MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010600F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010600F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 22Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 38.04,-101.68 Latitude: 38.04 Longitude: -101.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 155 1 950 608 SFC 906 1027 28.0 17.2 52 10.8 20.4 145 16 309.7 312.3 297.0 351.5 13.74 3 900 1087 25.5 16.7 58 8.8 19.4 145 18 307.8 310.3 296.3 348.4 13.43 4 850 1585 20.2 15.6 75 4.5 17.1 146 21 307.3 309.7 296.0 347.2 13.26 5 800 2105 16.3 12.7 79 3.6 13.9 159 20 308.5 310.7 295.2 343.6 11.58 6 750 2653 13.5 8.2 70 5.3 10.2 174 13 311.3 313.0 294.2 339.5 9.16 7 700 3231 11.1 -6.6 28 17.7 2.7 227 11 314.8 315.4 290.5 325.5 3.33 8 650 3845 7.1 -2.1 52 9.2 2.3 287 10 317.0 318.0 292.6 333.1 5.05 9 600 4498 2.6 -7.5 47 10.2 -2.1 304 11 319.2 319.9 292.0 331.0 3.62 10 550 5195 -2.8 -10.9 53 8.2 -6.2 305 14 320.8 321.4 291.9 330.8 3.02 11 500 5942 -8.0 -18.9 41 10.9 -11.6 285 18 323.2 323.6 291.5 329.1 1.72 12 450 6752 -13.1 -31.8 19 18.6 -17.3 273 23 326.7 326.8 291.4 328.9 0.59 13 400 7637 -19.5 -42.9 11 23.4 -22.9 265 28 329.6 329.6 291.8 330.4 0.22 14 350 8614 -27.4 -40.4 28 12.9 -29.2 250 33 331.7 331.8 292.5 333.0 0.32 15 300 9706 -34.3 -55.5 10 21.3 -35.7 275 48 337.1 337.1 293.7 337.4 0.07 16 250 10958 -42.8 -63.1 9 20.3 -43.6 259 50 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.5 0.03 17 200 12434 -50.0 -73.5 5 23.4 -50.5 264 53 353.5 353.5 297.4 353.6 0.01 18 150 14274 -58.8 -79.2 6 20.4 -59.0 272 37 368.7 368.7 300.4 368.7 0.01 19 100 16750 -65.4 -85.9 4 20.5 -65.6 260 6 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5787.27 m Freezing level: 575.48 mb = 4839.48 m = 15877.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.78 mb = 4180.83 m = 13716.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.32 % Est. max temperature: 29.14 C = 84.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 774.37 mb = 2381.77 m = 7814.10 ft T: 14.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.07 C/km ThetaE index: 26.01 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 744.14 mb = 2718.92 m = 8920.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.86 C = 85.74 F Cap Strength: 1.41 C Lifted Index: -3.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.38 C Showalter Index: -4.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.88 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.20 C Cross Totals Index: 23.68 C K Index: 26.10 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 409.93 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1060.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 69.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 786.36 mb = 2251.27 m = 7385.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 631.36 mb = 4082.24 m = 13393.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.36 mb = 11470.66 m = 37632.94 ft B at Equ Level: 1057.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 141.36 mb = 14636.07 m = 48018.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.9 at 15.5 knts Storm direction: 278.9 at 11.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -76.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 72.5 neg: -4.2 tot: 68.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.18 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.45 Bulk Rich Number: 11.01 Bulk Shear: 96.32 m/s