MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F005.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F005.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 5 hour NAM valid 17Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 36.84,-87.98 Latitude: 36.84 Longitude: -87.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1000 118 28.5 24.6 79 3.9 25.6 211 5 301.6 305.3 298.7 360.2 19.81 1 1000 119 28.5 24.7 80 3.8 25.7 210 4 301.6 305.3 298.8 360.7 19.97 2 950 574 24.4 23.6 95 0.8 23.8 213 8 301.9 305.5 298.7 359.9 19.61 3 900 1047 20.8 20.8 100 -0.0 20.8 235 16 302.9 306.1 297.6 354.6 17.43 4 850 1540 16.7 16.2 97 0.5 16.4 241 23 303.6 306.2 295.4 344.6 13.78 5 800 2055 13.8 9.5 75 4.3 11.1 243 26 305.9 307.6 292.8 334.0 9.34 6 750 2596 10.3 3.2 61 7.1 6.3 238 26 307.7 308.9 291.0 327.4 6.42 7 700 3167 7.5 0.1 59 7.4 3.5 234 26 310.7 311.8 291.1 327.9 5.50 8 650 3774 4.1 -5.0 51 9.1 -0.2 235 27 313.6 314.4 290.7 326.6 4.06 9 600 4419 -0.4 -12.5 40 12.0 -5.3 244 24 315.6 316.1 289.9 323.6 2.44 10 550 5108 -5.3 -10.2 69 4.8 -7.4 255 28 317.8 318.4 291.2 328.2 3.21 11 500 5850 -9.3 -11.4 85 2.0 -10.2 263 35 321.6 322.3 292.3 332.3 3.21 12 450 6657 -14.1 -17.1 78 3.0 -15.2 260 37 325.4 325.9 292.5 333.0 2.22 13 400 7543 -19.0 -25.4 57 6.3 -20.7 257 33 330.2 330.5 292.9 334.6 1.21 14 350 8524 -24.6 -34.1 41 9.5 -26.3 247 26 335.5 335.6 293.8 337.8 0.61 15 300 9628 -33.2 -48.0 21 14.9 -34.5 247 22 338.7 338.7 294.1 339.3 0.16 16 250 10882 -43.6 -47.2 68 3.6 -43.9 265 39 341.2 341.2 294.8 342.1 0.22 17 200 12335 -56.6 -61.8 52 5.2 -56.7 278 57 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.4 0.05 18 150 14135 -59.8 -77.6 8 17.8 -60.0 293 64 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.0 0.01 19 100 16608 -67.7 -88.0 4 20.3 -67.8 267 28 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5731.49 m Freezing level: 604.91 mb = 4355.48 m = 14289.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.86 mb = 3737.91 m = 12263.35 ft Precipitable water: 1.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.70 % Est. max temperature: 30.50 C = 86.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.65 mb = 614.12 m = 2014.79 ft T: 24.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 33.30 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 927.93 mb = 779.65 m = 2557.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 19.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.22 C = 84.60 F Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lifted Index: -9.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -5.40 C Showalter Index: -4.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.63 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.05 C Cross Totals Index: 25.58 C K Index: 34.91 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 399.87 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.54 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3737.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 86.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.74 mb = 743.80 m = 2440.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 916.74 mb = 885.80 m = 2906.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 156.74 mb = 13859.69 m = 45470.86 ft B at Equ Level: 3686.31 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.1 at 24.1 knts Storm direction: 274.1 at 18.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 0.7 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 72.1 neg: -9.8 tot: 62.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.68 Bulk Rich Number: 80.52 Bulk Shear: 46.41 m/s