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: 37.97,-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 84 1 950 527 2 900 1000 SFC 878 1218 22.5 15.8 66 6.7 17.9 104 9 306.9 309.3 295.7 346.0 12.97 4 850 1495 17.9 14.7 82 3.2 15.8 111 9 304.9 307.2 294.8 342.3 12.50 5 800 2011 13.2 13.2 100 -0.0 13.2 153 10 305.2 307.5 294.6 341.2 12.01 6 750 2555 14.1 0.2 39 13.9 6.5 285 19 311.8 312.8 291.2 328.0 5.17 7 700 3131 9.3 -2.9 42 12.2 3.1 280 22 312.8 313.6 290.8 326.7 4.42 8 650 3741 4.9 -6.8 42 11.7 -0.5 272 28 314.5 315.2 290.5 325.9 3.53 9 600 4388 0.7 -22.9 15 23.6 -6.7 270 40 316.9 317.1 288.8 320.4 1.01 10 550 5079 -4.3 -28.5 13 24.2 -10.6 269 45 319.0 319.2 289.2 321.4 0.66 11 500 5821 -9.7 -29.5 18 19.8 -14.5 270 47 321.3 321.4 289.9 323.6 0.67 12 450 6624 -16.1 -35.6 17 19.4 -19.7 266 48 322.9 323.0 290.1 324.4 0.41 13 400 7498 -22.7 -47.0 9 24.3 -25.5 263 51 325.4 325.5 290.6 326.0 0.14 14 350 8465 -29.0 -56.9 5 28.0 -31.0 263 55 329.7 329.7 291.7 329.9 0.05 15 300 9550 -36.5 -61.3 6 24.9 -37.7 261 61 334.0 334.0 292.8 334.1 0.03 16 250 10790 -45.2 -65.2 9 20.1 -45.7 258 73 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.0 0.02 17 200 12244 -55.1 -69.3 15 14.3 -55.3 256 81 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.7 0.02 18 150 14050 -61.8 -80.0 7 18.2 -61.9 257 89 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.00 19 100 16559 -60.6 -87.9 2 27.2 -60.9 280 34 410.5 410.5 306.6 410.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5737.29 m Freezing level: 593.20 mb = 4481.71 m = 14703.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.99 mb = 3652.72 m = 11983.84 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.39 % Est. max temperature: 27.67 C = 81.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 795.19 mb = 2061.52 m = 6763.43 ft T: 13.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.04 C/km ThetaE index: 25.60 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 723.24 mb = 2858.38 m = 9377.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.74 C = 81.94 F Cap Strength: 3.25 C Lifted Index: -3.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.18 C Showalter Index: -3.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.59 C Cross Totals Index: 24.40 C K Index: 30.17 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 302.50 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 934.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 85.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 793.65 mb = 2077.77 m = 6816.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 648.65 mb = 3757.35 m = 12327.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.65 mb = 11371.79 m = 37308.57 ft B at Equ Level: 926.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.65 mb = 14536.51 m = 47691.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 268.1 at 33.2 knts Storm direction: 298.1 at 24.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 3.2 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 118.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 241.7 neg: -3.5 tot: 238.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.20 Bulk Rich Number: 4.06 Bulk Shear: 229.90 m/s