MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060600F020.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060600F020.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 20 hour NAM valid 2Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 35.17,-97.69 Latitude: 35.17 Longitude: -97.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 86 SFC 967 384 25.2 22.5 85 2.7 23.3 114 5 301.3 304.6 297.5 354.4 18.04 2 950 536 25.5 21.6 79 3.8 22.7 149 10 303.0 306.2 297.6 354.6 17.38 3 900 1010 21.8 20.6 93 1.2 20.9 190 14 304.0 307.2 297.7 355.2 17.19 4 850 1506 18.7 17.9 96 0.7 18.1 220 18 305.7 308.5 297.0 351.8 15.38 5 800 2025 16.4 13.8 85 2.6 14.6 209 20 308.6 311.0 295.8 346.5 12.48 6 750 2576 16.5 0.6 34 15.8 7.7 254 11 314.5 315.5 292.1 331.4 5.35 7 700 3158 12.6 -8.7 22 21.3 2.7 283 20 316.4 316.9 290.5 325.6 2.82 8 650 3774 8.2 -13.6 20 21.7 -0.9 288 33 318.2 318.6 290.3 325.1 2.06 9 600 4427 2.5 -10.8 37 13.3 -3.2 281 40 319.0 319.6 291.2 328.3 2.80 10 550 5123 -2.4 -23.1 19 20.7 -8.9 276 41 321.2 321.4 290.3 324.9 1.08 11 500 5873 -6.2 -30.6 12 24.5 -12.3 272 45 325.5 325.7 291.0 327.7 0.60 12 450 6688 -12.1 -29.2 23 17.1 -16.3 268 50 328.0 328.1 291.9 330.7 0.76 13 400 7575 -19.2 -35.5 22 16.3 -22.2 268 53 330.0 330.1 292.2 331.7 0.46 14 350 8553 -26.6 -43.2 19 16.5 -28.7 268 59 332.8 332.9 292.7 333.8 0.24 15 300 9648 -34.0 -44.3 35 10.3 -35.1 265 65 337.4 337.4 293.9 338.4 0.25 16 250 10902 -42.7 -61.5 11 18.8 -43.4 266 76 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.8 0.04 17 200 12372 -52.5 -71.9 8 19.3 -52.9 267 88 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.6 0.01 18 150 14185 -62.4 -80.6 7 18.1 -62.6 263 78 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.6 0.00 19 100 16640 -71.5 -87.5 7 16.0 -71.5 260 36 389.6 389.6 303.8 389.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5787.14 m Freezing level: 574.54 mb = 4781.54 m = 15687.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.22 mb = 3619.08 m = 11873.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.08 % Est. max temperature: 31.50 C = 88.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.92 mb = 723.69 m = 2374.27 ft T: 24.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.89 C/km ThetaE index: 30.13 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.70 mb = 1297.51 m = 4256.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.89 C = 84.00 F Cap Strength: 2.16 C Lifted Index: -4.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.75 C Showalter Index: -3.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.87 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.80 C Cross Totals Index: 24.07 C K Index: 21.46 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 418.59 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.64 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2116.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 887.69 mb = 1129.87 m = 3706.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 852.69 mb = 1478.82 m = 4851.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 792.69 mb = 2103.51 m = 6901.19 ft B at Equ Level: 13.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 752.69 mb = 2545.07 m = 8349.88 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.1 at 28.2 knts Storm direction: 297.1 at 21.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 123.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 196.3 neg: -24.3 tot: 172.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.26 Bulk Rich Number: 14.84 Bulk Shear: 142.62 m/s