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: 36.12,-87.59 Latitude: 36.12 Longitude: -87.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 SFC 984 233 30.6 23.7 67 6.9 25.4 250 9 305.2 308.8 299.2 362.5 19.11 2 950 541 27.0 21.7 73 5.3 23.2 245 13 304.6 307.9 298.1 356.8 17.46 3 900 1017 22.4 20.7 90 1.7 21.2 242 14 304.6 307.8 298.0 356.3 17.33 4 850 1513 19.0 19.0 100 -0.0 19.0 236 16 306.0 309.1 297.8 355.5 16.48 5 800 2033 15.2 12.9 86 2.3 13.7 246 27 307.4 309.6 295.0 343.0 11.80 6 750 2577 11.7 6.1 68 5.6 8.3 248 32 309.3 310.8 292.6 333.5 7.89 7 700 3151 8.4 0.6 58 7.8 4.2 248 35 311.8 312.9 291.6 329.7 5.74 8 650 3759 4.9 -2.8 57 7.7 1.0 247 33 314.6 315.5 291.6 329.8 4.79 9 600 4409 1.8 -4.9 61 6.7 -1.5 241 32 318.2 319.0 292.4 332.5 4.43 10 550 5106 -2.2 -11.0 51 8.8 -6.0 252 38 321.4 322.0 292.1 331.4 3.00 11 500 5855 -7.2 -23.9 25 16.7 -12.1 264 42 324.3 324.5 291.2 328.2 1.11 12 450 6667 -12.8 -16.3 75 3.5 -14.0 243 39 327.1 327.6 293.2 335.3 2.37 13 400 7557 -17.3 -21.7 68 4.4 -18.6 237 40 332.5 332.8 293.9 338.5 1.68 14 350 8545 -23.7 -28.0 68 4.3 -24.6 253 35 336.9 337.1 294.6 340.9 1.10 15 300 9653 -32.1 -38.5 53 6.4 -32.9 253 30 340.2 340.3 294.8 342.0 0.46 16 250 10913 -42.5 -47.4 58 5.0 -42.8 276 31 343.0 343.0 295.2 343.8 0.21 17 200 12375 -55.8 -59.7 62 3.9 -55.9 275 52 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.6 0.06 18 150 14161 -61.4 -76.7 11 15.3 -61.6 223 23 364.3 364.3 299.5 364.3 0.01 19 100 16619 -71.6 -79.7 29 8.1 -71.6 261 36 389.4 389.4 303.7 389.4 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5769.88 m Freezing level: 577.75 mb = 4718.95 m = 15481.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.84 mb = 4014.99 m = 13172.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.15 % Est. max temperature: 31.87 C = 89.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 890.54 mb = 1109.12 m = 3638.81 ft T: 21.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 32.73 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.07 mb = 1290.96 m = 4235.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.79 C = 87.42 F Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lifted Index: -6.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.13 C Showalter Index: -6.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 52.37 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.17 C Cross Totals Index: 26.19 C K Index: 37.39 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 453.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.37 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2851.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 75.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.38 mb = 1208.72 m = 3965.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 865.38 mb = 1357.80 m = 4454.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 165.38 mb = 13555.28 m = 44472.18 ft B at Equ Level: 2849.66 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 249.0 at 29.6 knts Storm direction: 279.0 at 22.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 1.3 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 98.6 neg: -0.8 tot: 97.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.40 Bulk Rich Number: 66.78 Bulk Shear: 42.70 m/s