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: 38.20,-104.23 Latitude: 38.20 Longitude: -104.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 1 950 490 2 900 968 SFC 859 1375 22.2 15.4 65 6.8 17.5 93 14 308.5 310.9 296.1 347.6 12.92 4 850 1466 21.1 14.9 68 6.1 16.9 94 18 308.2 310.6 295.8 346.5 12.66 5 800 1988 16.0 13.6 86 2.4 14.4 103 20 308.2 310.5 295.6 345.5 12.33 6 750 2534 12.9 6.9 67 5.9 9.3 134 6 310.6 312.2 293.4 336.3 8.38 7 700 3111 9.6 5.5 76 4.1 7.2 197 4 313.1 314.7 293.9 338.4 8.13 8 650 3723 5.6 2.0 78 3.6 3.5 243 10 315.3 316.6 293.5 336.7 6.81 9 600 4372 0.2 -2.7 81 2.9 -1.3 237 31 316.3 317.3 292.5 332.9 5.22 10 550 5064 -4.6 -11.3 60 6.7 -7.4 248 31 318.6 319.1 291.2 328.2 2.93 11 500 5807 -9.8 -11.7 86 1.9 -10.6 253 29 321.1 321.7 292.1 331.4 3.12 12 450 6611 -15.5 -16.4 93 0.9 -15.8 246 39 323.7 324.2 292.2 331.8 2.37 13 400 7488 -21.9 -22.6 94 0.7 -22.1 241 38 326.5 326.8 292.3 332.0 1.56 14 350 8457 -28.5 -30.3 85 1.7 -28.9 239 33 330.3 330.4 292.6 333.5 0.88 15 300 9544 -36.2 -39.2 74 3.0 -36.5 246 35 334.3 334.4 293.3 335.9 0.43 16 250 10786 -44.9 -48.2 69 3.4 -45.1 257 51 339.4 339.4 294.4 340.1 0.19 17 200 12239 -55.6 -59.6 61 3.9 -55.7 260 78 344.7 344.7 295.5 344.9 0.06 18 150 14060 -57.9 -77.1 7 19.2 -58.1 262 72 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.01 19 100 16576 -64.0 -86.3 3 22.3 -64.2 269 43 404.0 404.0 305.7 404.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5759.62 m Freezing level: 598.42 mb = 4393.41 m = 14413.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 613.65 mb = 4189.21 m = 13743.94 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.50 % Est. max temperature: 26.19 C = 79.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 777.09 mb = 2233.48 m = 7327.60 ft T: 14.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.20 C/km ThetaE index: 11.29 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 727.34 mb = 2790.50 m = 9155.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.29 C = 77.52 F Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lifted Index: -4.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.64 C Showalter Index: -5.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.63 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.87 C Cross Totals Index: 24.76 C K Index: 41.73 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 377.19 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1296.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 34.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 759.41 mb = 2428.32 m = 7966.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 664.41 mb = 3541.79 m = 11619.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 204.41 mb = 12096.60 m = 39686.52 ft B at Equ Level: 1291.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.41 mb = 14740.76 m = 48361.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.8 at 23.7 knts Storm direction: 267.8 at 17.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 2.9 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 117.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 123.6 neg: -4.7 tot: 118.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.62 Bulk Rich Number: 6.21 Bulk Shear: 208.60 m/s