MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060600F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060600F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 3Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 37.35,-102.76 Latitude: 37.35 Longitude: -102.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 1 950 523 2 900 993 SFC 857 1410 17.0 16.4 96 0.6 16.6 89 12 303.2 305.8 295.3 344.2 13.83 4 850 1484 16.2 16.2 100 -0.0 16.2 93 14 303.1 305.7 295.3 343.9 13.77 5 800 1999 13.2 13.2 100 0.0 13.2 164 16 305.3 307.5 294.6 341.2 12.02 6 750 2547 15.5 4.5 48 11.0 9.0 210 22 313.4 314.8 293.2 335.5 7.06 7 700 3129 12.3 -2.4 36 14.6 4.6 240 26 316.1 317.0 291.9 330.8 4.60 8 650 3745 7.2 -1.2 55 8.4 2.7 260 33 317.1 318.1 292.9 334.3 5.38 9 600 4396 1.2 -0.2 90 1.4 0.4 265 35 317.5 318.7 293.7 337.5 6.30 10 550 5089 -4.7 -7.6 80 2.9 -6.0 261 45 318.6 319.3 292.0 331.3 3.92 11 500 5830 -10.8 -12.2 90 1.4 -11.3 263 47 319.8 320.4 291.6 329.7 3.00 12 450 6631 -16.4 -36.8 15 20.4 -20.0 258 56 322.7 322.7 290.0 324.0 0.36 13 400 7507 -21.1 -47.0 8 25.8 -24.3 256 60 327.5 327.5 291.2 328.0 0.14 14 350 8479 -27.2 -59.6 3 32.3 -29.6 261 62 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.2 0.04 15 300 9572 -35.2 -58.5 7 23.2 -36.5 265 65 335.7 335.7 293.3 335.9 0.05 16 250 10818 -44.1 -60.6 14 16.5 -44.7 264 68 340.5 340.5 294.5 340.7 0.04 17 200 12278 -55.5 -65.8 27 10.3 -55.6 260 71 344.9 344.9 295.5 345.0 0.03 18 150 14076 -63.4 -76.3 16 12.9 -63.5 263 88 360.8 360.8 298.9 360.9 0.01 19 100 16584 -61.8 -88.7 2 26.9 -62.0 251 17 408.3 408.3 306.3 408.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5745.34 m Freezing level: 589.80 mb = 4537.63 m = 14887.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 596.65 mb = 4440.86 m = 14569.57 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.75 % Est. max temperature: 28.93 C = 84.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 850.01 mb = 1483.72 m = 4867.80 ft T: 16.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.55 C/km ThetaE index: 13.46 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 679.49 mb = 3376.06 m = 11076.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.71 C = 85.47 F Cap Strength: 4.83 C Lifted Index: -4.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.28 C Showalter Index: -5.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.09 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.04 C Cross Totals Index: 27.04 C K Index: 28.63 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 372.32 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.81 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 730.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 221.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 784.04 mb = 2169.84 m = 7118.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 599.04 mb = 4409.03 m = 14465.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 249.04 mb = 10842.90 m = 35573.38 ft B at Equ Level: 725.98 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.04 mb = 14115.48 m = 46310.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.9 at 37.6 knts Storm direction: 283.9 at 28.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 116.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 445.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 445.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 148.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 9.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.88 Bulk Rich Number: 2.30 Bulk Shear: 317.63 m/s