MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060600F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060600F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 21Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 37.05,-87.90 Latitude: 37.05 Longitude: -87.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 995 149 22.9 21.6 92 1.3 22.0 90 8 296.5 299.5 295.3 344.2 16.53 2 950 549 23.5 21.0 86 2.5 21.7 198 12 301.0 304.1 296.7 350.1 16.70 3 900 1021 20.4 20.4 100 -0.0 20.4 231 20 302.5 305.6 297.3 352.8 17.00 4 850 1515 18.9 18.0 95 0.9 18.3 245 24 305.9 308.8 297.1 352.3 15.47 5 800 2033 14.3 11.3 82 3.0 12.3 249 32 306.4 308.4 293.9 338.1 10.54 6 750 2574 10.9 1.9 54 9.0 5.9 246 34 308.4 309.5 290.7 326.4 5.85 7 700 3146 7.5 -3.2 47 10.7 2.2 243 37 310.8 311.6 290.1 324.3 4.31 8 650 3752 3.7 -1.9 66 5.7 0.8 242 42 313.2 314.2 291.5 329.3 5.11 9 600 4398 -0.1 -1.6 89 1.6 -0.9 242 44 316.0 317.1 292.8 334.0 5.67 10 550 5089 -4.3 -4.6 98 0.3 -4.5 248 43 318.9 319.9 293.0 334.9 4.95 11 500 5835 -8.7 -9.3 95 0.6 -8.9 249 47 322.5 323.2 293.0 335.0 3.79 12 450 6645 -12.8 -14.6 87 1.8 -13.5 258 45 327.1 327.7 293.4 336.5 2.75 13 400 7535 -18.0 -19.8 86 1.8 -18.6 264 57 331.6 332.0 294.0 338.6 1.99 14 350 8520 -24.4 -27.0 79 2.6 -25.0 267 48 335.9 336.1 294.4 340.2 1.20 15 300 9627 -31.9 -34.9 75 3.0 -32.3 274 38 340.4 340.6 295.0 343.0 0.66 16 250 10890 -41.3 -44.6 70 3.4 -41.6 284 42 344.7 344.7 295.7 345.8 0.29 17 200 12364 -53.2 -57.0 63 3.8 -53.3 296 38 348.5 348.6 296.4 348.9 0.09 18 150 14160 -65.9 -70.2 55 4.3 -66.0 302 42 356.5 356.5 298.0 356.6 0.02 19 100 16609 -68.4 -87.2 5 18.8 -68.5 285 43 395.6 395.6 304.6 395.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5734.11 m Freezing level: 601.00 mb = 4384.76 m = 14385.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.28 mb = 4064.88 m = 13336.07 ft Precipitable water: 2.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.93 % Est. max temperature: 32.37 C = 90.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.31 mb = 310.12 m = 1017.43 ft T: 23.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 28.44 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.59 mb = 1179.76 m = 3870.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.98 C = 85.96 F Cap Strength: 1.24 C Lifted Index: -5.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.01 C Showalter Index: -6.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.27 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.58 C Cross Totals Index: 26.69 C K Index: 34.89 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 449.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1460.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 35.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.04 mb = 790.70 m = 2594.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 819.04 mb = 1831.67 m = 6009.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 189.04 mb = 12716.32 m = 41719.69 ft B at Equ Level: 1452.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 109.04 mb = 16086.88 m = 52777.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.8 at 34.4 knts Storm direction: 273.8 at 25.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 1.0 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 227.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 227.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 75.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.04 Bulk Rich Number: 10.50 Bulk Shear: 139.11 m/s