MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060600F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060600F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 1Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 37.97,-103.75 Latitude: 37.97 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 73 1 950 522 2 900 992 SFC 867 1311 17.4 17.2 99 0.2 17.3 30 21 302.7 305.4 295.6 345.4 14.42 4 850 1482 15.9 15.5 98 0.3 15.7 40 30 302.8 305.2 294.7 341.8 13.18 5 800 1997 14.2 12.2 88 1.9 12.9 52 19 306.3 308.3 294.3 340.1 11.25 6 750 2542 12.9 10.7 87 2.1 11.5 73 9 310.5 312.6 295.2 343.8 10.86 7 700 3121 10.8 8.5 86 2.3 9.3 169 7 314.4 316.3 295.6 345.5 10.00 8 650 3736 7.1 1.3 67 5.8 3.8 214 16 317.0 318.2 293.7 337.5 6.48 9 600 4387 1.6 -6.8 54 8.4 -2.4 233 27 317.9 318.7 291.8 330.3 3.82 10 550 5081 -4.3 -13.1 51 8.7 -7.7 239 34 318.9 319.4 291.0 327.4 2.54 11 500 5823 -9.9 -22.9 34 12.9 -13.6 249 39 320.9 321.2 290.3 325.1 1.22 12 450 6625 -16.0 -34.3 19 18.3 -19.5 254 42 323.1 323.2 290.2 324.8 0.46 13 400 7503 -20.8 -36.5 23 15.8 -23.4 258 38 328.0 328.1 291.6 329.5 0.42 14 350 8478 -26.5 -39.2 29 12.7 -28.3 260 33 333.1 333.1 292.9 334.5 0.37 15 300 9575 -33.8 -44.5 33 10.7 -34.9 259 31 337.7 337.8 294.0 338.7 0.24 16 250 10829 -43.2 -51.5 39 8.3 -43.7 259 32 341.9 341.9 294.9 342.4 0.13 17 200 12292 -54.6 -61.9 40 7.3 -54.8 256 30 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.5 0.05 18 150 14092 -63.3 -78.3 11 15.0 -63.4 253 64 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.0 0.01 19 100 16573 -63.2 -86.0 3 22.8 -63.4 267 42 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5750.72 m Freezing level: 586.73 mb = 4571.32 m = 14997.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.03 mb = 4133.16 m = 13560.06 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.39 % Est. max temperature: 27.38 C = 81.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 864.69 mb = 1335.51 m = 4381.54 ft T: 17.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.66 C/km ThetaE index: 5.29 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 724.61 mb = 2830.71 m = 9287.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.83 C = 80.29 F Cap Strength: 2.59 C Lifted Index: -3.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.59 C Showalter Index: -3.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.32 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.83 C Cross Totals Index: 25.49 C K Index: 39.12 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 332.73 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.25 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 611.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 139.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 800.70 mb = 1989.27 m = 6526.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 605.70 mb = 4310.42 m = 14141.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 275.70 mb = 10156.26 m = 33320.67 ft B at Equ Level: 610.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.70 mb = 13858.40 m = 45466.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.7 at 26.9 knts Storm direction: 275.7 at 20.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 117.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 381.7 neg: -6.7 tot: 375.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 125.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 8.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.05 Bulk Rich Number: 1.70 Bulk Shear: 358.52 m/s