MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z 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 117 SFC 987 233 23.3 20.7 86 2.5 21.5 295 3 297.5 300.4 295.1 343.3 15.78 2 950 565 24.3 15.9 59 8.4 18.7 268 12 301.9 304.1 293.7 337.4 12.03 3 900 1037 21.9 16.0 69 5.9 17.9 259 13 304.1 306.5 294.9 342.4 12.85 4 850 1532 18.3 15.5 84 2.8 16.4 258 15 305.3 307.7 295.4 344.5 13.10 5 800 2050 14.9 13.9 94 1.0 14.3 254 17 307.0 309.4 295.5 345.0 12.60 6 750 2594 11.8 10.5 92 1.3 11.0 248 19 309.4 311.4 294.8 342.0 10.71 7 700 3170 8.6 5.6 82 3.0 6.8 249 21 312.0 313.5 293.6 337.3 8.18 8 650 3779 5.2 1.8 79 3.4 3.2 250 22 314.8 316.1 293.3 335.9 6.70 9 600 4429 1.5 -3.3 70 4.8 -0.9 253 24 317.9 318.9 292.8 334.0 5.01 10 550 5127 -1.7 -11.5 47 9.8 -5.8 256 26 322.0 322.6 292.2 331.6 2.87 11 500 5878 -5.8 -18.6 36 12.8 -10.3 265 27 326.0 326.3 292.3 332.0 1.76 12 450 6695 -11.6 -16.5 67 4.9 -13.3 263 32 328.7 329.1 293.5 336.8 2.35 13 400 7585 -18.3 -21.8 74 3.5 -19.3 260 33 331.2 331.6 293.6 337.1 1.67 14 350 8570 -24.2 -26.5 81 2.3 -24.8 259 32 336.1 336.4 294.5 340.7 1.25 15 300 9676 -32.2 -35.1 75 3.0 -32.6 283 29 340.0 340.2 294.9 342.5 0.64 16 250 10938 -41.6 -44.9 70 3.3 -41.9 291 26 344.2 344.2 295.6 345.3 0.28 17 200 12411 -53.4 -57.2 63 3.8 -53.5 302 20 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.6 0.08 18 150 14205 -64.8 -70.2 48 5.4 -64.9 255 25 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.5 0.02 19 100 16643 -70.7 -85.3 10 14.5 -70.8 288 30 391.1 391.1 303.9 391.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5761.31 m Freezing level: 576.62 mb = 4755.31 m = 15601.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 611.03 mb = 4281.21 m = 14045.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.89 % Est. max temperature: 31.44 C = 88.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.16 mb = 554.31 m = 1818.57 ft T: 24.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.31 C/km ThetaE index: 13.41 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 788.28 mb = 2174.13 m = 7132.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.26 C = 91.88 F Cap Strength: 3.08 C Lifted Index: 0.80 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.76 C Showalter Index: -0.78 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.34 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.09 C Cross Totals Index: 21.25 C K Index: 36.57 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 242.05 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 43.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 202.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 853.25 mb = 1498.76 m = 4917.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 448.25 mb = 6724.10 m = 22060.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 368.25 mb = 8195.15 m = 26886.65 ft B at Equ Level: 43.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 308.25 mb = 9481.09 m = 31105.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.5 at 20.1 knts Storm direction: 285.5 at 15.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.2 neg: 3.0 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 25.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 25.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.5 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 2.36 Bulk Shear: 18.50 m/s