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: 36.67,-102.78 Latitude: 36.67 Longitude: -102.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 1 950 496 2 900 978 SFC 861 1367 27.0 16.5 53 10.5 19.6 118 14 313.2 315.8 297.9 355.9 13.84 4 850 1482 23.7 15.6 60 8.1 18.1 118 15 311.0 313.5 296.9 351.4 13.20 5 800 2008 18.3 14.4 78 3.8 15.6 120 16 310.6 313.1 296.7 350.4 13.01 6 750 2557 13.7 9.5 76 4.2 11.0 143 14 311.5 313.4 294.8 342.3 10.01 7 700 3137 11.1 1.7 52 9.4 5.8 210 12 314.8 316.0 292.9 334.3 6.21 8 650 3751 6.0 3.4 84 2.6 4.5 238 19 315.7 317.1 294.1 339.4 7.53 9 600 4401 2.1 -29.4 8 31.5 -6.7 251 25 318.6 318.7 288.9 320.6 0.56 10 550 5097 -2.0 -41.2 3 39.1 -10.1 250 35 321.7 321.7 289.5 322.4 0.19 11 500 5844 -8.2 -40.9 5 32.7 -14.3 249 41 323.1 323.1 289.9 323.9 0.22 12 450 6651 -14.6 -45.8 5 31.1 -19.2 250 46 324.8 324.8 290.4 325.4 0.14 13 400 7530 -21.5 -48.5 7 27.0 -24.6 252 56 327.0 327.0 291.0 327.5 0.12 14 350 8500 -28.0 -52.8 7 24.8 -30.1 258 67 331.0 331.1 292.1 331.4 0.08 15 300 9587 -36.8 -50.6 22 13.9 -37.8 257 74 333.5 333.5 292.8 334.0 0.12 16 250 10824 -45.2 -62.4 13 17.3 -45.7 259 80 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.1 0.03 17 200 12283 -54.4 -70.3 12 15.9 -54.6 262 92 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.7 0.01 18 150 14088 -61.9 -79.7 8 17.8 -62.1 262 82 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.00 19 100 16591 -64.2 -88.2 2 24.0 -64.3 261 35 403.7 403.7 305.7 403.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5797.01 m Freezing level: 574.53 mb = 4755.12 m = 15600.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.91 mb = 4005.52 m = 13141.30 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.92 % Est. max temperature: 27.73 C = 81.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 739.34 mb = 2677.73 m = 8785.10 ft T: 13.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.11 C/km ThetaE index: 21.57 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 725.59 mb = 2835.57 m = 9302.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.83 C = 80.29 F Cap Strength: 0.65 C Lifted Index: -5.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.58 C Showalter Index: -5.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.57 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.86 C Cross Totals Index: 23.71 C K Index: 38.07 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 389.09 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1966.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 62.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 746.77 mb = 2593.70 m = 8509.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 681.77 mb = 3355.63 m = 11009.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 181.77 mb = 12882.40 m = 42264.58 ft B at Equ Level: 1939.24 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.3 at 28.8 knts Storm direction: 270.3 at 21.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 150.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 150.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.40 Bulk Rich Number: 9.80 Bulk Shear: 200.61 m/s