MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060000F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060000F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 21Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 36.64,-102.97 Latitude: 36.64 Longitude: -102.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 40 1 950 489 2 900 972 SFC 855 1425 27.1 16.0 51 11.1 19.3 128 16 314.0 316.5 297.8 355.7 13.49 4 850 1477 24.6 15.3 56 9.3 18.2 129 16 312.0 314.4 297.0 351.8 12.97 5 800 2004 18.9 14.2 74 4.7 15.7 130 18 311.3 313.8 296.8 350.7 12.86 6 750 2555 14.2 10.7 79 3.5 11.9 138 17 311.9 314.0 295.6 345.2 10.81 7 700 3135 11.0 3.4 59 7.6 6.6 199 15 314.7 316.0 293.5 336.6 7.00 8 650 3748 6.4 -4.7 45 11.1 0.9 230 25 316.1 316.9 291.6 329.4 4.14 9 600 4399 2.9 -34.2 5 37.1 -6.5 249 31 319.5 319.5 289.0 320.8 0.35 10 550 5096 -1.9 -37.7 5 35.8 -9.9 250 38 321.8 321.9 289.6 322.8 0.27 11 500 5844 -7.9 -41.1 5 33.2 -14.2 249 43 323.4 323.4 290.0 324.2 0.21 12 450 6651 -14.3 -45.9 5 31.6 -19.0 252 49 325.3 325.3 290.5 325.8 0.14 13 400 7532 -21.0 -48.6 6 27.6 -24.2 255 57 327.7 327.7 291.2 328.1 0.12 14 350 8504 -27.7 -51.0 9 23.3 -29.8 261 67 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.9 0.10 15 300 9592 -36.7 -52.4 18 15.7 -37.7 260 71 333.7 333.7 292.8 334.1 0.10 16 250 10830 -45.0 -64.2 10 19.2 -45.6 262 77 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.3 0.03 17 200 12289 -54.3 -71.8 10 17.4 -54.6 264 89 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.8 0.01 18 150 14093 -62.8 -80.5 7 17.7 -62.9 266 83 361.9 361.9 299.1 361.9 0.00 19 100 16587 -63.6 -88.8 2 25.2 -63.7 257 36 404.9 404.9 305.9 404.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5803.98 m Freezing level: 569.80 mb = 4819.88 m = 15813.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.96 mb = 3823.99 m = 12545.76 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.56 % Est. max temperature: 27.47 C = 81.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 727.40 mb = 2811.78 m = 9224.90 ft T: 12.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.98 C/km ThetaE index: 34.98 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 716.99 mb = 2932.96 m = 9622.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.83 C = 80.29 F Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lifted Index: -4.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.44 C Showalter Index: -5.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.76 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.55 C Cross Totals Index: 23.21 C K Index: 40.25 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 394.64 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1922.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 62.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 737.39 mb = 2697.14 m = 8848.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 682.39 mb = 3345.52 m = 10975.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 182.39 mb = 12867.13 m = 42214.48 ft B at Equ Level: 1904.20 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.3 at 32.5 knts Storm direction: 269.3 at 24.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 220.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 220.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.79 Bulk Rich Number: 8.42 Bulk Shear: 228.22 m/s