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: 37.26,-78.53 Latitude: 37.26 Longitude: -78.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 79 SFC 993 142 30.6 21.2 57 9.4 23.8 168 4 304.3 307.3 297.1 352.5 16.15 2 950 534 26.0 19.2 66 6.7 21.2 181 6 303.5 306.3 296.1 347.8 14.93 3 900 1007 21.4 18.2 82 3.1 19.2 189 6 303.5 306.2 296.1 347.5 14.82 4 850 1500 16.7 16.7 100 -0.0 16.7 206 7 303.6 306.3 295.7 345.8 14.22 5 800 2015 13.9 8.4 69 5.5 10.6 277 14 306.0 307.6 292.3 332.2 8.67 6 750 2556 10.4 4.4 67 5.9 7.0 272 21 307.9 309.2 291.5 329.3 7.03 7 700 3127 6.7 1.9 72 4.8 4.1 269 24 309.8 311.0 291.5 329.2 6.27 8 650 3732 3.7 -2.8 63 6.5 0.4 276 27 313.1 314.1 291.2 328.3 4.79 9 600 4379 1.0 -9.5 46 10.4 -3.6 276 28 317.2 317.8 291.0 327.3 3.10 10 550 5073 -3.2 -15.8 37 12.6 -7.8 273 31 320.3 320.7 290.9 327.2 2.03 11 500 5820 -7.8 -24.7 24 16.9 -12.6 268 33 323.6 323.8 290.9 327.2 1.04 12 450 6632 -12.3 -41.2 7 28.9 -17.4 272 34 327.8 327.8 291.3 328.7 0.23 13 400 7521 -18.4 -34.8 22 16.5 -21.5 289 41 331.1 331.2 292.5 333.0 0.50 14 350 8503 -25.1 -42.7 18 17.6 -27.5 288 48 334.9 334.9 293.3 335.9 0.25 15 300 9602 -34.2 -45.2 32 11.0 -35.3 294 42 337.1 337.2 293.8 338.0 0.23 16 250 10852 -43.3 -46.8 68 3.5 -43.5 310 57 341.7 341.8 295.0 342.6 0.23 17 200 12316 -54.7 -58.6 62 3.8 -54.8 316 71 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.4 0.07 18 150 14106 -63.9 -77.6 14 13.8 -64.0 281 46 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.1 0.01 19 100 16590 -66.9 -86.2 5 19.3 -67.0 280 28 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5741.24 m Freezing level: 588.42 mb = 4540.00 m = 14894.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.68 mb = 3798.80 m = 12463.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.32 % Est. max temperature: 30.19 C = 86.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 866.85 mb = 1330.88 m = 4366.34 ft T: 18.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.35 C/km ThetaE index: 25.29 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.09 mb = 1368.44 m = 4489.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.84 C = 85.71 F Cap Strength: -0.08 C Lifted Index: -4.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.57 C Showalter Index: -3.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.89 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.44 C Cross Totals Index: 24.45 C K Index: 36.37 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 247.94 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1537.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.37 mb = 1375.54 m = 4512.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.37 mb = 1425.67 m = 4677.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 187.37 mb = 12721.85 m = 41737.83 ft B at Equ Level: 1529.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 107.37 mb = 16153.70 m = 52997.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 268.4 at 21.1 knts Storm direction: 298.4 at 15.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 1.5 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 66.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 66.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.53 Bulk Rich Number: 24.42 Bulk Shear: 62.97 m/s