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: 37.7,-103.54 Latitude: 37.70 Longitude: -103.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 1 950 490 2 900 970 SFC 861 1361 24.4 15.7 58 8.7 18.4 123 13 310.6 313.1 296.8 350.8 13.15 4 850 1472 22.7 15.2 63 7.5 17.5 127 15 309.9 312.4 296.5 349.2 12.91 5 800 1996 17.5 14.1 81 3.3 15.2 137 16 309.8 312.2 296.3 348.6 12.77 6 750 2544 12.9 11.8 93 1.1 12.1 169 21 310.6 312.8 295.8 346.2 11.64 7 700 3123 9.7 8.2 90 1.5 8.8 186 20 313.3 315.2 295.2 343.6 9.80 8 650 3735 6.9 -1.7 54 8.5 2.4 239 28 316.7 317.7 292.6 333.4 5.21 9 600 4386 1.0 -4.2 68 5.2 -1.5 250 34 317.3 318.2 292.3 332.4 4.69 10 550 5079 -4.2 -11.8 55 7.7 -7.2 263 41 319.2 319.7 291.3 328.4 2.81 11 500 5822 -9.7 -35.0 11 25.3 -15.0 267 52 321.2 321.3 289.5 322.6 0.39 12 450 6624 -15.9 -38.4 13 22.5 -19.8 266 52 323.2 323.2 290.0 324.3 0.31 13 400 7499 -22.1 -47.3 8 25.2 -25.1 267 51 326.2 326.3 290.8 326.7 0.13 14 350 8468 -28.5 -57.2 5 28.7 -30.6 266 55 330.3 330.4 291.9 330.5 0.05 15 300 9554 -36.5 -61.1 6 24.6 -37.7 263 63 334.0 334.0 292.8 334.1 0.03 16 250 10793 -45.5 -63.1 12 17.6 -46.0 260 70 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.03 17 200 12249 -53.6 -71.8 9 18.1 -53.9 256 79 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.9 0.01 18 150 14069 -60.2 -80.6 5 20.4 -60.4 260 80 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 19 100 16575 -63.1 -85.6 3 22.5 -63.3 275 42 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5774.12 m Freezing level: 590.20 mb = 4522.00 m = 14835.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.67 mb = 4123.90 m = 13529.69 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.89 % Est. max temperature: 26.41 C = 79.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 757.53 mb = 2459.30 m = 8068.47 ft T: 13.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.22 C/km ThetaE index: 28.18 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 751.46 mb = 2527.51 m = 8292.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.37 C = 75.87 F Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lifted Index: -6.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.47 C Showalter Index: -6.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.37 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.42 C Cross Totals Index: 24.95 C K Index: 46.10 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 431.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.14 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1954.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 62.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 757.62 mb = 2458.19 m = 8064.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 732.62 mb = 2740.61 m = 8991.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 192.62 mb = 12486.68 m = 40966.31 ft B at Equ Level: 1935.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 112.62 mb = 15840.25 m = 51968.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.0 at 35.1 knts Storm direction: 280.0 at 26.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 362.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 362.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 120.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.12 Bulk Rich Number: 7.42 Bulk Shear: 263.57 m/s