MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F058.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F058.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 58 hour NAM valid 22Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 38.34,-78.16 Latitude: 38.34 Longitude: -78.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 32 SFC 989 131 25.0 22.1 84 2.9 22.9 128 9 299.1 302.3 296.5 349.3 17.17 2 950 480 21.5 20.9 96 0.6 21.1 129 17 299.0 302.0 296.0 347.4 16.60 3 900 948 18.9 18.9 100 -0.0 18.9 145 22 300.9 303.8 295.8 346.2 15.42 4 850 1438 17.2 17.3 100 -0.0 17.2 159 25 304.2 306.9 296.2 348.1 14.74 5 800 1955 14.2 14.2 100 -0.0 14.2 181 31 306.3 308.7 295.4 344.8 12.83 6 750 2500 11.3 11.2 100 0.0 11.3 208 31 308.8 310.9 295.0 342.9 11.24 7 700 3071 5.9 2.0 76 3.9 3.8 230 38 309.0 310.2 291.3 328.4 6.31 8 650 3675 3.0 -0.5 78 3.4 1.2 233 37 312.3 313.4 291.7 330.2 5.70 9 600 4319 0.0 -4.9 69 4.9 -2.4 237 33 316.1 317.0 291.8 330.3 4.42 10 550 5011 -4.0 -21.8 24 17.8 -9.6 245 34 319.3 319.6 289.8 323.5 1.21 11 500 5756 -7.6 -37.7 7 30.1 -13.7 247 35 323.8 323.9 290.3 324.9 0.30 12 450 6567 -13.8 -39.3 10 25.5 -18.3 244 34 326.0 326.0 290.9 327.0 0.28 13 400 7448 -20.7 -51.9 4 31.2 -24.1 223 32 328.1 328.1 291.3 328.4 0.08 14 350 8419 -28.6 -50.6 10 21.9 -30.6 226 36 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.5 0.11 15 300 9505 -36.2 -57.6 9 21.3 -37.5 224 50 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.5 0.05 16 250 10746 -45.5 -56.4 28 10.9 -46.0 219 63 338.3 338.4 294.0 338.7 0.07 17 200 12198 -55.1 -73.0 9 17.9 -55.4 230 70 345.5 345.5 295.6 345.5 0.01 18 150 14008 -60.5 -78.1 8 17.6 -60.6 223 55 365.9 365.9 299.8 366.0 0.01 19 100 16521 -63.2 -83.5 5 20.3 -63.3 225 41 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5724.37 m Freezing level: 599.82 mb = 4321.77 m = 14178.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.19 mb = 3885.57 m = 12747.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.79 % Est. max temperature: 30.53 C = 86.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.87 mb = 499.01 m = 1637.15 ft T: 21.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.01 C/km ThetaE index: 19.65 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 924.61 mb = 714.16 m = 2343.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.84 C = 78.52 F Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lifted Index: -3.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.97 C Showalter Index: -3.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.61 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.80 C Cross Totals Index: 24.81 C K Index: 38.13 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 454.17 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.54 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1856.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.40 mb = 688.11 m = 2257.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 912.40 mb = 829.30 m = 2720.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 862.40 mb = 1314.18 m = 4311.57 ft B at Equ Level: 13.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 112.40 mb = 15796.69 m = 51825.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.1 at 30.7 knts Storm direction: 249.1 at 23.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 120.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 408.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 408.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 136.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 9.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.38 Bulk Rich Number: 12.37 Bulk Shear: 150.09 m/s