MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 9Z 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 81 SFC 963 405 20.2 20.1 100 0.1 20.2 98 9 296.5 299.3 294.7 341.4 15.58 2 950 523 19.6 19.6 100 -0.0 19.6 104 16 297.1 299.9 294.6 341.4 15.32 3 900 989 18.4 18.4 100 -0.0 18.5 140 12 300.5 303.3 295.4 344.5 15.01 4 850 1479 15.8 15.9 100 -0.0 15.8 164 13 302.7 305.2 294.9 342.6 13.46 5 800 1994 14.4 12.5 88 1.9 13.2 236 32 306.5 308.7 294.6 341.0 11.47 6 750 2538 11.6 7.9 78 3.7 9.3 228 46 309.2 310.9 293.4 336.6 8.97 7 700 3111 7.9 5.5 85 2.4 6.5 226 47 311.2 312.7 293.4 336.3 8.13 8 650 3721 4.3 0.3 75 4.0 2.2 211 31 313.9 315.0 292.5 332.9 6.04 9 600 4366 -0.4 -5.2 70 4.8 -2.7 221 32 315.6 316.5 291.6 329.4 4.31 10 550 5057 -5.2 -8.9 75 3.7 -6.8 226 35 317.9 318.6 291.6 329.5 3.55 11 500 5796 -10.9 -15.4 70 4.4 -12.5 228 39 319.7 320.2 291.0 327.5 2.32 12 450 6598 -15.8 -18.3 81 2.5 -16.6 241 43 323.4 323.8 291.8 330.2 2.01 13 400 7480 -19.2 -21.1 85 1.9 -19.7 251 36 330.1 330.4 293.4 336.3 1.77 14 350 8461 -25.4 -27.9 80 2.5 -25.9 248 32 334.5 334.8 294.0 338.6 1.10 15 300 9561 -33.7 -36.6 75 2.9 -34.1 246 27 337.9 338.0 294.3 340.0 0.56 16 250 10814 -43.5 -46.7 70 3.3 -43.7 248 34 341.4 341.5 294.9 342.3 0.23 17 200 12273 -55.2 -58.9 63 3.8 -55.2 270 70 345.4 345.4 295.7 345.7 0.07 18 150 14057 -64.9 -68.9 58 4.0 -65.0 268 78 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.4 0.02 19 100 16572 -63.6 -87.7 2 24.2 -63.7 244 41 404.9 404.9 305.9 404.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.94 m Freezing level: 604.45 mb = 4308.86 m = 14136.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.78 mb = 4001.33 m = 13127.55 ft Precipitable water: 1.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.61 % Est. max temperature: 29.10 C = 84.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.61 mb = 409.05 m = 1342.02 ft T: 20.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.00 C/km ThetaE index: 15.08 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.85 mb = 1009.23 m = 3311.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.24 C = 75.63 F Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lifted Index: -5.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.76 C Showalter Index: -5.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.54 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.76 C Cross Totals Index: 26.78 C K Index: 40.25 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 346.03 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 834.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.36 mb = 871.18 m = 2858.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.36 mb = 1404.72 m = 4608.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 837.36 mb = 1606.03 m = 5269.08 ft B at Equ Level: 24.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.36 mb = 14603.45 m = 47911.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.3 at 32.4 knts Storm direction: 251.3 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.4 neg: 1.4 tot: 9.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 265.7 neg: -58.9 tot: 206.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 68.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.8 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.39 Bulk Rich Number: 4.16 Bulk Shear: 200.66 m/s