MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060000F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060000F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 9Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 36.09,-97.95 Latitude: 36.09 Longitude: -97.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 87 SFC 971 342 22.5 22.3 99 0.2 22.4 108 7 298.1 301.4 296.5 349.7 17.75 2 950 533 22.2 22.2 100 -0.0 22.3 138 17 299.7 303.0 297.2 352.6 18.07 3 900 1006 22.3 19.5 84 2.8 20.3 192 35 304.5 307.5 297.1 352.4 16.06 4 850 1501 19.3 16.2 82 3.1 17.2 204 33 306.4 309.0 296.1 347.8 13.79 5 800 2021 15.5 14.3 92 1.3 14.7 211 25 307.7 310.1 295.9 346.6 12.88 6 750 2567 12.9 6.5 65 6.3 9.0 184 21 310.5 312.1 293.2 335.6 8.15 7 700 3143 8.6 4.9 77 3.7 6.4 185 26 312.0 313.5 293.3 336.1 7.77 8 650 3752 4.8 1.3 78 3.5 2.8 209 32 314.4 315.6 293.0 334.7 6.46 9 600 4400 0.1 -4.5 71 4.7 -2.1 214 45 316.3 317.2 291.9 330.9 4.56 10 550 5090 -5.7 -6.0 98 0.3 -5.8 216 43 317.3 318.2 292.2 331.7 4.45 11 500 5829 -11.8 -12.0 99 0.2 -11.9 225 34 318.7 319.2 291.3 328.7 3.06 12 450 6634 -14.3 -14.3 100 0.0 -14.3 240 40 325.2 325.8 293.0 334.7 2.80 13 400 7515 -21.6 -22.5 93 0.9 -21.8 247 56 326.9 327.2 292.4 332.4 1.57 14 350 8488 -25.9 -28.5 78 2.7 -26.4 253 71 333.9 334.1 293.7 337.7 1.04 15 300 9593 -31.4 -34.2 76 2.8 -31.8 257 71 341.2 341.3 295.3 343.9 0.71 16 250 10862 -40.3 -43.4 72 3.1 -40.6 273 81 346.1 346.2 296.1 347.4 0.33 17 200 12341 -52.5 -56.2 64 3.8 -52.6 281 99 349.7 349.7 296.7 350.1 0.09 18 150 14142 -64.3 -68.4 57 4.1 -64.3 272 71 359.4 359.4 298.6 359.5 0.03 19 100 16622 -67.2 -87.0 4 19.7 -67.3 64 14 397.9 397.9 304.9 397.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5742.02 m Freezing level: 598.85 mb = 4416.15 m = 14488.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.57 mb = 4114.43 m = 13498.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.77 % Est. max temperature: 31.43 C = 88.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.27 mb = 358.48 m = 1176.11 ft T: 22.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.60 C/km ThetaE index: 17.00 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 848.44 mb = 1517.22 m = 4977.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.73 C = 87.31 F Cap Strength: 2.10 C Lifted Index: -9.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.48 C Showalter Index: -8.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 59.17 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.13 C Cross Totals Index: 28.04 C K Index: 43.63 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 568.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.82 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1994.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 33.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.57 mb = 1009.72 m = 3312.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 814.57 mb = 1866.40 m = 6123.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 184.57 mb = 12843.72 m = 42137.67 ft B at Equ Level: 1984.40 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.3 at 32.3 knts Storm direction: 237.3 at 24.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 1.9 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 378.3 neg: -42.2 tot: 336.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 112.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.3 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.14 Bulk Rich Number: 21.55 Bulk Shear: 92.52 m/s