MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F006.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F006.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 18Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 38.68,-104.77 Latitude: 38.68 Longitude: -104.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 1 950 524 2 900 998 3 850 1493 SFC 826 1742 19.8 11.0 57 8.8 14.1 166 11 309.4 311.3 294.3 340.1 10.05 5 800 2012 15.1 9.0 67 6.1 11.3 171 12 307.2 308.9 293.0 334.6 9.04 6 750 2554 9.7 7.9 89 1.7 8.6 182 12 307.1 308.8 292.9 334.2 8.97 7 700 3125 8.0 1.8 65 6.2 4.6 270 18 311.4 312.6 291.9 330.8 6.24 8 650 3732 3.7 -4.8 54 8.6 -0.4 282 25 313.2 314.0 290.6 326.3 4.11 9 600 4376 -1.2 -9.0 56 7.7 -4.6 272 25 314.7 315.3 290.3 325.1 3.23 10 550 5063 -6.4 -14.1 55 7.6 -9.2 265 29 316.4 316.9 290.0 324.2 2.34 11 500 5800 -11.7 -18.6 57 6.8 -13.9 261 36 318.7 319.1 290.2 324.7 1.77 12 450 6598 -17.3 -33.9 22 16.6 -20.4 261 43 321.6 321.6 289.8 323.3 0.48 13 400 7469 -23.6 -42.5 16 18.8 -26.1 262 45 324.3 324.3 290.3 325.1 0.23 14 350 8430 -30.7 -46.8 19 16.2 -32.1 262 46 327.4 327.5 291.2 328.0 0.16 15 300 9507 -38.2 -50.9 25 12.8 -39.0 263 46 331.6 331.6 292.3 332.1 0.12 16 250 10737 -46.9 -63.3 14 16.4 -47.3 257 63 336.4 336.4 293.4 336.5 0.03 17 200 12185 -55.0 -70.2 13 15.3 -55.2 257 84 345.7 345.8 295.7 345.8 0.01 18 150 14010 -57.1 -80.7 4 23.6 -57.4 251 71 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.6 0.00 19 100 16533 -62.7 -87.0 2 24.3 -62.9 263 47 406.7 406.7 306.1 406.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5717.20 m Freezing level: 612.41 mb = 4216.22 m = 13832.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.65 mb = 3686.09 m = 12093.34 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.09 % Est. max temperature: 22.47 C = 72.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 724.99 mb = 2834.64 m = 9299.90 ft T: 8.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.39 C/km ThetaE index: 15.89 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 681.64 mb = 3342.79 m = 10967.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.26 C = 72.08 F Cap Strength: 2.04 C Lifted Index: -2.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.04 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 501.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 62.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 723.94 mb = 2846.69 m = 9339.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 618.94 mb = 4125.97 m = 13536.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 278.94 mb = 9998.43 m = 32802.85 ft B at Equ Level: 500.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 188.94 mb = 12546.14 m = 41161.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.1 at 29.2 knts Storm direction: 291.1 at 21.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 1.1 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 102.6 neg: -4.5 tot: 98.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.32 Bulk Rich Number: 3.82 Bulk Shear: 131.18 m/s