MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010000F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010000F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 9Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 25.47,-107.35 Latitude: 25.47 Longitude: -107.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 123 1 950 575 SFC 902 1028 21.3 19.8 91 1.6 20.2 351 4 303.3 306.3 297.0 351.6 16.28 3 900 1049 21.7 19.8 89 1.9 20.4 355 6 303.8 306.9 297.2 352.5 16.35 4 850 1548 22.1 17.0 73 5.1 18.5 356 8 309.3 312.0 297.3 353.2 14.45 5 800 2074 19.8 11.4 59 8.3 14.3 26 4 312.2 314.2 295.5 345.1 10.66 6 750 2627 17.0 4.7 44 12.3 9.6 88 8 315.0 316.4 293.7 337.5 7.16 7 700 3212 13.6 -3.5 30 17.1 4.7 86 13 317.5 318.3 292.0 331.1 4.21 8 650 3829 8.1 -5.1 39 13.1 1.5 76 15 318.1 318.9 292.0 331.1 4.03 9 600 4482 2.7 -12.7 31 15.5 -3.6 73 17 319.3 319.8 290.9 327.3 2.39 10 550 5180 -1.6 -24.0 16 22.5 -8.5 81 21 322.2 322.4 290.5 325.7 1.00 11 500 5931 -6.0 -29.8 13 23.7 -12.2 88 27 325.7 325.8 291.2 328.0 0.65 12 450 6747 -10.9 -30.0 19 19.1 -15.6 92 31 329.5 329.6 292.3 332.0 0.70 13 400 7642 -16.3 -35.3 18 19.0 -20.1 89 29 333.9 334.0 293.2 335.7 0.47 14 350 8633 -22.9 -39.1 21 16.2 -25.5 72 22 337.9 338.0 294.1 339.4 0.37 15 300 9744 -31.3 -40.0 42 8.7 -32.5 69 21 341.2 341.3 295.0 342.7 0.39 16 250 11008 -41.4 -47.4 52 6.0 -41.8 65 20 344.6 344.6 295.6 345.5 0.21 17 200 12480 -53.8 -59.8 48 5.9 -54.0 73 18 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.8 0.06 18 150 14275 -65.8 -74.9 27 9.1 -65.8 78 19 356.8 356.8 298.1 356.9 0.01 19 100 16696 -71.8 -87.4 8 15.6 -71.9 91 17 388.9 388.9 303.6 388.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5807.99 m Freezing level: 568.18 mb = 4926.04 m = 16161.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.04 mb = 4019.12 m = 13185.93 ft Precipitable water: 1.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.84 % Est. max temperature: 32.60 C = 90.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 881.85 mb = 1226.81 m = 4024.91 ft T: 21.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.22 C/km ThetaE index: 22.10 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 699.32 mb = 3219.94 m = 10563.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.17 C = 95.30 F Cap Strength: 3.86 C Lifted Index: -3.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.66 C Showalter Index: -4.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.15 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.15 C Cross Totals Index: 23.00 C K Index: 27.99 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 288.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -4.81 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1104.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 194.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 791.64 mb = 2163.90 m = 7099.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 646.64 mb = 3871.24 m = 12700.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 176.64 mb = 13254.93 m = 43486.78 ft B at Equ Level: 1096.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 106.64 mb = 16311.89 m = 53516.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 80.0 at 16.8 knts Storm direction: 110.0 at 12.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 0.8 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 27.4 neg: -3.9 tot: 23.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.40 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 27.11 Bulk Shear: 40.74 m/s