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: 42.09,-72.49 Latitude: 42.09 Longitude: -72.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1000 76 29.0 19.4 56 9.6 22.2 169 8 302.1 304.7 295.4 344.4 14.32 1 1000 77 28.6 18.8 55 9.8 21.7 174 7 301.7 304.3 294.9 342.3 13.78 2 950 530 24.2 17.0 64 7.2 19.2 182 16 301.7 304.1 294.3 339.8 12.91 3 900 1001 19.6 15.7 78 3.9 17.0 184 18 301.7 304.0 294.0 338.7 12.56 4 850 1490 15.3 12.5 83 2.8 13.5 184 19 302.2 304.1 292.8 334.0 10.78 5 800 2003 13.1 7.5 68 5.7 9.7 189 18 305.2 306.7 291.6 329.7 8.14 6 750 2542 9.6 -2.9 41 12.5 3.5 197 18 307.0 307.8 288.7 319.8 4.12 7 700 3110 6.2 -10.0 30 16.2 -0.6 201 20 309.4 309.9 287.9 317.6 2.56 8 650 3714 2.8 -12.5 31 15.3 -3.3 213 22 312.1 312.6 288.6 319.4 2.25 9 600 4354 -2.6 -16.9 32 14.3 -7.5 214 27 313.1 313.4 288.3 318.7 1.70 10 550 5038 -7.1 -15.7 50 8.6 -10.1 217 22 315.7 316.1 289.5 322.5 2.05 11 500 5775 -10.8 -14.7 73 3.9 -12.2 225 15 319.9 320.4 291.2 328.0 2.44 12 450 6578 -15.3 -20.0 68 4.6 -16.7 241 21 323.9 324.3 291.7 329.9 1.74 13 400 7458 -20.8 -28.8 49 8.0 -22.5 251 28 327.9 328.1 292.0 331.1 0.89 14 350 8430 -28.1 -36.0 47 7.9 -29.3 244 33 330.9 331.0 292.4 332.8 0.50 15 300 9516 -37.0 -44.2 47 7.3 -37.6 251 33 333.3 333.3 292.9 334.3 0.25 16 250 10748 -47.8 -55.4 41 7.6 -48.0 264 44 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.4 0.08 17 200 12188 -56.3 -72.7 11 16.4 -56.6 257 43 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.6 0.01 18 150 13980 -60.4 -78.0 8 17.7 -60.6 257 43 366.1 366.1 299.8 366.1 0.01 19 100 16511 -61.4 -88.5 2 27.1 -61.7 257 35 409.0 409.0 306.4 409.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.05 m Freezing level: 624.09 mb = 4045.73 m = 13273.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 707.62 mb = 3021.13 m = 9911.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.55 % Est. max temperature: 29.02 C = 84.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 870.45 mb = 1286.40 m = 4220.43 ft T: 17.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.39 C/km ThetaE index: 26.82 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.37 mb = 1476.13 m = 4842.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.01 C = 84.21 F Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lifted Index: -4.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.51 C Showalter Index: -1.43 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.36 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.07 C Cross Totals Index: 23.29 C K Index: 22.35 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 315.68 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.26 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1040.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 856.78 mb = 1421.91 m = 4665.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 781.78 mb = 2195.13 m = 7201.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 221.78 mb = 11521.17 m = 37798.67 ft B at Equ Level: 1040.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 141.78 mb = 14332.29 m = 47021.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.8 at 19.4 knts Storm direction: 233.8 at 14.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 50.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 50.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 16.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.0 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 84.40 Bulk Shear: 12.33 m/s