MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F032.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F032.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 32 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 37.66,-77.31 Latitude: 37.66 Longitude: -77.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1002 31 23.2 23.2 100 0.0 23.2 252 6 296.3 299.5 296.3 348.7 18.16 1 1000 44 23.1 23.1 100 0.0 23.1 252 6 296.3 299.5 296.3 348.3 18.06 2 950 492 21.0 21.0 100 -0.0 21.1 315 4 298.5 301.6 296.0 347.2 16.75 3 900 960 19.0 19.0 100 -0.0 19.0 355 2 301.0 303.9 295.9 346.6 15.52 4 850 1451 16.9 16.9 100 -0.0 17.0 148 2 303.9 306.5 295.9 346.8 14.44 5 800 1968 14.3 14.3 100 -0.0 14.4 170 7 306.4 308.9 295.6 345.4 12.96 6 750 2513 11.9 11.9 100 -0.0 11.9 177 12 309.5 311.7 295.6 345.3 11.76 7 700 3090 9.3 9.3 100 -0.0 9.3 186 16 312.7 314.7 295.6 345.3 10.54 8 650 3703 6.5 6.5 100 0.0 6.5 197 21 316.3 318.1 295.7 345.6 9.36 9 600 4356 2.1 2.1 100 0.0 2.1 204 22 318.5 320.0 294.8 342.2 7.44 10 550 5055 -1.1 -1.1 100 0.0 -1.1 212 26 322.8 324.1 295.2 343.7 6.43 11 500 5811 -5.4 -5.4 100 0.0 -5.4 222 31 326.5 327.5 295.1 343.4 5.12 12 450 6630 -11.1 -11.1 100 0.0 -11.1 232 34 329.3 330.0 294.7 341.6 3.64 13 400 7525 -16.5 -16.6 100 0.0 -16.6 236 34 333.5 334.0 295.0 342.6 2.62 14 350 8516 -23.8 -23.8 100 0.0 -23.8 241 28 336.7 337.0 294.9 342.4 1.60 15 300 9624 -31.3 -31.3 100 -0.0 -31.3 267 19 341.3 341.5 295.5 344.8 0.94 16 250 10893 -40.7 -41.7 91 0.9 -40.8 286 30 345.5 345.6 296.0 347.1 0.39 17 200 12362 -55.0 -58.6 64 3.6 -55.1 284 62 345.7 345.7 295.7 346.0 0.07 18 150 14139 -63.9 -70.1 43 6.1 -64.0 261 70 359.9 359.9 298.7 360.0 0.02 19 100 16628 -65.8 -86.4 4 20.6 -65.9 256 37 400.6 400.6 305.3 400.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5767.28 m Freezing level: 567.15 mb = 4815.58 m = 15798.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 567.28 mb = 4806.77 m = 15770.04 ft Precipitable water: 2.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 100.00 % Est. max temperature: 30.77 C = 87.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1001.52 mb = 30.65 m = 100.56 ft T: 23.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.39 C/km ThetaE index: 2.01 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 953.52 mb = 459.60 m = 1507.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.33 C = 77.60 F Cap Strength: -0.09 C Lifted Index: -1.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.61 C Showalter Index: -1.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.68 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.33 C Cross Totals Index: 22.35 C K Index: 39.27 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 239.52 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.78 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 582.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 951.34 mb = 479.58 m = 1573.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 946.34 mb = 525.31 m = 1723.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 186.34 mb = 12799.34 m = 41992.07 ft B at Equ Level: 563.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.34 mb = 14725.37 m = 48310.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 204.9 at 15.4 knts Storm direction: 234.9 at 11.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 68.1 neg: -2.2 tot: 65.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 20.04 Bulk Shear: 29.06 m/s