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: 42.43,-72.18 Latitude: 42.43 Longitude: -72.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 102 SFC 982 264 24.5 19.7 74 4.9 21.1 111 5 299.3 302.0 294.9 342.6 14.84 2 950 549 21.0 18.1 84 2.9 19.1 111 7 298.5 301.0 294.1 339.0 13.93 3 900 1015 16.6 16.6 100 -0.0 16.6 123 7 298.6 301.0 293.6 337.3 13.31 4 850 1501 15.0 15.0 100 0.0 15.0 201 14 301.9 304.2 294.2 339.4 12.72 5 800 2014 12.2 9.3 82 2.9 10.4 213 15 304.2 305.9 292.2 331.8 9.24 6 750 2551 8.5 5.9 83 2.6 7.0 221 14 305.8 307.3 291.5 329.4 7.79 7 700 3119 4.4 1.8 83 2.6 3.0 241 10 307.4 308.5 290.7 326.5 6.26 8 650 3720 1.9 1.6 98 0.2 1.7 233 16 311.1 312.3 292.2 331.6 6.63 9 600 4360 -2.6 -9.2 60 6.6 -5.4 222 22 313.1 313.8 289.8 323.4 3.18 10 550 5043 -7.6 -14.6 57 7.0 -10.1 221 25 315.1 315.5 289.5 322.4 2.23 11 500 5780 -10.8 -12.5 87 1.7 -11.5 214 17 319.9 320.4 291.6 329.6 2.93 12 450 6584 -14.9 -17.5 80 2.6 -15.8 232 21 324.5 324.9 292.2 331.8 2.14 13 400 7464 -21.1 -24.6 74 3.4 -22.0 231 28 327.5 327.8 292.3 332.1 1.31 14 350 8435 -28.4 -32.1 70 3.7 -29.0 230 33 330.4 330.6 292.6 333.1 0.74 15 300 9521 -37.1 -44.2 48 7.1 -37.7 227 34 333.1 333.2 292.8 334.1 0.25 16 250 10752 -47.7 -57.4 32 9.7 -48.0 222 31 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.5 0.07 17 200 12186 -58.0 -72.1 15 14.1 -58.2 250 29 340.9 340.9 294.6 340.9 0.01 18 150 13975 -60.9 -77.7 9 16.9 -61.0 255 40 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.3 0.01 19 100 16503 -59.8 -87.2 2 27.4 -60.1 272 29 412.2 412.2 306.8 412.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.77 m Freezing level: 628.99 mb = 3988.61 m = 13085.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.88 mb = 3870.21 m = 12697.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.46 % Est. max temperature: 27.98 C = 82.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.49 mb = 877.05 m = 2877.42 ft T: 17.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 12.92 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.62 mb = 941.97 m = 3090.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.85 C = 74.93 F Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lifted Index: -3.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.93 C Showalter Index: -3.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.64 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.84 C Cross Totals Index: 25.80 C K Index: 38.27 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 276.71 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 957.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.34 mb = 963.56 m = 3161.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 900.34 mb = 1011.24 m = 3317.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 860.34 mb = 1398.37 m = 4587.77 ft B at Equ Level: 6.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.34 mb = 14389.97 m = 47210.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.8 at 15.5 knts Storm direction: 246.8 at 11.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 68.7 neg: -1.7 tot: 67.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.41 Bulk Rich Number: 21.87 Bulk Shear: 43.81 m/s