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: 42.18,-73.29 Latitude: 42.18 Longitude: -73.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 93 SFC 969 369 26.1 20.9 73 5.2 22.3 109 4 301.9 304.9 296.6 349.9 16.26 2 950 542 23.1 19.4 80 3.7 20.5 112 5 300.6 303.4 295.5 344.9 15.11 3 900 1011 18.4 18.3 100 0.1 18.4 119 6 300.5 303.2 295.3 344.1 14.89 4 850 1500 15.3 15.3 100 -0.0 15.3 167 13 302.2 304.6 294.4 340.5 12.99 5 800 2012 12.2 9.6 84 2.6 10.6 193 11 304.1 305.9 292.3 332.3 9.43 6 750 2551 8.7 5.5 80 3.3 6.9 201 13 306.1 307.5 291.4 329.0 7.57 7 700 3118 4.9 -0.7 67 5.6 2.1 219 10 308.0 308.9 290.0 324.0 5.20 8 650 3718 1.5 -7.0 53 8.5 -2.3 198 14 310.6 311.3 289.2 321.6 3.47 9 600 4357 -2.9 -11.2 53 8.3 -6.2 209 27 312.7 313.2 289.2 321.4 2.71 10 550 5040 -7.6 -12.4 69 4.8 -9.4 209 30 315.0 315.6 289.9 323.8 2.69 11 500 5778 -10.2 -10.4 98 0.2 -10.3 212 29 320.6 321.3 292.2 332.0 3.46 12 450 6583 -15.3 -16.3 92 0.9 -15.6 222 27 324.0 324.5 292.3 332.1 2.39 13 400 7463 -20.8 -22.5 86 1.7 -21.2 229 30 328.0 328.3 292.7 333.5 1.57 14 350 8435 -28.1 -34.2 56 6.1 -29.0 227 33 330.9 331.0 292.6 333.1 0.61 15 300 9521 -37.3 -46.4 38 9.1 -38.0 240 36 332.8 332.9 292.7 333.6 0.20 16 250 10751 -48.3 -53.1 57 4.8 -48.4 243 39 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.8 0.11 17 200 12187 -56.3 -70.4 15 14.1 -56.5 268 39 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.7 0.01 18 150 13978 -61.7 -77.3 11 15.5 -61.9 252 45 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.01 19 100 16506 -60.7 -87.9 2 27.2 -61.0 260 31 410.4 410.4 306.6 410.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.95 m Freezing level: 633.46 mb = 3929.56 m = 12892.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.44 mb = 3395.10 m = 11138.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.52 % Est. max temperature: 27.50 C = 81.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 898.82 mb = 1022.68 m = 3355.20 ft T: 18.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.70 C/km ThetaE index: 28.46 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 899.22 mb = 1018.85 m = 3342.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.64 C = 76.36 F Cap Strength: -0.19 C Lifted Index: -5.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.10 C Showalter Index: -3.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.06 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.53 C Cross Totals Index: 25.54 C K Index: 35.22 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 280.12 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.86 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2005.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.24 mb = 1056.79 m = 3467.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 890.24 mb = 1104.68 m = 3624.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 190.24 mb = 12498.37 m = 41004.67 ft B at Equ Level: 1979.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 110.24 mb = 15897.94 m = 52157.95 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.9 at 17.7 knts Storm direction: 233.9 at 13.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 0.1 tot: 2.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 45.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 59.8 neg: -4.4 tot: 55.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.71 Bulk Rich Number: 44.36 Bulk Shear: 45.21 m/s