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: 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 26.3 23.4 84 3.0 24.2 78 2 301.5 305.0 298.1 357.1 18.82 2 950 555 25.1 20.2 74 4.9 21.6 291 2 302.6 305.6 296.5 349.6 15.88 3 900 1028 21.3 18.8 86 2.5 19.6 267 7 303.5 306.4 296.4 349.2 15.39 4 850 1522 17.4 17.2 99 0.2 17.2 259 12 304.4 307.1 296.2 348.1 14.68 5 800 2038 13.4 13.1 98 0.4 13.2 263 21 305.4 307.7 294.6 341.1 11.89 6 750 2579 9.9 8.5 91 1.4 9.1 270 22 307.4 309.1 293.2 335.7 9.35 7 700 3151 7.3 3.0 74 4.3 4.8 265 21 310.5 311.8 292.1 331.5 6.78 8 650 3756 3.5 -2.5 65 6.0 0.5 261 24 312.9 313.8 291.3 328.4 4.91 9 600 4401 -0.1 -12.8 38 12.7 -5.1 250 26 316.0 316.5 289.9 323.8 2.39 10 550 5093 -4.3 -20.8 26 16.5 -9.5 245 25 319.0 319.3 289.8 323.5 1.32 11 500 5836 -8.6 -17.1 50 8.5 -11.5 254 32 322.6 323.0 291.5 329.4 2.01 12 450 6647 -12.4 -22.2 44 9.8 -15.3 255 35 327.7 328.0 292.4 332.7 1.43 13 400 7538 -17.8 -29.3 36 11.5 -20.5 253 36 331.8 332.0 293.0 334.9 0.84 14 350 8522 -24.4 -34.5 39 10.1 -26.2 252 36 335.8 335.9 293.9 338.0 0.58 15 300 9625 -33.2 -36.8 70 3.6 -33.7 250 38 338.5 338.6 294.4 340.6 0.54 16 250 10884 -42.0 -45.2 71 3.2 -42.3 265 52 343.6 343.7 295.4 344.7 0.27 17 200 12353 -53.4 -57.2 63 3.8 -53.5 275 42 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.5 0.08 18 150 14156 -63.1 -67.7 54 4.5 -63.2 285 54 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.4 0.03 19 100 16607 -66.6 -87.1 4 20.5 -66.7 272 26 399.0 399.0 305.0 399.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5732.69 m Freezing level: 601.42 mb = 4383.07 m = 14379.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.66 mb = 3810.50 m = 12501.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.54 % Est. max temperature: 29.64 C = 85.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.31 mb = 691.60 m = 2269.00 ft T: 24.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.90 C/km ThetaE index: 33.56 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 868.26 mb = 1338.36 m = 4390.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.82 C = 83.88 F Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lifted Index: -5.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.42 C Showalter Index: -4.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.73 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.96 C Cross Totals Index: 25.77 C K Index: 38.86 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 317.91 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1700.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.89 mb = 1203.93 m = 3949.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.89 mb = 1452.14 m = 4764.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 186.89 mb = 12777.92 m = 41921.81 ft B at Equ Level: 1687.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 106.89 mb = 16204.51 m = 53163.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 257.2 at 21.0 knts Storm direction: 287.2 at 15.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.8 neg: 3.3 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 119.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 46.1 neg: -9.2 tot: 36.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.46 Bulk Rich Number: 37.15 Bulk Shear: 45.77 m/s