MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060000F025.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060000F025.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 25 hour NAM valid 1Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 37.99,-103.7 Latitude: 37.99 Longitude: -103.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 1 950 481 2 900 960 SFC 867 1288 23.9 14.9 57 9.0 17.8 132 15 309.5 311.8 296.0 347.2 12.39 4 850 1461 22.3 14.3 61 7.9 16.9 133 22 309.5 311.8 295.8 346.5 12.18 5 800 1985 17.2 13.3 78 3.9 14.6 129 22 309.5 311.8 295.8 346.4 12.12 6 750 2532 12.2 12.0 98 0.3 12.1 127 21 309.9 312.1 295.7 345.9 11.82 7 700 3109 8.9 8.9 100 0.0 8.9 144 16 312.3 314.3 295.3 343.9 10.26 8 650 3721 6.5 2.3 75 4.1 4.1 228 27 316.3 317.6 293.9 338.3 6.98 9 600 4372 1.1 -4.1 68 5.3 -1.4 245 31 317.4 318.3 292.4 332.5 4.70 10 550 5065 -4.1 -13.4 48 9.4 -7.7 252 42 319.2 319.7 291.0 327.4 2.46 11 500 5809 -9.8 -18.5 49 8.7 -12.7 262 51 321.0 321.4 290.9 327.1 1.77 12 450 6612 -15.9 -33.8 20 18.0 -19.4 264 57 323.3 323.4 290.3 325.0 0.49 13 400 7488 -21.7 -44.7 11 23.0 -24.6 261 53 326.8 326.9 291.0 327.5 0.18 14 350 8461 -27.3 -55.4 5 28.1 -29.6 261 57 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.2 0.06 15 300 9553 -35.0 -60.9 5 26.0 -36.4 265 63 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.3 0.03 16 250 10799 -44.5 -65.8 7 21.4 -45.1 267 72 340.0 340.0 294.3 340.1 0.02 17 200 12255 -54.8 -71.1 12 16.3 -55.1 266 75 346.0 346.0 295.7 346.0 0.01 18 150 14069 -60.3 -78.8 7 18.4 -60.5 257 78 366.1 366.1 299.9 366.2 0.01 19 100 16586 -64.0 -86.3 3 22.3 -64.2 264 35 404.1 404.1 305.7 404.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5771.24 m Freezing level: 589.10 mb = 4523.34 m = 14840.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.98 mb = 4198.20 m = 13773.47 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.20 % Est. max temperature: 25.85 C = 78.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 759.27 mb = 2427.84 m = 7965.25 ft T: 13.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.93 C/km ThetaE index: 22.12 C Layer 850.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 751.37 mb = 2516.59 m = 8256.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.32 C = 75.78 F Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lifted Index: -5.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.76 C Showalter Index: -5.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.32 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.13 C Cross Totals Index: 24.19 C K Index: 46.47 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 412.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.81 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1462.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 754.81 mb = 2477.86 m = 8129.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 739.81 mb = 2646.40 m = 8682.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 199.81 mb = 12261.29 m = 40226.84 ft B at Equ Level: 1457.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 119.81 mb = 15464.26 m = 50735.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.9 at 35.6 knts Storm direction: 272.9 at 26.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 1.2 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 320.5 neg: -28.2 tot: 292.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 97.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.31 Bulk Rich Number: 4.99 Bulk Shear: 292.90 m/s