MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 6Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 37.60,-97.20 Latitude: 37.60 Longitude: -97.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 97 SFC 964 415 20.4 19.6 95 0.8 19.9 77 4 296.7 299.4 294.3 340.1 15.05 2 950 542 21.9 19.0 84 2.8 19.9 118 14 299.4 302.0 294.9 342.4 14.76 3 900 1010 18.8 16.7 88 2.1 17.4 149 9 300.9 303.4 294.4 340.5 13.45 4 850 1500 17.2 14.4 84 2.8 15.3 203 4 304.1 306.4 294.4 340.6 12.24 5 800 2016 14.3 12.8 90 1.6 13.3 247 12 306.4 308.6 294.7 341.6 11.68 6 750 2561 13.1 11.1 88 2.0 11.9 225 26 310.8 312.9 295.5 345.0 11.17 7 700 3138 9.0 4.9 75 4.1 6.6 234 21 312.4 313.9 293.4 336.5 7.77 8 650 3748 5.4 -3.6 52 8.9 0.9 247 24 315.0 315.9 291.6 329.5 4.52 9 600 4396 1.1 -22.0 16 23.0 -6.4 253 30 317.3 317.5 289.0 321.1 1.09 10 550 5089 -3.8 -25.3 17 21.5 -9.9 263 30 319.6 319.8 289.6 322.7 0.89 11 500 5832 -10.2 -19.7 46 9.5 -13.2 259 32 320.6 320.9 290.6 326.0 1.60 12 450 6633 -16.9 -25.3 48 8.4 -19.0 266 36 322.0 322.2 290.5 325.8 1.09 13 400 7505 -23.0 -39.6 21 16.5 -25.4 273 46 325.0 325.1 290.6 326.2 0.31 14 350 8471 -28.3 -52.0 8 23.7 -30.4 268 57 330.6 330.6 292.0 330.9 0.09 15 300 9563 -34.6 -61.3 5 26.7 -36.1 264 74 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.03 16 250 10815 -42.8 -62.5 10 19.7 -43.6 257 92 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.5 0.03 17 200 12285 -53.0 -56.7 64 3.7 -53.1 255 105 348.8 348.8 296.4 349.2 0.09 18 150 14095 -63.0 -78.9 10 16.0 -63.1 256 96 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.6 0.01 19 100 16574 -66.7 -86.0 5 19.4 -66.8 264 40 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5734.49 m Freezing level: 589.06 mb = 4547.96 m = 14920.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.84 mb = 3825.54 m = 12550.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.03 % Est. max temperature: 29.45 C = 85.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.65 mb = 517.55 m = 1697.98 ft T: 21.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.13 C/km ThetaE index: 23.96 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 825.39 mb = 1750.34 m = 5742.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.92 C = 84.05 F Cap Strength: 2.38 C Lifted Index: -3.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.99 C Showalter Index: -3.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.04 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.40 C Cross Totals Index: 24.64 C K Index: 37.72 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 273.04 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 775.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 128.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.49 mb = 1178.28 m = 3865.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 627.49 mb = 4033.81 m = 13234.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 267.49 mb = 10350.45 m = 33957.76 ft B at Equ Level: 769.14 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.49 mb = 13788.35 m = 45236.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.7 at 22.3 knts Storm direction: 276.7 at 16.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 2.2 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 131.4 neg: -11.3 tot: 120.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.58 Bulk Rich Number: 6.50 Bulk Shear: 119.34 m/s