MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F056.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F056.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 56 hour NAM valid 20Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 38.43,-78.53 Latitude: 38.43 Longitude: -78.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 1 950 485 SFC 933 639 19.5 19.3 99 0.1 19.4 116 12 298.5 301.2 295.0 342.9 15.29 3 900 951 18.2 17.5 95 0.8 17.7 121 25 300.3 302.8 294.7 341.5 14.08 4 850 1440 16.6 13.4 81 3.2 14.5 166 29 303.5 305.6 293.7 337.5 11.43 5 800 1955 12.9 10.7 87 2.2 11.6 210 33 304.9 306.8 293.2 335.4 10.19 6 750 2494 9.9 4.4 69 5.4 6.8 232 37 307.3 308.6 291.3 328.7 7.02 7 700 3065 6.5 3.2 79 3.3 4.6 231 39 309.6 310.9 291.9 330.8 6.88 8 650 3669 2.7 -5.8 54 8.4 -1.3 229 40 312.0 312.7 290.0 324.1 3.82 9 600 4311 -0.8 -17.1 28 16.3 -6.6 235 39 315.1 315.5 288.9 320.7 1.67 10 550 5000 -4.6 -33.0 9 28.4 -11.2 240 39 318.7 318.8 288.8 320.2 0.43 11 500 5745 -7.9 -36.5 8 28.6 -13.9 245 40 323.4 323.4 290.2 324.6 0.34 12 450 6556 -13.2 -45.0 5 31.8 -18.1 250 40 326.7 326.7 290.9 327.3 0.15 13 400 7438 -20.8 -49.2 6 28.4 -24.1 242 34 327.9 327.9 291.2 328.3 0.11 14 350 8408 -28.8 -54.0 7 25.2 -30.8 226 29 330.0 330.0 291.8 330.3 0.07 15 300 9493 -36.1 -44.4 42 8.4 -36.8 227 42 334.5 334.6 293.2 335.5 0.25 16 250 10735 -45.7 -49.3 67 3.6 -45.9 219 54 338.1 338.1 294.0 338.7 0.17 17 200 12186 -55.4 -60.9 50 5.5 -55.5 223 55 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.3 0.05 18 150 14001 -58.8 -78.5 6 19.6 -59.0 226 46 368.7 368.7 300.4 368.7 0.01 19 100 16517 -61.8 -83.1 4 21.3 -62.1 240 38 408.2 408.2 306.3 408.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.94 m Freezing level: 612.01 mb = 4156.91 m = 13637.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.83 mb = 3533.96 m = 11594.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.11 % Est. max temperature: 26.57 C = 79.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.69 mb = 652.91 m = 2142.08 ft T: 19.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.37 C/km ThetaE index: 14.26 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 828.91 mb = 1653.67 m = 5425.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.01 C = 77.02 F Cap Strength: 1.40 C Lifted Index: -1.16 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.24 C Showalter Index: -0.11 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.86 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.53 C Cross Totals Index: 21.33 C K Index: 34.63 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 407.11 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.50 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 666.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.62 mb = 1324.12 m = 4344.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 786.62 mb = 2095.89 m = 6876.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.62 mb = 11092.65 m = 36392.77 ft B at Equ Level: 661.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.62 mb = 13728.28 m = 45039.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.5 at 36.4 knts Storm direction: 258.5 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.5 neg: 0.5 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 551.9 neg: -0.4 tot: 551.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 183.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.2 stream: 9.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.29 Bulk Rich Number: 2.32 Bulk Shear: 287.65 m/s