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: 42.05,-73.19 Latitude: 42.05 Longitude: -73.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 92 SFC 960 439 18.8 17.9 95 0.8 18.2 132 8 295.3 297.8 292.9 334.3 13.59 2 950 533 17.8 17.2 96 0.6 17.4 130 11 295.2 297.6 292.5 332.8 13.10 3 900 996 16.7 16.7 100 0.0 16.7 136 29 298.7 301.1 293.7 337.6 13.37 4 850 1482 14.7 14.7 100 -0.0 14.7 146 26 301.5 303.8 293.9 338.3 12.48 5 800 1995 12.6 12.6 100 -0.0 12.6 148 22 304.6 306.7 294.1 339.1 11.56 6 750 2536 10.3 10.2 100 0.0 10.2 143 17 307.7 309.7 294.2 339.5 10.50 7 700 3108 7.9 7.6 98 0.3 7.7 159 14 311.2 313.0 294.3 340.1 9.39 8 650 3717 3.9 3.3 96 0.6 3.6 177 16 313.4 314.9 293.5 336.8 7.49 9 600 4363 -1.0 -1.3 98 0.3 -1.2 191 22 315.0 316.1 292.6 333.4 5.81 10 550 5051 -5.9 -6.0 100 0.0 -6.0 196 26 317.0 317.9 292.1 331.4 4.46 11 500 5792 -10.4 -10.4 100 0.0 -10.4 210 29 320.4 321.0 292.2 331.8 3.46 12 450 6596 -15.6 -15.6 99 0.1 -15.6 235 32 323.7 324.2 292.3 332.2 2.51 13 400 7474 -21.6 -22.0 97 0.4 -21.7 251 36 326.9 327.2 292.4 332.6 1.64 14 350 8444 -28.4 -31.2 77 2.8 -28.9 256 40 330.4 330.6 292.6 333.4 0.80 15 300 9533 -36.1 -46.2 34 10.1 -37.0 254 42 334.5 334.5 293.2 335.3 0.20 16 250 10771 -46.3 -49.8 67 3.5 -46.4 250 46 337.3 337.3 293.8 337.9 0.16 17 200 12214 -57.5 -61.4 61 3.9 -57.5 243 52 341.8 341.8 294.8 342.0 0.05 18 150 13990 -62.5 -77.4 12 14.9 -62.6 259 62 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.4 0.01 19 100 16522 -60.1 -87.4 2 27.3 -60.4 251 30 411.6 411.6 306.7 411.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.00 m Freezing level: 609.82 mb = 4236.02 m = 13897.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.14 mb = 4201.19 m = 13783.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.68 % Est. max temperature: 27.31 C = 81.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.90 mb = 542.76 m = 1780.68 ft T: 17.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.81 C/km ThetaE index: 1.51 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.67 mb = 1103.60 m = 3620.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.73 C = 72.91 F Cap Strength: 1.41 C Lifted Index: -1.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.41 C Showalter Index: -2.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.20 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.09 C Cross Totals Index: 25.11 C K Index: 39.52 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 419.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.38 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 326.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 86.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.61 mb = 933.14 m = 3061.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 621.61 mb = 4077.27 m = 13376.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 301.61 mb = 9495.13 m = 31151.63 ft B at Equ Level: 324.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 181.61 mb = 12809.48 m = 42025.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 176.5 at 22.3 knts Storm direction: 206.5 at 16.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 0.9 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 32.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 116.4 neg: -41.4 tot: 75.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 10.65 Bulk Shear: 30.67 m/s