MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F014.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F014.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 14 hour NAM valid 2Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 37.85,-103.64 Latitude: 37.85 Longitude: -103.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 1 950 488 2 900 965 SFC 860 1361 21.2 14.8 67 6.4 16.9 109 11 307.3 309.7 295.5 344.9 12.43 4 850 1463 20.6 14.6 68 6.0 16.5 116 15 307.7 310.0 295.5 345.1 12.35 5 800 1983 15.6 13.8 89 1.8 14.4 152 20 307.8 310.1 295.6 345.5 12.48 6 750 2529 12.1 11.9 98 0.3 12.0 177 23 309.7 312.0 295.6 345.5 11.73 7 700 3108 10.4 8.0 85 2.4 8.9 208 33 314.0 315.8 295.3 344.0 9.65 8 650 3723 6.9 -2.0 53 8.9 2.2 235 41 316.8 317.7 292.5 333.0 5.07 9 600 4374 1.3 -2.3 77 3.5 -0.6 246 46 317.6 318.6 293.0 334.8 5.40 10 550 5067 -4.0 -25.1 18 21.1 -10.1 257 55 319.4 319.5 289.5 322.5 0.90 11 500 5811 -9.5 -31.1 15 21.6 -14.5 258 59 321.5 321.6 289.8 323.5 0.57 12 450 6615 -15.0 -45.0 6 30.0 -19.4 262 60 324.4 324.5 290.3 325.0 0.15 13 400 7496 -20.2 -47.1 7 26.8 -23.7 270 52 328.7 328.7 291.5 329.2 0.14 14 350 8471 -26.9 -59.5 3 32.6 -29.4 275 51 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.6 0.04 15 300 9564 -34.8 -63.2 4 28.4 -36.2 280 56 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.4 0.03 16 250 10811 -44.5 -65.6 8 21.1 -45.2 282 64 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.02 17 200 12266 -55.6 -69.1 17 13.4 -55.9 275 65 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.02 18 150 14068 -61.8 -79.6 8 17.7 -62.0 258 77 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.00 19 100 16561 -62.9 -87.2 2 24.3 -63.1 267 49 406.1 406.1 306.0 406.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5760.34 m Freezing level: 588.07 mb = 4539.57 m = 14893.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.07 mb = 4238.82 m = 13906.71 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.57 % Est. max temperature: 26.75 C = 80.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 782.66 mb = 2168.61 m = 7114.79 ft T: 14.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.36 C/km ThetaE index: 12.54 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 759.18 mb = 2426.29 m = 7960.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.17 C = 73.71 F Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lifted Index: -4.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.11 C Showalter Index: -4.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.15 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.10 C Cross Totals Index: 24.05 C K Index: 42.24 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 366.59 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1178.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 36.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 773.26 mb = 2270.82 m = 7450.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 638.26 mb = 3871.06 m = 12700.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 198.26 mb = 12320.36 m = 40420.63 ft B at Equ Level: 1173.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 128.26 mb = 15030.82 m = 49313.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.5 at 43.4 knts Storm direction: 275.5 at 32.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 664.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 664.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 221.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.5 stream: 11.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.87 Bulk Rich Number: 3.19 Bulk Shear: 369.90 m/s