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: 38.06,-103.86 Latitude: 38.06 Longitude: -103.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 1 950 474 2 900 954 SFC 861 1344 24.2 14.4 54 9.8 17.5 116 15 310.4 312.7 296.0 347.2 12.05 4 850 1456 23.0 13.9 57 9.0 16.8 119 21 310.2 312.4 295.8 346.4 11.85 5 800 1981 17.8 13.0 74 4.7 14.6 123 23 310.1 312.3 295.8 346.3 11.87 6 750 2529 12.5 12.0 97 0.4 12.2 126 24 310.1 312.3 295.8 346.3 11.86 7 700 3105 9.5 7.6 88 1.9 8.3 156 21 313.0 314.8 294.8 342.1 9.40 8 650 3719 6.8 2.5 74 4.4 4.4 219 23 316.7 318.0 294.1 339.0 7.05 9 600 4371 1.4 -5.3 61 6.8 -1.9 240 37 317.8 318.6 292.2 331.6 4.28 10 550 5064 -4.1 -15.5 41 11.4 -8.3 248 44 319.2 319.6 290.6 326.1 2.08 11 500 5806 -10.0 -20.6 42 10.5 -13.3 260 51 320.8 321.1 290.5 325.9 1.49 12 450 6609 -16.0 -37.1 14 21.1 -19.7 263 59 323.1 323.2 290.1 324.4 0.35 13 400 7484 -21.9 -48.0 7 26.1 -24.9 261 57 326.6 326.6 290.9 327.0 0.12 14 350 8456 -27.5 -57.5 4 30.0 -29.8 262 59 331.7 331.7 292.2 331.9 0.05 15 300 9548 -34.8 -64.0 4 29.1 -36.3 266 64 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.4 0.02 16 250 10795 -44.1 -66.0 7 21.9 -44.8 271 72 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.5 0.02 17 200 12252 -55.2 -67.8 19 12.6 -55.4 272 76 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.5 0.02 18 150 14063 -60.5 -78.9 7 18.3 -60.7 258 80 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.01 19 100 16580 -64.2 -87.0 3 22.7 -64.4 264 34 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5773.75 m Freezing level: 587.25 mb = 4547.61 m = 14919.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 614.94 mb = 4170.86 m = 13683.76 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.79 % Est. max temperature: 26.08 C = 78.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 745.05 mb = 2584.01 m = 8477.61 ft T: 12.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.22 C/km ThetaE index: 22.78 C Layer 850.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 739.26 mb = 2649.21 m = 8691.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.53 C = 76.15 F Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lifted Index: -5.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.11 C Showalter Index: -5.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.97 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.00 C Cross Totals Index: 23.97 C K Index: 45.07 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 418.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1432.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 745.14 mb = 2582.98 m = 8474.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 710.14 mb = 2984.74 m = 9792.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 670.14 mb = 3466.35 m = 11372.39 ft B at Equ Level: 1.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.14 mb = 15440.84 m = 50658.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.1 at 37.6 knts Storm direction: 270.1 at 28.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 400.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 400.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 133.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.24 Bulk Rich Number: 4.11 Bulk Shear: 348.63 m/s