MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060600F014.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060600F014.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 14 hour NAM valid 20Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 37.97,-102.95 Latitude: 37.97 Longitude: -102.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 95 1 950 538 2 900 1009 SFC 878 1218 20.5 15.7 74 4.8 17.2 103 6 304.7 307.1 295.0 343.0 12.84 4 850 1501 16.4 14.8 90 1.6 15.3 110 6 303.3 305.6 294.4 340.6 12.56 5 800 2014 12.8 11.8 93 1.0 12.1 187 13 304.8 306.8 293.7 337.4 10.91 6 750 2557 12.9 2.7 50 10.2 7.1 264 18 310.5 311.7 291.6 329.8 6.21 7 700 3133 9.2 -2.0 45 11.2 3.4 278 19 312.7 313.6 291.0 327.5 4.72 8 650 3741 4.6 -8.4 38 13.1 -1.2 273 24 314.2 314.8 290.0 324.2 3.11 9 600 4388 0.4 -19.7 20 20.1 -6.4 270 37 316.5 316.8 289.0 321.0 1.33 10 550 5078 -4.5 -26.5 16 22.0 -10.6 268 44 318.7 318.8 289.2 321.5 0.80 11 500 5820 -9.8 -30.4 17 20.5 -14.6 268 46 321.0 321.2 289.8 323.2 0.61 12 450 6623 -15.7 -36.5 15 20.8 -19.5 264 45 323.4 323.5 290.2 324.8 0.37 13 400 7497 -23.3 -43.4 14 20.1 -25.8 259 47 324.8 324.8 290.5 325.6 0.21 14 350 8462 -29.3 -54.4 7 25.1 -31.3 264 50 329.2 329.2 291.6 329.4 0.07 15 300 9546 -36.5 -60.4 7 23.8 -37.8 260 62 333.9 333.9 292.8 334.0 0.04 16 250 10786 -45.0 -64.5 10 19.4 -45.7 258 72 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.2 0.03 17 200 12242 -54.6 -69.9 13 15.4 -54.8 255 80 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.4 0.02 18 150 14053 -61.3 -80.5 6 19.2 -61.4 255 87 364.5 364.5 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16560 -61.1 -88.2 2 27.1 -61.4 279 37 409.6 409.6 306.5 409.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5724.93 m Freezing level: 596.41 mb = 4437.33 m = 14558.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.08 mb = 3577.87 m = 11738.27 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.02 % Est. max temperature: 26.96 C = 80.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 818.30 mb = 1822.48 m = 5979.19 ft T: 14.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.08 C/km ThetaE index: 22.00 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 726.37 mb = 2824.05 m = 9265.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.05 C = 80.68 F Cap Strength: 2.76 C Lifted Index: -2.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.84 C Showalter Index: -3.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.88 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.23 C Cross Totals Index: 24.65 C K Index: 29.86 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 273.87 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 661.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 97.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 801.66 mb = 1996.47 m = 6550.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 626.66 mb = 4036.74 m = 13243.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 256.66 mb = 10607.31 m = 34800.46 ft B at Equ Level: 657.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.66 mb = 13389.88 m = 43929.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 265.2 at 31.1 knts Storm direction: 295.2 at 23.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 2.5 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 120.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 215.6 neg: -0.6 tot: 215.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 71.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.77 Bulk Rich Number: 3.62 Bulk Shear: 182.86 m/s