MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060600F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060600F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 33.25,-101.35 Latitude: 33.25 Longitude: -101.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23 1 950 483 SFC 920 770 33.5 18.5 41 15.0 22.6 126 16 314.0 316.8 298.6 359.4 14.68 3 900 973 31.6 17.5 43 14.1 21.5 128 22 314.1 316.8 298.2 357.8 14.12 4 850 1482 26.6 16.6 54 10.0 19.5 134 24 314.0 316.7 298.2 357.6 14.10 5 800 2014 21.3 15.7 70 5.6 17.4 138 25 313.9 316.6 298.2 357.8 14.19 6 750 2569 16.0 14.7 92 1.3 15.1 140 25 313.9 316.6 298.2 357.7 14.14 7 700 3154 12.8 12.7 100 0.1 12.8 155 23 316.7 319.2 298.4 358.5 13.35 8 650 3772 8.4 2.4 66 6.0 5.0 220 24 318.5 319.9 294.6 340.9 7.04 9 600 4430 4.6 -8.5 38 13.1 -1.5 234 28 321.4 322.0 292.4 332.4 3.34 10 550 5130 -1.8 -8.6 60 6.7 -4.9 239 29 321.9 322.6 292.7 333.9 3.64 11 500 5882 -5.8 -29.2 14 23.5 -12.0 236 35 326.0 326.1 291.3 328.5 0.68 12 450 6700 -10.6 -33.4 13 22.8 -15.8 249 42 329.8 329.9 292.2 331.7 0.51 13 400 7591 -17.9 -32.3 27 14.4 -21.0 252 49 331.7 331.8 292.8 334.0 0.64 14 350 8575 -24.9 -43.5 16 18.6 -27.3 257 60 335.2 335.3 293.3 336.1 0.23 15 300 9679 -32.2 -54.3 9 22.2 -33.9 263 70 340.0 340.0 294.4 340.4 0.08 16 250 10941 -41.6 -64.2 7 22.6 -42.5 268 74 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.3 0.03 17 200 12416 -52.0 -71.5 8 19.5 -52.4 268 80 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 14226 -63.4 -81.4 7 18.0 -63.6 274 70 360.8 360.8 298.8 360.8 0.00 19 100 16644 -73.1 -88.1 8 15.0 -73.2 242 33 386.4 386.4 303.2 386.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5858.69 m Freezing level: 564.45 mb = 4927.64 m = 16166.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 611.56 mb = 4272.92 m = 14018.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.29 % Est. max temperature: 33.43 C = 92.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 741.43 mb = 2666.52 m = 8748.33 ft T: 15.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.81 C/km ThetaE index: 1.78 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 719.34 mb = 2922.81 m = 9589.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.05 C = 95.08 F Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lifted Index: -5.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.19 C Showalter Index: -5.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.69 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.33 C Cross Totals Index: 22.36 C K Index: 48.85 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 395.13 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2265.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 67.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 735.53 mb = 2734.25 m = 8970.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 690.53 mb = 3267.34 m = 10719.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 160.53 mb = 13799.38 m = 45273.00 ft B at Equ Level: 2257.15 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.7 at 27.9 knts Storm direction: 235.7 at 20.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 187.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 187.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.41 Bulk Rich Number: 18.07 Bulk Shear: 125.36 m/s