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: 37.26,-78.29 Latitude: 37.26 Longitude: -78.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 995 122 29.7 21.0 60 8.7 23.4 83 4 303.3 306.2 296.7 350.4 15.89 2 950 529 25.8 19.0 66 6.8 21.1 105 4 303.4 306.1 296.0 347.1 14.74 3 900 1002 21.2 17.9 81 3.4 18.9 165 5 303.4 306.1 295.8 346.3 14.48 4 850 1495 16.7 16.7 100 -0.0 16.7 175 6 303.6 306.2 295.7 345.7 14.19 5 800 2010 13.1 12.1 93 1.0 12.4 236 9 305.2 307.2 294.0 338.5 11.15 6 750 2551 10.3 7.2 81 3.1 8.5 253 13 307.8 309.4 292.7 333.8 8.55 7 700 3122 6.6 4.2 85 2.4 5.2 263 18 309.8 311.2 292.4 332.6 7.41 8 650 3727 3.0 -0.6 77 3.6 1.1 271 23 312.4 313.5 291.7 330.1 5.66 9 600 4372 0.1 -2.8 80 3.0 -1.4 277 23 316.3 317.3 292.4 332.8 5.18 10 550 5066 -3.3 -7.6 72 4.3 -5.3 280 26 320.2 321.0 292.5 333.0 3.93 11 500 5815 -6.9 -13.8 58 6.9 -9.6 282 28 324.7 325.2 292.7 333.6 2.63 12 450 6629 -11.8 -22.1 42 10.3 -14.9 283 33 328.4 328.7 292.7 333.5 1.45 13 400 7521 -17.5 -26.6 45 9.1 -19.8 288 35 332.2 332.4 293.3 336.1 1.08 14 350 8508 -23.6 -32.2 45 8.6 -25.4 291 38 336.9 337.0 294.2 339.6 0.73 15 300 9615 -32.3 -37.2 62 4.9 -33.0 296 38 339.8 339.9 294.7 341.8 0.52 16 250 10871 -43.1 -48.0 59 4.8 -43.5 304 51 341.9 342.0 295.0 342.7 0.20 17 200 12331 -55.7 -59.8 60 4.1 -55.8 315 76 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.8 0.06 18 150 14113 -66.6 -75.1 29 8.5 -66.7 284 41 355.3 355.4 297.8 355.4 0.01 19 100 16596 -67.0 -87.4 4 20.4 -67.1 295 27 398.4 398.4 305.0 398.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5740.20 m Freezing level: 598.02 mb = 4399.61 m = 14434.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.51 mb = 4010.66 m = 13158.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.03 % Est. max temperature: 30.15 C = 86.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 876.81 mb = 1227.35 m = 4026.70 ft T: 19.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.01 C/km ThetaE index: 20.33 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.55 mb = 1388.71 m = 4556.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.95 C = 85.91 F Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lifted Index: -3.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.30 C Showalter Index: -2.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.09 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.54 C Cross Totals Index: 23.55 C K Index: 37.80 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 240.28 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1199.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 863.18 mb = 1362.35 m = 4469.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 858.18 mb = 1412.41 m = 4633.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 178.18 mb = 13046.70 m = 42803.62 ft B at Equ Level: 1184.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 108.18 mb = 16114.60 m = 52868.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 268.8 at 16.7 knts Storm direction: 298.8 at 12.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 86.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 86.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.45 Bulk Rich Number: 21.14 Bulk Shear: 56.75 m/s