MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060600F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060600F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 22Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 37.21,-78.27 Latitude: 37.21 Longitude: -78.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 992 142 29.6 20.9 60 8.7 23.3 104 3 303.4 306.3 296.7 350.5 15.86 2 950 529 26.0 18.7 64 7.2 20.9 133 3 303.5 306.2 295.8 346.5 14.47 3 900 1002 21.4 17.7 79 3.7 18.8 183 5 303.6 306.2 295.7 346.1 14.32 4 850 1495 16.7 16.7 100 -0.0 16.7 192 6 303.6 306.2 295.7 345.7 14.19 5 800 2010 13.5 11.0 85 2.5 11.9 248 10 305.5 307.4 293.4 336.6 10.37 6 750 2551 10.6 6.5 76 4.1 8.2 264 15 308.1 309.6 292.5 332.9 8.15 7 700 3123 6.8 3.8 81 3.0 5.1 269 20 310.0 311.4 292.3 332.1 7.18 8 650 3728 3.4 0.4 81 3.0 1.8 279 23 312.8 314.0 292.2 331.8 6.07 9 600 4375 0.4 -2.8 79 3.2 -1.2 287 25 316.6 317.6 292.6 333.1 5.20 10 550 5069 -2.9 -8.6 65 5.7 -5.4 286 29 320.7 321.4 292.4 332.6 3.64 11 500 5818 -6.6 -27.2 18 20.6 -12.2 281 35 325.0 325.2 291.1 328.0 0.82 12 450 6633 -11.6 -28.0 24 16.4 -15.9 285 34 328.6 328.8 292.2 331.6 0.84 13 400 7524 -17.7 -28.5 39 10.7 -20.3 289 37 331.9 332.1 293.1 335.3 0.91 14 350 8510 -23.7 -37.6 27 13.9 -26.0 289 39 336.8 336.9 293.9 338.5 0.43 15 300 9616 -32.8 -41.0 44 8.2 -33.7 296 42 339.2 339.3 294.4 340.6 0.35 16 250 10872 -43.1 -49.6 49 6.5 -43.5 306 54 342.0 342.0 295.0 342.7 0.17 17 200 12332 -55.3 -59.4 60 4.1 -55.4 315 74 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.4 0.06 18 150 14115 -67.1 -74.1 36 7.0 -67.1 286 38 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.6 0.01 19 100 16597 -66.8 -88.5 3 21.7 -67.0 295 26 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5744.06 m Freezing level: 594.13 mb = 4456.12 m = 14619.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.26 mb = 4106.54 m = 13472.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.72 % Est. max temperature: 30.07 C = 86.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 875.00 mb = 1245.23 m = 4085.36 ft T: 19.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.97 C/km ThetaE index: 18.67 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.42 mb = 1420.19 m = 4659.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.79 C = 85.62 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -2.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.00 C Showalter Index: -2.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 46.51 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.25 C Cross Totals Index: 23.26 C K Index: 36.88 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 246.13 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1073.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 858.69 mb = 1407.43 m = 4617.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 853.69 mb = 1457.77 m = 4782.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 183.69 mb = 12859.34 m = 42188.91 ft B at Equ Level: 1063.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 113.69 mb = 15811.26 m = 51873.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 275.2 at 18.6 knts Storm direction: 305.2 at 13.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 89.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 89.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.42 Bulk Rich Number: 17.69 Bulk Shear: 60.70 m/s