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: 38.05,-85.88 Latitude: 38.05 Longitude: -85.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 106 SFC 995 154 25.6 22.0 80 3.6 23.0 244 6 299.2 302.3 296.3 348.6 16.94 2 950 557 22.6 20.6 89 1.9 21.2 253 13 300.1 303.1 296.1 347.9 16.31 3 900 1025 18.5 18.1 97 0.5 18.2 261 13 300.6 303.3 295.2 343.7 14.67 4 850 1516 16.4 15.3 93 1.1 15.7 267 20 303.3 305.7 294.8 341.9 12.99 5 800 2030 13.1 11.0 87 2.1 11.7 261 21 305.1 307.0 293.3 336.0 10.33 6 750 2570 10.3 8.2 87 2.1 9.0 265 20 307.7 309.4 293.2 335.4 9.11 7 700 3142 6.7 1.3 68 5.4 3.8 269 18 309.9 311.1 291.3 328.6 6.03 8 650 3745 1.2 -1.6 82 2.8 -0.2 248 17 310.3 311.3 290.7 326.7 5.25 9 600 4383 -2.8 -3.8 93 1.0 -3.3 237 14 312.9 313.8 291.2 328.1 4.83 10 550 5073 -5.3 -6.0 94 0.8 -5.6 250 20 317.8 318.7 292.3 332.1 4.43 11 500 5816 -7.9 -8.9 92 1.0 -8.4 260 29 323.4 324.2 293.4 336.3 3.89 12 450 6628 -12.9 -14.4 89 1.4 -13.5 263 32 327.0 327.5 293.4 336.4 2.79 13 400 7517 -18.2 -20.1 85 1.9 -18.7 255 33 331.4 331.8 293.9 338.2 1.94 14 350 8501 -24.6 -27.1 80 2.5 -25.2 251 37 335.6 335.8 294.3 339.9 1.19 15 300 9606 -32.8 -35.7 75 2.9 -33.2 247 46 339.2 339.3 294.7 341.5 0.61 16 250 10864 -42.0 -45.4 70 3.3 -42.3 239 44 343.5 343.6 295.4 344.6 0.27 17 200 12336 -53.2 -57.0 63 3.8 -53.4 250 50 348.4 348.5 296.4 348.8 0.09 18 150 14131 -65.0 -79.2 12 14.2 -65.1 275 59 358.2 358.2 298.4 358.2 0.01 19 100 16603 -65.9 -81.2 10 15.3 -66.0 278 38 400.4 400.4 305.3 400.4 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.06 m Freezing level: 634.92 mb = 3937.43 m = 12917.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.65 mb = 3711.67 m = 12177.25 ft Precipitable water: 2.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.77 % Est. max temperature: 29.90 C = 85.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.82 mb = 613.19 m = 2011.75 ft T: 22.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 21.95 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 913.28 mb = 898.41 m = 2947.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.87 C = 80.37 F Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lifted Index: -3.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.96 C Showalter Index: -1.88 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.52 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.30 C Cross Totals Index: 23.22 C K Index: 34.21 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 253.81 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1232.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.07 mb = 843.58 m = 2767.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 904.07 mb = 986.25 m = 3235.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.07 mb = 11585.84 m = 38010.81 ft B at Equ Level: 1230.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.07 mb = 15799.93 m = 51836.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 257.4 at 18.5 knts Storm direction: 287.4 at 13.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 0.2 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 29.2 neg: -4.2 tot: 25.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.8 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 135.48 Bulk Shear: 9.10 m/s