MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F008.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F008.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 8 hour NAM valid 20Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 33.43,-103.99 Latitude: 33.43 Longitude: -103.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 16 1 950 479 2 900 971 SFC 878 1191 35.9 11.9 24 23.9 19.5 178 8 320.7 322.7 297.2 352.7 10.04 4 850 1486 30.1 11.1 31 19.0 17.4 179 9 317.6 319.5 296.3 348.5 9.80 5 800 2022 24.7 10.1 40 14.6 15.1 182 9 317.4 319.3 296.2 348.1 9.74 6 750 2582 19.1 8.7 51 10.4 12.4 185 10 317.3 319.1 296.0 347.1 9.46 7 700 3169 13.4 7.5 68 5.8 9.7 188 10 317.3 319.1 295.9 346.8 9.37 8 650 3788 8.7 -2.8 44 11.6 2.7 231 20 318.9 319.8 292.9 334.3 4.79 9 600 4444 3.3 -0.7 75 4.0 1.2 235 29 320.0 321.2 294.2 339.6 6.09 10 550 5142 -2.5 -9.8 57 7.3 -5.7 239 33 321.1 321.7 292.2 332.0 3.30 11 500 5891 -6.8 -30.7 13 23.9 -12.8 247 36 324.7 324.8 290.8 326.8 0.59 12 450 6705 -12.0 -28.1 25 16.0 -16.1 248 39 328.1 328.3 292.0 331.1 0.84 13 400 7592 -19.5 -28.7 44 9.2 -21.5 249 44 329.7 329.9 292.5 332.9 0.90 14 350 8569 -27.0 -38.4 33 11.5 -28.6 247 50 332.4 332.5 292.7 333.9 0.39 15 300 9662 -34.9 -49.2 22 14.3 -36.1 246 57 336.1 336.2 293.5 336.7 0.14 16 250 10910 -43.8 -59.1 17 15.3 -44.5 250 67 340.9 340.9 294.6 341.1 0.05 17 200 12371 -54.3 -67.9 17 13.5 -54.6 254 77 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.8 0.02 18 150 14171 -63.5 -80.7 8 17.2 -63.6 256 77 360.8 360.8 298.8 360.8 0.00 19 100 16627 -69.2 -88.2 5 19.0 -69.4 267 26 393.9 393.9 304.3 393.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5874.68 m Freezing level: 571.61 mb = 4840.57 m = 15880.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 591.38 mb = 4560.19 m = 14961.07 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.85 % Est. max temperature: 32.59 C = 90.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 621.77 mb = 4151.83 m = 13621.32 ft T: 5.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.43 C/km ThetaE index: 18.42 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 629.98 mb = 4044.31 m = 13268.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.54 C = 94.17 F Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lifted Index: -3.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.59 C Showalter Index: -3.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.83 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 36.90 C Cross Totals Index: 17.93 C K Index: 42.17 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 303.95 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1397.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 641.80 mb = 3891.89 m = 12768.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 616.80 mb = 4217.64 m = 13837.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 186.80 mb = 12797.99 m = 41987.63 ft B at Equ Level: 1382.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 106.80 mb = 16228.66 m = 53242.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.8 at 24.2 knts Storm direction: 264.8 at 18.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 80.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 80.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.0 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 24.89 Bulk Shear: 56.15 m/s