MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F048.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F048.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 41.43,-72.83 Latitude: 41.43 Longitude: -72.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 49 17.9 17.4 97 0.5 17.6 189 3 291.0 293.2 290.7 326.4 12.58 1 1000 62 17.7 17.2 97 0.5 17.4 189 3 290.9 293.1 290.6 326.0 12.45 2 950 500 14.8 14.8 100 -0.0 14.8 196 14 292.2 294.2 290.0 324.1 11.24 3 900 958 15.0 15.0 100 -0.0 15.0 181 17 297.0 299.2 292.2 331.7 12.02 4 850 1442 13.5 13.5 100 -0.0 13.6 195 17 300.3 302.4 292.9 334.2 11.54 5 800 1952 11.0 10.4 96 0.6 10.6 199 20 302.9 304.7 292.4 332.4 9.95 6 750 2489 7.8 7.5 98 0.3 7.6 200 18 305.0 306.6 292.0 331.2 8.71 7 700 3056 4.9 4.6 98 0.3 4.8 199 18 307.9 309.4 292.0 331.2 7.64 8 650 3657 0.8 0.5 98 0.3 0.6 201 17 309.8 311.0 291.3 328.7 6.11 9 600 4297 -2.6 -3.0 97 0.4 -2.8 213 16 313.1 314.1 291.5 329.3 5.12 10 550 4983 -6.4 -7.4 93 0.9 -6.8 228 22 316.5 317.2 291.5 329.4 4.00 11 500 5724 -9.6 -10.6 92 1.0 -10.0 243 25 321.4 322.1 292.4 332.6 3.41 12 450 6531 -14.3 -15.8 89 1.4 -14.8 240 38 325.2 325.7 292.7 333.7 2.49 13 400 7414 -20.2 -22.2 84 2.0 -20.7 236 44 328.8 329.1 292.9 334.4 1.61 14 350 8389 -27.3 -29.9 78 2.6 -27.8 235 50 332.0 332.2 293.2 335.3 0.91 15 300 9481 -35.3 -38.2 75 2.9 -35.6 233 52 335.7 335.8 293.7 337.5 0.47 16 250 10724 -45.8 -49.1 69 3.3 -46.0 240 65 338.0 338.0 294.0 338.7 0.18 17 200 12164 -58.9 -62.6 62 3.7 -58.9 246 73 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.7 0.04 18 150 13962 -59.9 -78.7 7 18.9 -60.0 228 58 366.9 366.9 300.0 367.0 0.01 19 100 16498 -58.6 -86.3 2 27.7 -59.0 269 42 414.4 414.4 307.0 414.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5661.33 m Freezing level: 638.65 mb = 3802.21 m = 12474.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.09 mb = 3767.38 m = 12360.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.16 % Est. max temperature: 27.19 C = 80.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 993.87 mb = 114.62 m = 376.03 ft T: 17.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.43 C/km ThetaE index: 2.96 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 966.41 mb = 353.56 m = 1159.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.76 C = 65.77 F Cap Strength: 2.37 C Lifted Index: 3.43 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.91 C Showalter Index: -0.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.16 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.08 C Cross Totals Index: 23.09 C K Index: 36.33 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 339.68 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.43 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 24.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 949.05 mb = 508.05 m = 1666.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 944.05 mb = 552.79 m = 1813.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 924.05 mb = 734.15 m = 2408.61 ft B at Equ Level: 22.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 874.05 mb = 1205.60 m = 3955.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.5 at 18.4 knts Storm direction: 240.5 at 13.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 0.8 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 50.5 neg: -4.5 tot: 46.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 1.71 Bulk Shear: 14.23 m/s