = 12650.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.79 mb = 3452.45 m = 11326.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.52 % Est. max temperature: 29.50 C = 85.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.49 mb = 633.18 m = 2077.33 ft T: 18.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 9.14 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 834.38 mb = 1657.57 m = 5438.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.28 C = 86.51 F Cap Strength: 3.08 C Lifted Index: -1.15 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.63 C Showalter Index: -3.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.71 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.80 C Cross Totals Index: 24.91 C K Index: 32.32 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 383.56 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.65 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 189.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 141.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.22 mb = 867.94 m = 2847.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 670.22 mb = 3471.48 m = 11389.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 440.22 mb = 6741.29 m = 22116.83 ft B at Equ Level: 188.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 280.22 mb = 9977.34 m = 32733.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.2 at 17.1 knts Storm direction: 250.2 at 12.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.6 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 115.3 neg: -11.9 tot: 103.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 2.39 Bulk Shear: 79.45 m/s