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: 37.90,-103.75 Latitude: 37.90 Longitude: -103.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 1 950 489 2 900 968 SFC 865 1317 24.4 15.6 58 8.7 18.4 110 15 310.1 312.6 296.6 349.9 13.04 4 850 1468 21.9 15.0 65 6.9 17.1 112 18 309.1 311.4 296.1 347.6 12.70 5 800 1991 16.7 13.9 83 2.8 14.8 119 19 309.0 311.3 296.0 347.2 12.58 6 750 2538 13.2 11.2 88 1.9 11.9 159 20 310.9 313.0 295.6 345.3 11.25 7 700 3116 9.6 7.9 89 1.7 8.6 166 19 313.1 315.0 295.0 342.9 9.62 8 650 3728 5.9 2.4 78 3.5 3.9 189 17 315.6 317.0 293.7 337.8 7.03 9 600 4378 0.7 -6.3 59 7.0 -2.6 233 33 316.9 317.7 291.6 329.8 3.98 10 550 5071 -3.6 -14.2 44 10.6 -7.7 246 41 319.9 320.3 291.0 327.6 2.32 11 500 5815 -9.4 -22.1 35 12.7 -13.2 260 48 321.5 321.8 290.6 326.0 1.30 12 450 6618 -15.9 -29.9 29 13.9 -19.0 266 53 323.2 323.3 290.5 325.7 0.71 13 400 7494 -22.0 -45.5 10 23.5 -24.9 267 50 326.4 326.4 290.9 327.0 0.16 14 350 8462 -28.7 -53.2 8 24.5 -30.7 266 54 330.1 330.1 291.8 330.4 0.08 15 300 9549 -36.5 -57.8 9 21.2 -37.7 264 59 333.9 333.9 292.8 334.1 0.05 16 250 10786 -45.7 -62.8 13 17.1 -46.3 261 73 338.0 338.1 293.9 338.2 0.03 17 200 12239 -54.2 -70.2 12 16.0 -54.5 257 80 346.9 346.9 296.0 346.9 0.01 18 150 14057 -60.1 -79.1 7 18.9 -60.3 261 80 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.01 19 100 16563 -63.1 -85.6 3 22.5 -63.3 275 46 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5768.86 m Freezing level: 591.75 mb = 4492.03 m = 14737.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.85 mb = 4113.50 m = 13495.56 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.78 % Est. max temperature: 26.60 C = 79.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 760.90 mb = 2415.68 m = 7925.38 ft T: 13.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.06 C/km ThetaE index: 24.18 C Layer 850.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 741.80 mb = 2630.12 m = 8628.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.45 C = 77.81 F Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lifted Index: -5.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.21 C Showalter Index: -5.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.70 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.30 C Cross Totals Index: 24.40 C K Index: 44.58 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 396.83 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.21 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1794.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 762.13 mb = 2401.97 m = 7880.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 707.13 mb = 3031.16 m = 9944.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 197.13 mb = 12330.32 m = 40453.31 ft B at Equ Level: 1784.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 117.13 mb = 15585.84 m = 51134.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.5 at 33.4 knts Storm direction: 269.5 at 25.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 336.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 336.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 112.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.15 Bulk Rich Number: 6.48 Bulk Shear: 277.05 m/s