MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060000F024.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060000F024.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 36.23,-102.31 Latitude: 36.23 Longitude: -102.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 1 950 487 2 900 963 SFC 877 1185 22.0 19.8 87 2.2 20.5 131 16 306.4 309.6 298.1 357.0 16.81 4 850 1460 18.8 18.8 100 0.0 18.8 132 26 305.8 308.9 297.6 354.6 16.26 5 800 1981 16.5 16.5 100 -0.0 16.5 159 33 308.7 311.5 297.5 353.9 14.91 6 750 2529 15.2 9.0 66 6.2 11.3 187 29 313.1 314.9 295.0 343.0 9.66 7 700 3112 13.2 -6.1 26 19.3 3.7 247 40 317.1 317.8 291.2 328.3 3.46 8 650 3729 8.5 -11.9 22 20.4 -0.3 253 44 318.6 319.0 290.7 326.4 2.36 9 600 4384 4.7 -35.0 4 39.7 -5.6 257 47 321.6 321.6 289.6 322.8 0.33 10 550 5085 -0.5 -36.4 5 36.0 -9.0 253 51 323.5 323.6 290.2 324.7 0.31 11 500 5838 -6.1 -36.5 7 30.4 -12.8 256 59 325.6 325.6 290.8 326.8 0.34 12 450 6653 -11.4 -50.9 2 39.6 -17.1 260 64 328.9 328.9 291.5 329.2 0.08 13 400 7543 -18.0 -56.5 2 38.5 -22.2 267 63 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.8 0.05 14 350 8525 -26.0 -50.7 8 24.8 -28.5 268 66 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.2 0.10 15 300 9622 -34.1 -59.6 6 25.5 -35.5 268 69 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.5 0.04 16 250 10875 -42.7 -65.1 7 22.5 -43.5 268 77 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.8 0.02 17 200 12342 -53.8 -68.3 15 14.5 -54.1 269 81 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.7 0.02 18 150 14149 -63.4 -80.4 8 17.0 -63.5 267 75 360.9 360.9 298.9 361.0 0.00 19 100 16603 -68.6 -87.3 5 18.7 -68.7 247 51 395.2 395.2 304.5 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5796.79 m Freezing level: 554.64 mb = 5020.19 m = 16470.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.10 mb = 3676.20 m = 12060.89 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.86 % Est. max temperature: 30.15 C = 86.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 849.46 mb = 1465.45 m = 4807.84 ft T: 18.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.09 C/km ThetaE index: 34.21 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 817.58 mb = 1794.06 m = 5885.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.24 C = 73.82 F Cap Strength: 1.57 C Lifted Index: -4.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.57 C Showalter Index: -4.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.85 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.94 C Cross Totals Index: 24.91 C K Index: 24.41 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 354.24 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.32 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1886.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 819.40 mb = 1774.94 m = 5823.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 804.40 mb = 1933.64 m = 6343.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 794.40 mb = 2040.46 m = 6694.35 ft B at Equ Level: 20.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 724.40 mb = 2822.50 m = 9260.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.7 at 46.2 knts Storm direction: 275.7 at 34.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 698.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 698.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 232.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.0 stream: 11.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.77 Bulk Rich Number: 4.06 Bulk Shear: 464.28 m/s