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: 36.41,-97.66 Latitude: 36.41 Longitude: -97.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 SFC 970 354 21.7 21.7 100 -0.0 21.7 116 6 297.4 300.5 295.9 346.8 17.07 2 950 534 22.0 22.1 100 -0.0 22.1 139 18 299.5 302.8 297.0 351.7 17.85 3 900 1005 21.2 20.9 98 0.4 21.0 188 28 303.4 306.6 297.8 355.5 17.54 4 850 1500 18.8 17.7 93 1.1 18.1 208 28 305.8 308.7 296.9 351.3 15.17 5 800 2020 16.3 11.5 73 4.8 13.1 210 22 308.5 310.5 294.6 341.0 10.71 6 750 2568 14.0 5.4 56 8.7 8.9 187 22 311.8 313.3 293.1 335.1 7.51 7 700 3146 10.2 3.6 64 6.6 6.3 192 25 313.7 315.1 293.3 335.9 7.09 8 650 3758 6.0 -2.4 55 8.4 1.7 224 30 315.8 316.7 292.1 331.5 4.94 9 600 4407 0.4 -1.2 89 1.6 -0.5 219 32 316.5 317.6 293.1 335.1 5.83 10 550 5098 -5.5 -7.1 89 1.6 -6.2 211 26 317.6 318.3 291.9 330.8 4.09 11 500 5838 -10.0 -10.8 95 0.7 -10.4 217 28 320.8 321.5 292.2 331.9 3.37 12 450 6641 -16.8 -18.4 87 1.6 -17.3 234 37 322.1 322.5 291.4 328.9 1.99 13 400 7516 -21.2 -23.6 81 2.4 -21.8 262 52 327.4 327.7 292.4 332.4 1.42 14 350 8492 -25.8 -28.4 79 2.6 -26.4 291 47 333.9 334.1 293.7 337.8 1.05 15 300 9595 -32.4 -35.2 76 2.8 -32.9 268 67 339.7 339.8 294.8 342.1 0.64 16 250 10857 -41.5 -44.7 71 3.2 -41.8 263 85 344.3 344.4 295.6 345.4 0.28 17 200 12328 -53.9 -57.6 63 3.7 -54.0 266 95 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.8 0.08 18 150 14111 -68.5 -72.6 55 4.2 -68.5 266 103 352.1 352.2 297.1 352.2 0.01 19 100 16614 -63.5 -87.7 2 24.2 -63.7 248 12 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.52 m Freezing level: 597.00 mb = 4448.55 m = 14594.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 611.71 mb = 4250.33 m = 13944.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.74 % Est. max temperature: 31.60 C = 88.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.52 mb = 348.21 m = 1142.41 ft T: -9999.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.50 C/km ThetaE index: 20.43 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 969.89 mb = 353.81 m = 1160.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.99 C = 71.59 F Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lifted Index: -8.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.23 C Showalter Index: -7.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.59 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.83 C Cross Totals Index: 27.75 C K Index: 39.96 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 492.00 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.88 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2395.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 69.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.77 mb = 853.81 m = 2801.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 740.77 mb = 2671.57 m = 8764.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 150.77 mb = 14078.85 m = 46189.90 ft B at Equ Level: 2388.15 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.3 at 26.5 knts Storm direction: 237.3 at 19.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 1.4 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 284.5 neg: -27.0 tot: 257.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.71 Bulk Rich Number: 37.63 Bulk Shear: 63.66 m/s