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: 37.62,-97.27 Latitude: 37.62 Longitude: -97.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 96 SFC 965 405 20.6 19.8 95 0.9 20.1 79 5 296.8 299.5 294.5 340.6 15.19 2 950 541 21.9 19.0 84 2.9 19.9 114 15 299.4 302.1 294.9 342.3 14.71 3 900 1009 19.1 16.7 86 2.4 17.4 143 9 301.1 303.6 294.4 340.5 13.38 4 850 1499 17.3 13.3 77 4.1 14.7 225 3 304.3 306.4 293.9 338.1 11.33 5 800 2016 14.3 13.0 92 1.3 13.5 253 12 306.4 308.7 294.8 342.1 11.86 6 750 2560 13.4 13.3 99 0.2 13.3 225 27 311.1 313.6 296.8 350.6 12.88 7 700 3138 9.2 5.2 76 3.9 6.8 223 25 312.6 314.1 293.6 337.3 7.95 8 650 3748 5.1 -0.4 67 5.5 2.1 243 23 314.7 315.8 292.4 332.8 5.71 9 600 4396 0.8 -19.8 20 20.7 -6.2 252 30 317.1 317.4 289.2 321.6 1.32 10 550 5089 -3.8 -27.4 14 23.6 -10.2 261 31 319.6 319.8 289.4 322.2 0.74 11 500 5831 -10.3 -20.2 44 10.0 -13.3 261 32 320.5 320.8 290.5 325.8 1.53 12 450 6633 -16.9 -25.5 47 8.6 -19.0 265 36 322.0 322.2 290.5 325.7 1.07 13 400 7504 -23.0 -40.0 20 17.0 -25.4 272 45 325.0 325.1 290.6 326.1 0.29 14 350 8471 -28.3 -52.5 8 24.2 -30.4 268 58 330.5 330.5 291.9 330.9 0.08 15 300 9562 -34.6 -61.3 5 26.7 -36.1 264 74 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.03 16 250 10814 -42.8 -67.7 5 24.9 -43.6 257 89 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.5 0.02 17 200 12285 -52.9 -57.2 60 4.3 -53.1 254 105 348.9 348.9 296.5 349.3 0.08 18 150 14095 -62.9 -78.8 10 15.9 -63.0 256 96 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.7 0.01 19 100 16574 -66.7 -86.1 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: 5735.13 m Freezing level: 590.81 mb = 4523.51 m = 14840.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.21 mb = 3909.37 m = 12825.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.33 % Est. max temperature: 29.53 C = 85.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.23 mb = 511.07 m = 1676.73 ft T: 21.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.20 C/km ThetaE index: 29.00 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 819.92 mb = 1806.34 m = 5926.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.32 C = 84.78 F Cap Strength: 2.79 C Lifted Index: -3.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.22 C Showalter Index: -2.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.07 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.57 C Cross Totals Index: 23.50 C K Index: 36.88 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 239.03 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 751.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 143.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.40 mb = 1207.42 m = 3961.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 634.40 mb = 3945.04 m = 12942.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 274.40 mb = 10174.62 m = 33380.90 ft B at Equ Level: 748.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 164.40 mb = 13517.88 m = 44349.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.3 at 22.8 knts Storm direction: 275.3 at 17.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 2.8 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 132.6 neg: -25.1 tot: 107.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.56 Bulk Rich Number: 5.71 Bulk Shear: 131.64 m/s