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: 37.83,-103.94 Latitude: 37.83 Longitude: -103.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 94 1 950 537 2 900 1002 SFC 861 1384 15.2 14.5 96 0.7 14.8 42 18 301.0 303.3 293.6 336.9 12.19 4 850 1489 14.0 14.0 100 -0.0 14.0 42 27 300.8 303.0 293.3 335.8 11.91 5 800 1999 10.7 7.5 80 3.3 8.8 39 29 302.6 304.1 290.8 326.8 8.14 6 750 2538 12.2 6.6 68 5.6 8.9 55 9 309.9 311.4 293.0 335.0 8.19 7 700 3117 10.3 8.0 85 2.4 8.8 213 15 313.9 315.8 295.3 343.9 9.64 8 650 3730 6.2 1.7 73 4.6 3.7 255 35 316.0 317.3 293.6 337.1 6.66 9 600 4382 1.6 -1.0 83 2.6 0.2 250 44 317.9 319.1 293.5 336.8 5.92 10 550 5076 -4.0 -10.2 62 6.2 -6.7 256 51 319.3 319.9 291.6 329.8 3.20 11 500 5819 -10.0 -28.9 20 18.9 -14.6 262 56 320.8 320.9 289.8 323.3 0.70 12 450 6622 -15.0 -33.6 19 18.6 -18.7 262 51 324.4 324.5 290.6 326.2 0.50 13 400 7502 -21.1 -31.6 38 10.5 -23.1 261 45 327.6 327.7 291.7 330.1 0.68 14 350 8476 -26.9 -47.6 12 20.7 -29.1 262 37 332.5 332.5 292.6 333.1 0.15 15 300 9572 -34.1 -66.9 2 32.8 -35.7 264 39 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.3 0.02 16 250 10823 -43.3 -49.7 49 6.4 -43.7 276 29 341.6 341.7 294.8 342.3 0.16 17 200 12288 -54.6 -67.8 18 13.1 -54.9 275 31 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.3 0.02 18 150 14091 -63.2 -81.0 7 17.8 -63.3 258 63 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.3 0.00 19 100 16573 -61.8 -86.3 2 24.5 -62.1 258 47 408.2 408.3 306.3 408.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5724.73 m Freezing level: 586.05 mb = 4575.67 m = 15011.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 598.57 mb = 4401.02 m = 14438.87 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.90 % Est. max temperature: 26.72 C = 80.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 851.82 mb = 1470.79 m = 4825.37 ft T: 14.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.53 C/km ThetaE index: 10.07 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 655.86 mb = 3656.01 m = 11994.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.35 C = 84.83 F Cap Strength: 5.56 C Lifted Index: 0.56 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.56 C Showalter Index: -1.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.05 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.02 C Cross Totals Index: 24.03 C K Index: 35.65 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 278.99 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 31.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5984.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 781.12 mb = 2198.30 m = 7212.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.6 at 38.4 knts Storm direction: 291.6 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 10.7 neg: 0.7 tot: 11.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 124.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 652.3 neg: -93.4 tot: 558.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 186.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 17.2 stream: 11.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 499.56 m/s