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: 37.97,-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 81 1 950 526 2 900 999 SFC 877 1218 21.3 16.1 72 5.2 17.8 111 12 305.7 308.1 295.6 345.4 13.26 4 850 1492 17.3 15.4 89 1.9 16.0 114 14 304.2 306.6 295.0 343.0 13.03 5 800 2007 13.8 13.8 100 -0.0 13.8 151 12 305.9 308.2 295.1 343.5 12.53 6 750 2552 14.1 -1.2 35 15.3 6.0 299 17 311.8 312.7 290.7 326.5 4.67 7 700 3129 9.8 -1.8 44 11.6 3.8 277 17 313.4 314.3 291.3 328.5 4.79 8 650 3740 5.5 -9.0 34 14.6 -0.9 271 33 315.2 315.8 290.2 324.8 2.96 9 600 4387 0.4 -9.5 47 10.0 -3.9 263 38 316.6 317.2 290.7 326.7 3.09 10 550 5079 -4.3 -29.4 12 25.1 -10.7 267 46 319.0 319.1 289.1 321.2 0.61 11 500 5821 -9.8 -28.8 20 19.0 -14.5 270 48 321.0 321.2 289.8 323.5 0.71 12 450 6623 -16.1 -39.7 11 23.6 -20.0 267 52 322.9 323.0 289.9 323.9 0.27 13 400 7497 -22.3 -52.2 5 29.8 -25.4 266 51 325.9 326.0 290.6 326.2 0.08 14 350 8464 -28.9 -54.1 7 25.2 -30.9 265 55 329.8 329.8 291.7 330.1 0.07 15 300 9549 -36.6 -61.4 6 24.8 -37.8 261 60 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.9 0.03 16 250 10788 -45.5 -65.3 9 19.9 -46.0 257 72 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.02 17 200 12241 -55.0 -69.8 14 14.8 -55.2 257 82 345.7 345.8 295.7 345.8 0.02 18 150 14047 -61.7 -80.0 7 18.2 -61.9 260 90 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.00 19 100 16560 -60.0 -87.4 2 27.4 -60.3 276 33 411.7 411.7 306.7 411.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5740.15 m Freezing level: 595.39 mb = 4451.03 m = 14602.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.79 mb = 3616.37 m = 11864.59 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.50 % Est. max temperature: 27.91 C = 82.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 813.00 mb = 1870.28 m = 6136.01 ft T: 14.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.31 C/km ThetaE index: 16.93 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 726.37 mb = 2819.72 m = 9250.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.94 C = 82.29 F Cap Strength: 2.98 C Lifted Index: -4.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.42 C Showalter Index: -4.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.32 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.11 C Cross Totals Index: 25.21 C K Index: 30.85 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 327.55 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1096.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 88.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 801.09 mb = 1995.65 m = 6547.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 646.09 mb = 3788.34 m = 12428.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.09 mb = 11442.75 m = 37541.38 ft B at Equ Level: 1095.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.09 mb = 14650.31 m = 48064.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 266.8 at 34.2 knts Storm direction: 296.8 at 25.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 3.9 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 251.7 neg: -18.0 tot: 233.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.8 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.49 Bulk Rich Number: 3.88 Bulk Shear: 282.72 m/s