MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F051.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F051.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 37.44,-78.14 Latitude: 37.44 Longitude: -78.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 SFC 993 95 29.4 21.7 63 7.7 23.8 276 3 303.1 306.2 297.2 352.6 16.67 2 950 491 26.1 19.4 67 6.7 21.3 235 5 303.7 306.4 296.3 348.5 15.09 3 900 965 21.8 18.0 79 3.9 19.1 210 8 304.0 306.7 296.0 347.3 14.55 4 850 1459 17.3 16.2 93 1.1 16.5 209 10 304.2 306.8 295.6 345.2 13.75 5 800 1975 14.1 11.7 85 2.4 12.5 247 25 306.2 308.2 294.0 338.8 10.84 6 750 2517 10.1 8.4 90 1.6 9.0 247 25 307.5 309.2 293.2 335.6 9.28 7 700 3088 7.5 7.3 99 0.2 7.3 255 36 310.8 312.5 294.1 339.0 9.19 8 650 3695 3.5 2.9 96 0.6 3.2 257 41 312.9 314.3 293.2 335.6 7.29 9 600 4342 -0.4 -0.5 99 0.1 -0.4 267 43 315.7 316.9 293.1 335.2 6.18 10 550 5036 -3.0 -10.5 56 7.5 -6.2 275 44 320.5 321.1 291.9 330.9 3.14 11 500 5784 -6.9 -37.9 6 31.0 -13.3 276 47 324.7 324.7 290.5 325.8 0.29 12 450 6598 -11.4 -41.2 7 29.8 -16.9 279 43 328.9 328.9 291.6 329.8 0.23 13 400 7490 -17.2 -46.6 6 29.4 -21.4 287 40 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.2 0.14 14 350 8476 -24.6 -55.2 4 30.6 -27.5 282 43 335.5 335.6 293.3 335.8 0.06 15 300 9578 -33.9 -55.2 10 21.3 -35.3 291 52 337.7 337.7 293.8 338.0 0.07 16 250 10828 -43.6 -56.3 23 12.7 -44.2 290 74 341.2 341.3 294.7 341.6 0.08 17 200 12285 -56.6 -60.4 62 3.8 -56.6 282 80 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.4 0.06 18 150 14069 -61.5 -78.0 9 16.5 -61.7 257 58 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.01 19 100 16547 -63.1 -86.5 3 23.4 -63.3 271 31 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5747.15 m Freezing level: 604.87 mb = 4278.60 m = 14037.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 606.18 mb = 4258.88 m = 13972.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.79 % Est. max temperature: 30.75 C = 87.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 888.60 mb = 1075.49 m = 3528.46 ft T: 20.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.32 C/km ThetaE index: 16.95 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.23 mb = 1385.90 m = 4546.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.48 C = 86.86 F Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lifted Index: -3.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.86 C Showalter Index: -2.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.13 C Cross Totals Index: 23.07 C K Index: 40.12 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 261.65 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.78 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1571.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.15 mb = 1316.46 m = 4319.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 849.15 mb = 1467.54 m = 4814.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 179.15 mb = 12967.88 m = 42545.03 ft B at Equ Level: 1548.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 109.15 mb = 16012.03 m = 52532.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.7 at 30.2 knts Storm direction: 291.7 at 22.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 1.4 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 214.0 neg: -2.7 tot: 211.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.52 Bulk Rich Number: 16.87 Bulk Shear: 93.13 m/s