MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060600F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506060600F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 38.37,-81.63 Latitude: 38.37 Longitude: -81.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 SFC 979 231 26.0 21.1 74 5.0 22.5 133 4 301.1 304.0 296.4 348.9 16.28 2 950 490 22.7 19.6 83 3.0 20.5 140 5 300.2 303.0 295.6 345.1 15.33 3 900 958 18.2 18.2 100 0.0 18.2 183 8 300.2 302.9 295.1 343.4 14.75 4 850 1447 15.9 13.0 83 2.9 14.0 230 22 302.8 304.8 293.2 335.7 11.11 5 800 1960 13.0 10.2 83 2.8 11.3 233 23 305.1 306.9 292.9 334.5 9.83 6 750 2500 9.6 6.6 82 2.9 7.8 227 25 307.0 308.5 292.2 331.9 8.21 7 700 3070 6.2 2.1 75 4.1 3.9 243 24 309.3 310.5 291.4 328.9 6.35 8 650 3674 2.7 -1.2 75 4.0 0.7 247 29 312.1 313.1 291.4 328.9 5.39 9 600 4317 -0.7 -9.4 52 8.8 -4.4 250 32 315.3 315.9 290.4 325.4 3.12 10 550 5007 -4.9 -19.5 31 14.6 -9.6 250 30 318.3 318.6 289.8 323.3 1.49 11 500 5747 -11.1 -12.1 92 1.0 -11.5 257 32 319.5 320.1 291.6 329.5 3.02 12 450 6551 -15.8 -22.9 54 7.1 -17.7 258 29 323.4 323.7 291.2 328.1 1.35 13 400 7426 -22.5 -24.9 81 2.3 -23.1 259 31 325.7 325.9 291.7 330.1 1.27 14 350 8390 -30.3 -33.9 71 3.6 -30.8 254 26 328.0 328.1 291.7 330.2 0.62 15 300 9468 -38.5 -45.3 49 6.7 -39.1 242 31 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.9 0.22 16 250 10695 -47.9 -52.3 61 4.3 -48.1 230 31 334.8 334.8 293.1 335.3 0.12 17 200 12137 -55.9 -59.4 65 3.5 -56.1 234 61 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.4 0.06 18 150 13955 -57.6 -79.8 4 22.2 -57.9 244 52 370.8 370.8 300.7 370.8 0.00 19 100 16501 -61.3 -85.9 2 24.6 -61.5 239 28 409.4 409.4 306.5 409.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.28 m Freezing level: 609.94 mb = 4189.21 m = 13743.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.99 mb = 3761.00 m = 12339.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.99 % Est. max temperature: 28.69 C = 83.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 910.42 mb = 858.60 m = 2816.88 ft T: 19.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.45 C/km ThetaE index: 20.03 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.71 mb = 922.75 m = 3027.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.24 C = 77.43 F Cap Strength: -0.21 C Lifted Index: -6.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.87 C Showalter Index: -2.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.01 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.95 C Cross Totals Index: 24.06 C K Index: 35.79 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 353.43 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.29 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1994.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.23 mb = 946.60 m = 3105.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 896.23 mb = 994.31 m = 3262.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 196.23 mb = 12257.11 m = 40213.12 ft B at Equ Level: 1977.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 116.23 mb = 15556.92 m = 51039.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.1 at 24.6 knts Storm direction: 273.1 at 18.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.3 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 149.8 neg: -0.3 tot: 149.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 49.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.62 Bulk Rich Number: 22.79 Bulk Shear: 87.50 m/s