MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 38.68,-104.77 Latitude: 38.68 Longitude: -104.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 1 950 532 2 900 999 3 850 1486 SFC 825 1741 13.9 11.2 84 2.6 12.2 32 4 303.3 305.2 292.7 333.6 10.21 5 800 1997 12.2 11.5 96 0.7 11.7 74 4 304.1 306.1 293.3 336.1 10.72 6 750 2540 11.0 10.6 97 0.4 10.7 178 11 308.6 310.6 294.6 341.3 10.78 7 700 3113 7.8 7.4 97 0.4 7.6 222 18 311.2 312.9 294.2 339.7 9.27 8 650 3721 4.2 -1.2 68 5.4 1.4 251 26 313.7 314.8 291.9 330.8 5.41 9 600 4369 0.1 -3.2 78 3.3 -1.6 244 37 316.3 317.2 292.3 332.3 5.04 10 550 5060 -5.2 -8.2 79 3.0 -6.5 250 42 318.0 318.7 291.7 330.2 3.76 11 500 5801 -10.3 -22.8 35 12.6 -13.9 256 48 320.5 320.8 290.2 324.7 1.22 12 450 6604 -15.6 -35.5 16 20.0 -19.3 262 49 323.7 323.8 290.3 325.2 0.41 13 400 7480 -22.2 -40.8 17 18.6 -24.9 265 42 326.1 326.1 290.9 327.1 0.27 14 350 8446 -29.8 -35.0 61 5.1 -30.6 269 37 328.5 328.6 291.9 330.6 0.56 15 300 9527 -37.8 -40.6 75 2.8 -38.1 273 45 332.1 332.2 292.7 333.5 0.37 16 250 10756 -47.2 -50.7 67 3.5 -47.3 268 50 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.5 0.15 17 200 12207 -54.1 -57.8 63 3.8 -54.2 263 72 347.1 347.2 296.1 347.5 0.08 18 150 14036 -58.7 -78.6 6 19.9 -58.9 258 67 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.01 19 100 16553 -63.3 -87.6 2 24.4 -63.4 267 43 405.5 405.5 305.9 405.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.64 m Freezing level: 598.80 mb = 4385.48 m = 14387.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.14 mb = 4023.86 m = 13201.47 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.79 % Est. max temperature: 22.53 C = 72.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 792.87 mb = 2072.27 m = 6798.71 ft T: 12.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.73 C/km ThetaE index: 10.50 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 733.79 mb = 2721.29 m = 8928.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.64 C = 67.36 F Cap Strength: 1.12 C Lifted Index: -2.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.66 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 729.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 764.17 mb = 2382.22 m = 7815.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 639.17 mb = 3857.24 m = 12654.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.17 mb = 11044.27 m = 36234.04 ft B at Equ Level: 725.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.17 mb = 13658.59 m = 44811.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.5 at 33.6 knts Storm direction: 282.5 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 1.4 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 116.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 314.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 314.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 104.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.21 Bulk Rich Number: 3.68 Bulk Shear: 198.47 m/s