MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060600F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060600F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 16Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 41.78,-72.67 Latitude: 41.78 Longitude: -72.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1011 17 27.3 20.5 66 6.8 22.5 60 6 299.5 302.3 295.2 343.7 15.14 1 1000 110 25.3 20.0 72 5.3 21.6 61 6 298.5 301.2 294.7 341.7 14.88 2 950 560 20.8 19.0 90 1.8 19.6 67 7 298.3 300.9 294.6 341.1 14.73 3 900 1026 18.1 16.2 89 1.9 16.8 145 10 300.1 302.5 293.9 338.2 12.98 4 850 1514 15.4 14.9 97 0.5 15.0 179 9 302.3 304.6 294.2 339.5 12.61 5 800 2027 12.5 9.4 82 3.1 10.6 200 10 304.5 306.2 292.3 332.4 9.32 6 750 2565 8.2 5.1 80 3.2 6.4 211 12 305.5 306.9 291.0 327.7 7.34 7 700 3132 5.8 -10.6 30 16.4 -1.0 223 10 308.9 309.4 287.6 316.7 2.43 8 650 3735 2.5 -11.4 35 13.9 -3.2 224 19 311.7 312.2 288.6 319.7 2.45 9 600 4375 -2.4 -13.2 43 10.8 -6.5 222 24 313.3 313.7 289.0 320.8 2.30 10 550 5058 -7.8 -16.6 49 8.8 -10.8 223 24 314.8 315.1 289.0 321.0 1.89 11 500 5793 -11.8 -14.4 81 2.7 -12.7 227 18 318.7 319.2 290.9 327.0 2.50 12 450 6595 -15.4 -17.3 86 1.8 -16.0 246 19 323.8 324.3 292.0 331.3 2.19 13 400 7475 -20.9 -29.6 46 8.7 -22.7 244 19 327.8 328.0 291.9 330.8 0.82 14 350 8446 -28.3 -34.4 56 6.2 -29.2 262 23 330.7 330.8 292.5 332.8 0.59 15 300 9532 -37.2 -46.8 36 9.6 -38.0 246 27 332.9 332.9 292.7 333.6 0.19 16 250 10762 -47.9 -53.8 50 5.9 -48.1 237 29 334.8 334.9 293.1 335.2 0.10 17 200 12197 -56.7 -67.0 26 10.2 -56.9 237 36 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.02 18 150 13997 -60.2 -77.9 8 17.7 -60.4 254 35 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.3 0.01 19 100 16520 -60.7 -87.9 2 27.2 -61.0 270 30 410.4 410.4 306.6 410.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.58 m Freezing level: 625.00 mb = 4054.83 m = 13303.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 706.61 mb = 3054.80 m = 10022.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.21 % Est. max temperature: 29.57 C = 85.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.45 mb = 879.13 m = 2884.26 ft T: 18.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.59 C/km ThetaE index: 22.84 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.90 mb = 1064.83 m = 3493.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.08 C = 82.55 F Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lifted Index: -5.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.20 C Showalter Index: -4.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.75 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.14 C Cross Totals Index: 26.62 C K Index: 25.62 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 308.34 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.59 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1329.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.52 mb = 859.64 m = 2820.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 852.52 mb = 1489.10 m = 4885.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 212.52 mb = 11806.68 m = 38735.37 ft B at Equ Level: 1327.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 132.52 mb = 14767.63 m = 48449.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.2 at 14.6 knts Storm direction: 244.2 at 11.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 72.5 neg: -0.8 tot: 71.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.56 Bulk Rich Number: 24.51 Bulk Shear: 54.24 m/s