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,-98.43 Latitude: 36.09 Longitude: -98.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 94 SFC 962 430 21.9 21.9 100 -0.0 21.9 40 2 298.4 301.5 296.5 349.2 17.50 2 950 538 21.5 21.5 100 -0.0 21.5 110 8 299.0 302.1 296.4 349.1 17.22 3 900 1009 20.9 20.5 98 0.4 20.6 178 33 303.0 306.2 297.4 353.7 17.11 4 850 1503 18.2 17.9 98 0.3 18.0 203 43 305.2 308.1 296.8 351.0 15.33 5 800 2022 15.0 15.0 100 0.0 15.0 214 47 307.2 309.7 296.2 348.0 13.55 6 750 2568 12.0 12.0 100 -0.0 12.0 220 49 309.6 311.9 295.7 345.8 11.86 7 700 3144 8.9 8.9 100 0.0 8.9 218 45 312.4 314.3 295.3 344.1 10.30 8 650 3756 5.7 5.7 100 0.0 5.6 221 46 315.4 317.1 295.1 343.1 8.85 9 600 4408 2.1 2.1 100 0.0 2.1 223 48 318.5 320.0 294.8 342.2 7.43 10 550 5106 -2.0 -2.0 100 0.0 -2.0 223 49 321.8 322.9 294.6 341.3 6.03 11 500 5860 -5.4 -5.4 100 0.0 -5.4 226 53 326.5 327.5 295.1 343.5 5.13 12 450 6682 -9.9 -9.9 100 0.0 -9.9 228 59 330.8 331.7 295.4 344.5 4.02 13 400 7580 -15.9 -15.9 100 0.0 -15.9 232 65 334.4 334.9 295.3 344.1 2.77 14 350 8573 -23.1 -23.1 100 0.0 -23.1 236 71 337.6 338.0 295.2 343.8 1.70 15 300 9686 -31.1 -31.1 100 -0.0 -31.1 242 77 341.6 341.8 295.6 345.1 0.95 16 250 10950 -41.5 -42.5 90 1.0 -41.6 247 82 344.3 344.4 295.7 345.8 0.36 17 200 12421 -53.7 -57.2 65 3.5 -53.8 256 81 347.8 347.8 296.2 348.1 0.08 18 150 14207 -68.6 -72.8 55 4.1 -68.7 276 88 351.9 351.9 297.1 351.9 0.01 19 100 16664 -59.2 -86.8 2 27.5 -59.6 213 7 413.3 413.3 306.9 413.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5766.27 m Freezing level: 574.19 mb = 4768.63 m = 15644.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 574.39 mb = 4758.27 m = 15610.93 ft Precipitable water: 2.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.58 % Est. max temperature: 30.16 C = 86.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.67 mb = 423.72 m = 1390.14 ft T: -9999.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.26 C/km ThetaE index: 12.43 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.98 mb = 1164.01 m = 3818.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.21 C = 80.97 F Cap Strength: 0.70 C Lifted Index: -3.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.15 C Showalter Index: -2.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 46.82 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.58 C Cross Totals Index: 23.24 C K Index: 41.44 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 427.58 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.61 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1341.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.22 mb = 929.58 m = 3049.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 843.22 mb = 1571.60 m = 5156.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 153.22 mb = 14075.25 m = 46178.07 ft B at Equ Level: 1334.05 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.4 at 45.0 knts Storm direction: 247.4 at 33.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 695.4 neg: -17.8 tot: 677.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 225.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.9 stream: 11.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.72 Bulk Rich Number: 6.04 Bulk Shear: 222.09 m/s