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: 34.43,-86.37 Latitude: 34.43 Longitude: -86.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 112 SFC 986 234 26.5 24.5 89 2.0 25.0 234 5 300.9 304.5 298.7 359.9 20.05 2 950 563 24.1 22.6 91 1.5 23.0 249 12 301.6 305.0 297.9 356.1 18.45 3 900 1036 21.1 20.3 95 0.8 20.6 244 12 303.3 306.4 297.4 353.6 16.93 4 850 1531 18.3 18.1 98 0.3 18.1 237 12 305.3 308.2 297.0 351.7 15.52 5 800 2049 15.2 14.8 97 0.5 14.9 234 12 307.4 309.9 296.1 347.6 13.32 6 750 2595 12.0 11.0 93 1.0 11.3 239 12 309.6 311.7 295.1 343.3 11.04 7 700 3172 9.5 8.1 91 1.4 8.6 244 13 313.0 314.9 295.1 343.2 9.76 8 650 3784 5.8 4.0 89 1.7 4.8 249 14 315.5 317.0 294.4 340.3 7.90 9 600 4436 2.7 0.6 86 2.1 1.5 251 15 319.2 320.5 294.4 340.6 6.69 10 550 5137 -1.3 -3.9 82 2.6 -2.6 247 16 322.5 323.6 294.2 339.5 5.21 11 500 5889 -5.9 -8.4 83 2.5 -7.1 248 16 325.8 326.6 294.1 339.3 4.05 12 450 6709 -10.1 -11.1 92 1.0 -10.5 252 17 330.5 331.3 295.0 342.9 3.64 13 400 7606 -16.8 -17.4 95 0.7 -17.0 255 22 333.2 333.7 294.7 341.7 2.43 14 350 8593 -24.8 -25.3 96 0.5 -24.9 256 23 335.3 335.6 294.4 340.3 1.40 15 300 9697 -32.3 -34.1 84 1.8 -32.6 265 27 339.8 340.0 294.9 342.5 0.71 16 250 10960 -41.3 -44.5 71 3.2 -41.6 284 30 344.6 344.7 295.7 345.8 0.29 17 200 12433 -53.5 -57.2 63 3.8 -53.6 282 33 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.5 0.08 18 150 14231 -63.6 -68.0 55 4.4 -63.6 262 29 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.7 0.03 19 100 16663 -70.8 -86.3 8 15.5 -70.8 286 30 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5777.47 m Freezing level: 566.36 mb = 4907.46 m = 16100.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 581.45 mb = 4688.76 m = 15382.88 ft Precipitable water: 2.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.16 % Est. max temperature: 31.53 C = 88.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.82 mb = 482.00 m = 1581.34 ft T: 24.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 19.68 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.45 mb = 973.71 m = 3194.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.74 C = 83.72 F Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lifted Index: -4.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.57 C Showalter Index: -3.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.24 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.25 C Cross Totals Index: 23.99 C K Index: 40.93 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 255.58 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2170.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.48 mb = 858.35 m = 2816.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 893.48 mb = 1098.98 m = 3605.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 163.48 mb = 13693.41 m = 44925.33 ft B at Equ Level: 2155.76 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.2 at 13.5 knts Storm direction: 275.2 at 10.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 0.4 tot: 2.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 15.0 neg: -2.7 tot: 12.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.2 stream: 1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 1113.29 Bulk Shear: 1.95 m/s