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: 36.12,-89.06 Latitude: 36.12 Longitude: -89.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 SFC 997 115 29.8 22.4 64 7.5 24.4 217 11 303.2 306.4 297.7 354.7 17.35 2 950 546 26.2 20.2 70 6.0 21.9 217 19 303.8 306.7 296.8 351.0 15.89 3 900 1020 21.6 19.2 86 2.4 19.9 215 21 303.8 306.7 296.8 350.8 15.79 4 850 1514 17.4 17.4 100 -0.0 17.4 213 24 304.4 307.2 296.4 348.8 14.91 5 800 2029 13.7 11.0 84 2.6 12.0 231 28 305.7 307.7 293.6 336.9 10.38 6 750 2572 10.9 6.5 74 4.4 8.2 229 31 308.4 309.9 292.6 333.1 8.10 7 700 3145 8.4 0.9 59 7.4 4.3 228 32 311.7 312.8 291.7 330.0 5.84 8 650 3753 4.1 -1.8 65 5.9 1.1 233 38 313.7 314.6 291.7 330.0 5.18 9 600 4400 0.5 -3.1 77 3.6 -1.3 242 45 316.7 317.7 292.5 332.9 5.07 10 550 5095 -2.6 -14.1 41 11.4 -7.1 251 49 320.9 321.4 291.4 328.8 2.34 11 500 5843 -7.6 -15.5 53 7.9 -10.5 260 51 323.8 324.2 292.2 331.6 2.29 12 450 6654 -12.3 -17.0 68 4.7 -13.9 274 57 327.8 328.3 293.2 335.5 2.25 13 400 7548 -16.7 -18.5 85 1.9 -17.3 285 40 333.3 333.8 294.6 341.1 2.22 14 350 8537 -23.7 -26.4 78 2.7 -24.4 280 43 336.8 337.1 294.7 341.4 1.26 15 300 9645 -31.8 -35.1 73 3.2 -32.3 275 39 340.5 340.6 295.0 343.0 0.65 16 250 10906 -42.3 -45.6 70 3.3 -42.6 272 42 343.2 343.2 295.3 344.2 0.26 17 200 12370 -55.8 -59.6 62 3.8 -55.9 275 51 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.7 0.06 18 150 14163 -60.6 -81.2 5 20.6 -60.8 293 47 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.00 19 100 16633 -71.5 -78.6 34 7.1 -71.5 263 33 389.6 389.6 303.8 389.6 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5753.69 m Freezing level: 592.35 mb = 4506.10 m = 14783.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.98 mb = 4044.53 m = 13269.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.55 % Est. max temperature: 31.07 C = 87.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 895.40 mb = 1064.31 m = 3491.79 ft T: 21.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.91 C/km ThetaE index: 24.77 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.73 mb = 1315.56 m = 4316.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.76 C = 87.38 F Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lifted Index: -5.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.74 C Showalter Index: -4.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.05 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.02 C Cross Totals Index: 25.03 C K Index: 35.01 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 446.70 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1811.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.38 mb = 1249.78 m = 4100.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 861.38 mb = 1398.90 m = 4589.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 181.38 mb = 12979.04 m = 42581.63 ft B at Equ Level: 1810.69 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.5 at 35.0 knts Storm direction: 268.5 at 26.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 2.4 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 60.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 121.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 121.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.21 Bulk Rich Number: 30.95 Bulk Shear: 58.54 m/s