MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060600F017.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060600F017.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 17 hour NAM valid 23Z 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 78 1 950 521 2 900 994 SFC 877 1218 21.2 16.2 73 5.0 17.7 125 13 305.6 308.0 295.6 345.3 13.28 4 850 1489 17.8 15.5 86 2.4 16.3 128 16 304.8 307.3 295.3 344.0 13.12 5 800 2004 13.1 13.1 100 -0.0 13.1 159 14 305.1 307.3 294.5 340.7 11.91 6 750 2548 14.4 -1.9 32 16.3 5.9 316 11 312.2 313.1 290.6 326.2 4.43 7 700 3126 10.1 -0.4 48 10.5 4.5 278 16 313.7 314.7 291.8 330.4 5.31 8 650 3737 5.5 -1.2 62 6.7 2.0 256 24 315.2 316.3 292.3 332.4 5.41 9 600 4386 0.2 -3.2 78 3.4 -1.4 251 35 316.4 317.4 292.4 332.5 5.06 10 550 5077 -4.3 -28.2 13 24.0 -10.6 261 45 319.0 319.2 289.2 321.4 0.68 11 500 5819 -9.9 -32.7 14 22.9 -14.9 267 52 321.0 321.1 289.6 322.8 0.49 12 450 6621 -16.1 -36.9 15 20.7 -19.8 268 56 322.9 323.0 290.0 324.3 0.36 13 400 7496 -22.4 -48.4 8 26.0 -25.3 268 51 325.9 325.9 290.7 326.4 0.12 14 350 8462 -29.1 -50.9 10 21.9 -31.0 266 53 329.6 329.6 291.7 330.0 0.10 15 300 9546 -37.1 -60.0 7 23.0 -38.2 262 59 333.1 333.2 292.6 333.3 0.04 16 250 10782 -45.9 -65.2 10 19.3 -46.4 258 73 337.9 337.9 293.8 338.0 0.02 17 200 12233 -55.0 -69.8 14 14.8 -55.2 256 84 345.7 345.8 295.7 345.8 0.02 18 150 14043 -60.7 -79.1 7 18.4 -60.9 262 89 365.5 365.5 299.7 365.5 0.01 19 100 16565 -59.6 -87.0 2 27.5 -59.9 276 33 412.6 412.6 306.9 412.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5741.76 m Freezing level: 597.41 mb = 4421.46 m = 14505.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.90 mb = 4108.33 m = 13478.60 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.58 % Est. max temperature: 28.22 C = 82.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 814.69 mb = 1849.56 m = 6068.04 ft T: 14.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.42 C/km ThetaE index: 19.14 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 802.34 mb = 1979.50 m = 6494.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.69 C = 69.24 F Cap Strength: 3.55 C Lifted Index: -3.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.95 C Showalter Index: -4.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.04 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.69 C Cross Totals Index: 25.34 C K Index: 32.64 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 349.45 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1015.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 111.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 798.48 mb = 2020.46 m = 6628.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 633.48 mb = 3945.94 m = 12945.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.48 mb = 11511.45 m = 37766.77 ft B at Equ Level: 1006.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 143.48 mb = 14319.91 m = 46980.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.3 at 33.5 knts Storm direction: 291.3 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 4.5 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 227.5 neg: -49.5 tot: 177.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.11 Bulk Rich Number: 3.87 Bulk Shear: 262.59 m/s