MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060600F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060600F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 18Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 39.34,-77.06 Latitude: 39.34 Longitude: -77.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 101 SFC 991 178 27.4 20.9 67 6.6 22.8 144 9 301.3 304.3 296.2 348.0 15.86 2 950 551 22.4 18.5 78 3.9 19.7 144 10 299.9 302.5 294.7 341.6 14.23 3 900 1019 17.9 17.4 97 0.5 17.5 145 9 299.9 302.5 294.6 340.9 14.00 4 850 1508 16.5 6.9 53 9.5 10.8 156 6 303.4 304.7 290.4 325.5 7.36 5 800 2020 12.9 4.3 56 8.6 8.0 146 13 304.9 306.1 290.2 324.6 6.50 6 750 2559 9.0 0.2 54 8.8 4.4 204 5 306.4 307.4 289.5 322.3 5.19 7 700 3127 6.4 -5.4 43 11.8 0.8 246 8 309.6 310.2 289.0 321.0 3.65 8 650 3730 1.9 -6.8 52 8.7 -2.0 234 6 311.1 311.7 289.4 322.2 3.52 9 600 4370 -2.2 -6.3 74 4.0 -4.1 267 13 313.5 314.3 290.6 326.2 3.99 10 550 5058 -5.2 -8.8 76 3.6 -6.8 255 16 317.9 318.5 291.6 329.5 3.57 11 500 5801 -8.7 -16.9 52 8.2 -11.5 252 21 322.4 322.8 291.5 329.4 2.04 12 450 6609 -14.3 -23.7 45 9.4 -16.9 251 24 325.3 325.6 291.6 329.7 1.26 13 400 7491 -20.5 -28.3 50 7.8 -22.2 255 28 328.4 328.5 292.2 331.7 0.93 14 350 8464 -27.9 -44.6 19 16.8 -29.7 248 30 331.2 331.2 292.3 332.0 0.21 15 300 9554 -35.7 -57.5 9 21.8 -36.9 267 36 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.3 0.05 16 250 10796 -44.5 -57.1 23 12.6 -45.1 289 52 339.8 339.8 294.3 340.1 0.07 17 200 12254 -56.0 -69.1 18 13.1 -56.2 313 98 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.1 0.02 18 150 14053 -61.4 -78.2 9 16.8 -61.6 263 42 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.01 19 100 16563 -63.5 -88.5 2 25.0 -63.7 262 19 404.9 404.9 305.9 404.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.04 m Freezing level: 627.44 mb = 4018.64 m = 13184.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 685.37 mb = 3298.82 m = 10822.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.51 % Est. max temperature: 29.74 C = 85.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 901.14 mb = 1008.36 m = 3308.23 ft T: 17.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.64 C/km ThetaE index: 26.97 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 896.88 mb = 1049.02 m = 3441.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.24 C = 79.24 F Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lifted Index: -2.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.07 C Showalter Index: 4.80 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.74 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.14 C Cross Totals Index: 15.60 C K Index: 20.25 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 115.42 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.79 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1081.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.83 mb = 1058.98 m = 3474.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 820.83 mb = 1802.89 m = 5914.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.83 mb = 11606.50 m = 38078.61 ft B at Equ Level: 1078.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 130.83 mb = 14899.68 m = 48882.87 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.5 at 11.2 knts Storm direction: 257.5 at 8.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 29.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 21.8 neg: -8.4 tot: 13.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.14 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: 0.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 42.68 Bulk Shear: 25.35 m/s