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: 38.67,-102.77 Latitude: 38.67 Longitude: -102.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 81 1 950 521 2 900 991 SFC 868 1299 18.4 14.6 79 3.8 15.9 92 12 303.6 305.8 294.3 339.7 12.15 4 850 1481 16.0 14.0 88 2.0 14.7 95 15 302.9 305.1 293.9 338.2 11.92 5 800 1994 13.2 11.8 91 1.5 12.3 136 16 305.2 307.3 293.8 337.9 10.90 6 750 2537 11.8 6.9 72 4.9 8.8 186 13 309.3 310.9 293.0 334.9 8.35 7 700 3112 9.0 0.8 56 8.2 4.5 251 13 312.5 313.6 291.9 330.7 5.81 8 650 3721 4.4 0.3 75 4.1 2.2 240 21 313.9 315.1 292.5 332.9 6.04 9 600 4368 -0.1 -0.4 98 0.3 -0.2 243 29 316.0 317.2 293.3 335.7 6.22 10 550 5059 -4.7 -5.8 92 1.0 -5.2 252 38 318.5 319.3 292.6 333.1 4.52 11 500 5801 -10.2 -25.0 29 14.7 -14.2 264 50 320.6 320.8 290.0 324.1 1.01 12 450 6603 -15.9 -39.4 11 23.4 -19.8 262 55 323.2 323.3 290.0 324.3 0.28 13 400 7478 -22.0 -50.4 6 28.5 -25.0 261 50 326.5 326.5 290.8 326.8 0.09 14 350 8447 -28.6 -49.6 11 21.0 -30.5 262 51 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.7 0.12 15 300 9534 -36.2 -60.6 6 24.5 -37.4 261 58 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.5 0.04 16 250 10773 -45.5 -62.0 14 16.5 -46.0 260 69 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.04 17 200 12228 -54.5 -67.7 18 13.2 -54.8 259 74 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.5 0.02 18 150 14043 -60.6 -77.7 9 17.0 -60.8 259 77 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.7 0.01 19 100 16568 -60.4 -87.7 2 27.3 -60.7 248 34 411.0 411.0 306.6 411.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5719.89 m Freezing level: 600.76 mb = 4358.25 m = 14298.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 604.47 mb = 4308.10 m = 14134.03 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.37 % Est. max temperature: 25.83 C = 78.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 821.02 mb = 1774.75 m = 5822.59 ft T: 14.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.15 C/km ThetaE index: 9.03 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 727.73 mb = 2787.97 m = 9146.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.27 C = 77.48 F Cap Strength: 2.03 C Lifted Index: -2.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.03 C Showalter Index: -2.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.43 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.21 C Cross Totals Index: 24.22 C K Index: 32.01 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 275.87 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.76 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 474.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 95.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 791.18 mb = 2087.47 m = 6848.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 626.18 mb = 4022.93 m = 13198.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 276.18 mb = 10096.42 m = 33124.32 ft B at Equ Level: 474.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 176.18 mb = 13028.08 m = 42742.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.9 at 31.8 knts Storm direction: 280.9 at 23.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 1.2 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 268.9 neg: -7.4 tot: 261.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 87.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.64 Bulk Rich Number: 1.80 Bulk Shear: 262.72 m/s