MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F050.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F050.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 50 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 37.55,-78.11 Latitude: 37.55 Longitude: -78.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 995 89 29.5 21.5 62 8.0 23.7 283 2 303.1 306.1 297.0 351.9 16.47 2 950 496 25.6 18.7 66 6.9 20.7 243 3 303.1 305.8 295.7 345.8 14.39 3 900 969 21.5 17.8 79 3.7 18.9 208 6 303.7 306.4 295.8 346.5 14.41 4 850 1462 16.9 16.8 99 0.1 16.8 200 8 303.9 306.5 295.8 346.4 14.29 5 800 1978 14.0 11.5 85 2.4 12.4 239 20 306.0 308.0 293.9 338.3 10.75 6 750 2520 10.8 3.8 62 7.0 6.8 238 28 308.3 309.5 291.4 328.8 6.69 7 700 3091 6.6 3.4 79 3.3 4.8 251 35 309.8 311.2 292.1 331.3 6.97 8 650 3697 3.3 0.3 81 3.0 1.7 256 39 312.7 313.8 292.1 331.5 6.02 9 600 4342 -0.7 -0.7 100 0.0 -0.7 258 40 315.4 316.5 292.9 334.6 6.08 10 550 5033 -3.6 -6.7 79 3.1 -5.0 266 43 319.8 320.6 292.7 333.6 4.23 11 500 5781 -7.4 -24.0 25 16.6 -12.3 274 42 324.0 324.2 291.1 327.8 1.10 12 450 6593 -12.3 -40.3 8 28.0 -17.4 275 42 327.7 327.8 291.3 328.7 0.25 13 400 7482 -18.3 -51.3 4 33.0 -22.3 281 40 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.5 0.08 14 350 8464 -25.3 -52.1 6 26.8 -28.0 286 46 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.9 0.09 15 300 9565 -34.0 -52.4 14 18.4 -35.3 284 59 337.5 337.5 293.8 337.9 0.10 16 250 10812 -44.5 -58.9 18 14.5 -45.0 307 79 340.0 340.0 294.4 340.2 0.05 17 200 12266 -55.7 -63.3 38 7.7 -55.8 297 75 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.8 0.04 18 150 14065 -61.9 -76.6 12 14.7 -62.0 250 43 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.5 0.01 19 100 16546 -63.6 -84.6 4 21.0 -63.8 271 30 404.8 404.8 305.9 404.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5739.58 m Freezing level: 608.30 mb = 4234.49 m = 13892.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 614.58 mb = 4148.13 m = 13609.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.20 % Est. max temperature: 30.49 C = 86.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 886.38 mb = 1100.97 m = 3612.05 ft T: 20.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.24 C/km ThetaE index: 17.72 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.05 mb = 1401.23 m = 4597.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.26 C = 86.46 F Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lifted Index: -3.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.22 C Showalter Index: -3.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.61 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.37 C Cross Totals Index: 24.23 C K Index: 37.87 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 258.47 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1422.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 863.22 mb = 1329.31 m = 4361.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 848.22 mb = 1480.25 m = 4856.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 188.22 mb = 12645.32 m = 41486.75 ft B at Equ Level: 1408.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 118.22 mb = 15521.70 m = 50923.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 256.5 at 28.3 knts Storm direction: 286.5 at 21.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 1.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 201.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 201.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.05 Bulk Rich Number: 16.36 Bulk Shear: 86.96 m/s