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: 37.01,-84.28 Latitude: 37.01 Longitude: -84.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 104 SFC 976 315 26.8 22.2 76 4.6 23.5 163 4 302.0 305.2 297.4 353.7 17.53 2 950 556 25.1 20.2 74 4.9 21.6 207 3 302.7 305.6 296.5 349.6 15.86 3 900 1029 21.0 17.7 81 3.3 18.7 250 6 303.2 305.8 295.6 345.6 14.30 4 850 1522 17.5 14.8 84 2.7 15.7 266 15 304.4 306.8 294.7 341.8 12.53 5 800 2037 13.1 11.0 87 2.1 11.7 264 20 305.1 307.0 293.3 336.0 10.34 6 750 2577 9.4 7.0 85 2.4 7.9 264 20 306.8 308.3 292.3 332.2 8.39 7 700 3149 8.2 0.2 57 8.0 3.9 259 21 311.6 312.7 291.5 329.0 5.57 8 650 3756 3.9 -4.1 56 8.0 0.0 258 27 313.4 314.2 290.9 327.2 4.36 9 600 4402 0.5 -12.7 37 13.1 -4.8 250 27 316.6 317.1 290.2 324.6 2.41 10 550 5094 -3.8 -18.3 31 14.5 -8.8 251 26 319.6 319.9 290.3 325.1 1.64 11 500 5839 -7.9 -23.4 28 15.5 -12.5 258 35 323.4 323.6 291.0 327.4 1.16 12 450 6651 -12.5 -22.8 42 10.3 -15.5 253 36 327.5 327.8 292.3 332.3 1.36 13 400 7540 -18.0 -30.8 32 12.8 -20.8 243 34 331.7 331.8 292.9 334.4 0.74 14 350 8525 -24.5 -39.8 23 15.2 -26.8 233 31 335.7 335.7 293.6 337.0 0.34 15 300 9629 -33.4 -42.0 42 8.6 -34.4 251 36 338.3 338.3 294.2 339.5 0.32 16 250 10882 -42.9 -46.2 70 3.3 -43.2 266 35 342.2 342.3 295.1 343.2 0.24 17 200 12344 -54.6 -58.4 63 3.8 -54.7 274 45 346.3 346.3 295.9 346.6 0.07 18 150 14145 -61.2 -76.3 12 15.1 -61.3 259 29 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.7 0.01 19 100 16598 -66.7 -87.1 4 20.5 -66.8 269 30 398.9 398.9 305.0 399.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5735.58 m Freezing level: 594.68 mb = 4475.63 m = 14683.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.79 mb = 3758.32 m = 12330.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.20 % Est. max temperature: 29.53 C = 85.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.03 mb = 893.77 m = 2932.26 ft T: 22.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.01 C/km ThetaE index: 29.17 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 855.27 mb = 1468.63 m = 4818.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.09 C = 84.36 F Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lifted Index: -4.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.80 C Showalter Index: -1.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.12 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.41 C Cross Totals Index: 22.71 C K Index: 32.19 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 242.84 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1317.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.89 mb = 1292.76 m = 4241.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 837.89 mb = 1643.82 m = 5393.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 187.89 mb = 12735.12 m = 41781.38 ft B at Equ Level: 1293.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 117.89 mb = 15602.14 m = 51187.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 256.3 at 21.8 knts Storm direction: 286.3 at 16.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 0.9 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 34.5 neg: -2.0 tot: 32.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.4 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 25.03 Bulk Shear: 52.64 m/s