MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F020.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F020.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 20 hour NAM valid 8Z 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 76 SFC 963 405 20.2 20.0 98 0.3 20.1 116 9 296.6 299.4 294.6 341.2 15.46 2 950 518 19.7 19.7 100 -0.0 19.7 119 17 297.2 300.0 294.7 341.7 15.41 3 900 984 18.1 18.1 100 -0.0 18.1 135 22 300.1 302.8 295.0 343.0 14.65 4 850 1474 15.9 15.9 100 -0.0 15.9 138 18 302.8 305.3 295.0 342.8 13.50 5 800 1988 13.0 13.0 100 -0.0 13.0 161 6 305.0 307.2 294.4 340.4 11.86 6 750 2531 11.4 11.3 100 0.1 11.3 200 14 308.9 311.1 295.1 343.3 11.31 7 700 3106 9.2 8.8 97 0.4 9.0 213 21 312.7 314.7 295.3 344.3 10.22 8 650 3719 5.6 2.4 80 3.2 3.8 227 19 315.3 316.7 293.7 337.5 7.04 9 600 4368 0.9 -6.3 59 7.2 -2.5 249 26 317.1 317.9 291.7 329.9 3.97 10 550 5061 -3.8 -18.7 30 14.9 -8.8 255 25 319.6 319.9 290.3 325.0 1.59 11 500 5805 -9.2 -26.5 23 17.3 -13.7 248 25 321.8 322.0 290.2 324.9 0.88 12 450 6609 -16.4 -24.5 50 8.1 -18.4 254 26 322.6 322.9 290.7 326.7 1.17 13 400 7484 -21.3 -23.4 84 2.0 -21.8 238 29 327.3 327.6 292.3 332.4 1.46 14 350 8461 -25.7 -28.2 79 2.6 -26.2 248 38 334.2 334.4 293.9 338.1 1.07 15 300 9562 -33.5 -36.3 76 2.8 -33.9 265 66 338.2 338.3 294.4 340.4 0.57 16 250 10815 -43.3 -46.6 70 3.3 -43.5 267 74 341.7 341.7 295.0 342.6 0.23 17 200 12276 -54.9 -58.8 62 3.8 -55.1 262 84 345.8 345.8 295.7 346.0 0.07 18 150 14077 -60.3 -74.3 14 14.0 -60.5 260 90 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.2 0.01 19 100 16581 -65.4 -87.5 3 22.1 -65.5 247 41 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5729.10 m Freezing level: 590.75 mb = 4496.37 m = 14751.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.75 mb = 4105.46 m = 13469.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.71 % Est. max temperature: 27.98 C = 82.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.24 mb = 435.03 m = 1427.25 ft T: 20.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.84 C/km ThetaE index: 2.55 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.77 mb = 891.45 m = 2924.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.13 C = 73.63 F Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lifted Index: -3.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.78 C Showalter Index: -3.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.23 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.11 C Cross Totals Index: 25.12 C K Index: 40.58 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 418.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.49 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 695.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.86 mb = 871.61 m = 2859.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 846.86 mb = 1505.07 m = 4937.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 756.86 mb = 2454.30 m = 8052.07 ft B at Equ Level: 30.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.86 mb = 13796.81 m = 45264.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.3 at 20.2 knts Storm direction: 252.3 at 15.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 150.7 neg: -31.1 tot: 119.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.49 Bulk Rich Number: 6.57 Bulk Shear: 105.92 m/s