MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010000F022.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010000F022.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 22 hour NAM valid 22Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 44.03,-107.57 Latitude: 44.03 Longitude: -107.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 1 950 518 2 900 1008 SFC 858 1437 32.7 4.6 17 28.1 15.4 261 1 319.6 320.8 294.2 339.5 6.21 4 850 1520 30.3 3.4 18 27.0 14.1 256 1 317.9 319.0 293.4 336.3 5.74 5 800 2056 24.8 2.2 23 22.5 11.6 255 3 317.5 318.6 293.2 335.5 5.62 6 750 2615 19.3 0.8 29 18.4 8.8 256 5 317.5 318.5 293.0 334.8 5.43 7 700 3201 13.6 -0.5 38 14.1 5.8 258 8 317.5 318.5 292.9 334.4 5.27 8 650 3818 7.7 -4.6 41 12.4 1.5 252 13 317.7 318.5 292.0 331.2 4.17 9 600 4470 1.7 -11.2 38 12.9 -3.7 247 15 318.1 318.6 290.9 327.0 2.71 10 550 5162 -4.8 -14.1 48 9.2 -8.3 239 16 318.3 318.8 290.6 326.1 2.34 11 500 5902 -11.9 -14.6 80 2.7 -12.8 245 17 318.6 319.1 290.8 326.8 2.47 12 450 6698 -17.9 -27.3 44 9.4 -20.0 248 12 320.8 321.0 290.0 324.0 0.91 13 400 7568 -24.0 -38.9 24 14.8 -26.1 240 13 323.7 323.8 290.3 325.0 0.33 14 350 8530 -29.8 -55.6 6 25.8 -31.7 260 15 328.5 328.5 291.3 328.8 0.06 15 300 9608 -38.8 -50.9 27 12.1 -39.6 280 14 330.6 330.6 292.0 331.1 0.12 16 250 10833 -47.4 -54.3 45 7.0 -47.7 281 18 335.7 335.7 293.3 336.0 0.10 17 200 12295 -49.2 -74.4 4 25.2 -49.8 250 24 354.8 354.8 297.7 354.8 0.01 18 150 14169 -52.8 -81.8 2 29.0 -53.3 283 18 379.0 379.0 302.1 379.0 0.00 19 100 16737 -60.3 -87.6 2 27.3 -60.6 302 14 411.1 411.1 306.6 411.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5835.66 m Freezing level: 586.89 mb = 4651.60 m = 15260.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.37 mb = 4003.56 m = 13134.88 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.57 % Est. max temperature: 30.74 C = 87.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 569.39 mb = 4886.68 m = 16032.21 ft T: -2.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 9.41 C/km ThetaE index: 13.37 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 567.77 mb = 4909.31 m = 16106.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.48 C = 88.66 F Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lifted Index: -3.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.20 C Showalter Index: -3.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 57.44 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 42.20 C Cross Totals Index: 15.24 C K Index: 31.52 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 228.65 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.87 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 583.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 571.95 mb = 4850.99 m = 15915.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 556.95 mb = 5062.47 m = 16608.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 256.95 mb = 10648.94 m = 34937.06 ft B at Equ Level: 582.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 186.95 mb = 12734.54 m = 41779.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.0 at 11.3 knts Storm direction: 277.0 at 8.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.7 neg: 1.6 tot: 2.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 117.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 8.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.4 stream: 1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 49.55 Bulk Shear: 11.78 m/s