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: 38.22,-103.56 Latitude: 38.22 Longitude: -103.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 1 950 510 2 900 987 SFC 869 1295 24.4 14.2 53 10.2 17.5 106 8 309.8 312.0 295.7 345.7 11.79 4 850 1485 20.7 12.8 61 7.9 15.5 105 8 307.8 309.9 294.6 341.1 10.99 5 800 2005 15.4 11.6 78 3.8 13.0 104 8 307.6 309.6 294.4 340.4 10.83 6 750 2552 14.7 -1.8 32 16.5 6.1 275 7 312.5 313.4 290.7 326.6 4.46 7 700 3129 9.6 -1.8 45 11.4 3.7 271 13 313.1 314.0 291.2 328.2 4.79 8 650 3739 4.6 -5.2 49 9.8 -0.1 251 17 314.2 314.9 290.8 326.9 4.00 9 600 4384 -0.1 -13.2 37 13.0 -5.3 260 30 316.0 316.4 289.9 323.6 2.31 10 550 5075 -4.3 -24.1 20 19.8 -10.1 261 42 318.9 319.1 289.5 322.3 0.99 11 500 5817 -9.9 -30.7 17 20.8 -14.7 261 50 320.9 321.0 289.7 323.0 0.59 12 450 6619 -16.0 -32.9 22 16.8 -19.4 259 51 323.1 323.2 290.3 325.0 0.54 13 400 7493 -22.9 -44.6 12 21.6 -25.6 262 49 325.2 325.2 290.5 325.9 0.18 14 350 8457 -30.0 -54.4 7 24.3 -31.9 262 52 328.2 328.2 291.3 328.5 0.07 15 300 9537 -37.5 -59.3 8 21.9 -38.5 259 62 332.6 332.6 292.4 332.8 0.04 16 250 10772 -45.5 -65.9 8 20.4 -46.1 258 74 338.4 338.4 294.0 338.5 0.02 17 200 12226 -55.2 -70.2 14 15.0 -55.4 256 83 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.5 0.01 18 150 14035 -61.0 -78.5 8 17.6 -61.1 259 85 365.1 365.1 299.7 365.1 0.01 19 100 16549 -59.5 -87.0 2 27.5 -59.8 275 30 412.8 412.8 306.9 412.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5756.15 m Freezing level: 601.10 mb = 4370.31 m = 14338.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.30 mb = 3722.12 m = 12211.54 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.17 % Est. max temperature: 27.39 C = 81.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 747.66 mb = 2578.00 m = 8457.89 ft T: 14.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.25 C/km ThetaE index: 19.10 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 690.43 mb = 3242.58 m = 10638.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.77 C = 81.99 F Cap Strength: 3.93 C Lifted Index: -2.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.03 C Showalter Index: -3.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.39 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.64 C Cross Totals Index: 22.75 C K Index: 32.08 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 306.96 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.49 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 814.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 117.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 738.86 mb = 2677.18 m = 8783.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 643.86 mb = 3815.15 m = 12516.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 243.86 mb = 10934.47 m = 35873.82 ft B at Equ Level: 809.20 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.86 mb = 13875.64 m = 45523.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 259.7 at 29.8 knts Storm direction: 289.7 at 22.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 1.6 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 149.6 neg: -17.5 tot: 132.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.48 Bulk Rich Number: 4.47 Bulk Shear: 182.15 m/s