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: 37.6,-103.25 Latitude: 37.60 Longitude: -103.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 1 950 508 2 900 981 SFC 858 1398 18.8 16.0 84 2.8 16.9 126 9 305.1 307.6 295.6 345.4 13.48 4 850 1474 18.1 15.8 87 2.3 16.5 134 13 305.1 307.6 295.5 345.1 13.39 5 800 1991 15.0 14.0 94 1.0 14.3 171 24 307.1 309.5 295.6 345.3 12.66 6 750 2539 15.2 8.5 64 6.8 11.0 201 24 313.1 314.9 294.8 342.0 9.32 7 700 3121 11.0 5.5 68 5.6 7.7 234 26 314.7 316.3 294.3 340.1 8.11 8 650 3735 6.1 4.9 92 1.2 5.4 249 27 315.9 317.5 294.8 342.2 8.40 9 600 4385 0.9 -1.5 84 2.4 -0.3 268 37 317.2 318.3 293.2 335.5 5.73 10 550 5078 -4.1 -5.1 92 1.0 -4.6 270 44 319.3 320.2 293.0 334.7 4.77 11 500 5820 -11.0 -18.6 53 7.6 -13.4 270 53 319.6 320.0 290.5 325.6 1.76 12 450 6620 -16.5 -29.8 31 13.3 -19.4 267 57 322.5 322.6 290.3 325.0 0.71 13 400 7497 -20.7 -56.2 3 35.5 -24.2 267 57 328.1 328.1 291.2 328.3 0.05 14 350 8473 -26.3 -59.1 3 32.8 -28.9 268 57 333.3 333.3 292.6 333.5 0.04 15 300 9570 -33.9 -62.5 4 28.6 -35.4 267 62 337.7 337.7 293.8 337.8 0.03 16 250 10822 -43.5 -66.2 6 22.7 -44.2 267 61 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.6 0.02 17 200 12286 -54.2 -72.3 9 18.1 -54.5 259 68 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.0 0.01 18 150 14086 -63.6 -78.1 12 14.5 -63.8 259 83 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.5 0.01 19 100 16574 -59.4 -86.9 2 27.5 -59.7 269 39 412.9 412.9 306.9 412.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5751.28 m Freezing level: 590.59 mb = 4515.57 m = 14814.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 602.89 mb = 4346.09 m = 14258.66 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.63 % Est. max temperature: 27.81 C = 82.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 822.64 mb = 1753.29 m = 5752.18 ft T: 16.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.16 C/km ThetaE index: 5.21 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 706.64 mb = 3041.02 m = 9976.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.84 C = 82.11 F Cap Strength: 3.50 C Lifted Index: -6.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.98 C Showalter Index: -6.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.82 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.05 C Cross Totals Index: 26.77 C K Index: 39.26 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 404.74 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1060.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 109.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 777.67 mb = 2231.60 m = 7321.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 642.67 mb = 3826.71 m = 12554.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 222.67 mb = 11581.30 m = 37995.92 ft B at Equ Level: 1056.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 132.67 mb = 14839.59 m = 48685.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 257.1 at 38.5 knts Storm direction: 287.1 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 441.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 441.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 147.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 8.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.51 Bulk Rich Number: 3.78 Bulk Shear: 280.51 m/s