MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 4Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 34.31,-86.27 Latitude: 34.31 Longitude: -86.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 107 SFC 980 282 23.5 22.9 96 0.6 23.1 192 7 298.4 301.7 297.0 351.6 18.28 2 950 556 24.8 21.4 81 3.4 22.3 224 25 302.3 305.5 297.3 352.8 17.08 3 900 1030 21.6 19.0 85 2.5 19.8 239 25 303.7 306.6 296.6 350.0 15.56 4 850 1524 18.0 17.2 95 0.8 17.5 241 24 305.0 307.8 296.4 349.0 14.71 5 800 2043 15.9 12.5 80 3.4 13.7 257 26 308.1 310.3 295.0 342.8 11.47 6 750 2588 11.9 7.1 72 4.8 9.0 261 25 309.4 311.0 293.2 335.3 8.45 7 700 3162 9.1 1.3 58 7.7 4.8 262 24 312.5 313.7 292.1 331.4 6.02 8 650 3772 5.7 -8.1 36 13.8 -0.6 260 27 315.4 316.0 290.5 325.7 3.20 9 600 4421 1.0 -4.2 68 5.2 -1.6 263 31 317.3 318.2 292.3 332.2 4.66 10 550 5116 -3.0 -7.1 74 4.0 -4.9 269 30 320.5 321.3 292.7 333.9 4.10 11 500 5865 -7.0 -11.1 72 4.1 -8.7 273 33 324.5 325.1 293.2 335.4 3.27 12 450 6681 -11.3 -15.6 70 4.4 -12.9 280 36 329.1 329.6 293.7 337.7 2.52 13 400 7575 -16.7 -28.2 36 11.5 -19.5 282 39 333.3 333.5 293.5 336.8 0.94 14 350 8565 -22.6 -31.2 45 8.6 -24.4 273 34 338.4 338.5 294.7 341.4 0.81 15 300 9679 -31.1 -38.8 47 7.6 -32.2 260 36 341.5 341.6 295.1 343.2 0.44 16 250 10942 -41.9 -49.1 45 7.2 -42.5 271 38 343.7 343.7 295.4 344.4 0.17 17 200 12411 -53.9 -57.6 63 3.7 -54.0 294 39 347.4 347.5 296.1 347.8 0.08 18 150 14200 -65.0 -68.2 65 3.2 -65.1 285 50 358.1 358.1 298.4 358.2 0.03 19 100 16630 -69.5 -88.4 5 18.9 -69.6 302 28 393.5 393.5 304.3 393.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5758.03 m Freezing level: 587.74 mb = 4591.50 m = 15063.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.25 mb = 3706.18 m = 12159.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.35 % Est. max temperature: 31.33 C = 88.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.05 mb = 355.12 m = 1165.07 ft T: 23.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.95 C/km ThetaE index: 27.07 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.34 mb = 1329.44 m = 4361.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.63 C = 85.34 F Cap Strength: 1.34 C Lifted Index: -4.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.92 C Showalter Index: -3.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.30 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.05 C Cross Totals Index: 24.25 C K Index: 34.54 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 383.44 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.74 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1389.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.79 mb = 1070.37 m = 3511.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 840.79 mb = 1617.01 m = 5305.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 810.79 mb = 1927.89 m = 6325.02 ft B at Equ Level: 18.87 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 259.0 at 27.2 knts Storm direction: 289.0 at 20.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 176.3 neg: -3.5 tot: 172.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.51 Bulk Rich Number: 41.66 Bulk Shear: 33.36 m/s