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: 40.48,-104.81 Latitude: 40.48 Longitude: -104.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 1 950 518 2 900 1010 SFC 856 1462 32.8 10.8 26 22.0 18.0 156 13 319.8 321.7 296.7 350.2 9.55 4 850 1524 30.8 10.3 28 20.5 17.2 156 14 318.4 320.2 296.1 347.7 9.27 5 800 2061 25.2 8.8 35 16.5 14.6 159 16 318.0 319.8 295.8 346.2 8.90 6 750 2622 19.8 7.4 45 12.4 11.9 164 16 318.0 319.7 295.6 345.4 8.65 7 700 3211 15.1 -3.5 28 18.6 5.4 223 13 319.2 320.0 292.5 332.9 4.23 8 650 3831 9.5 -8.1 28 17.5 1.2 250 16 319.7 320.3 291.7 330.2 3.21 9 600 4487 3.3 -11.2 34 14.5 -2.9 260 18 320.0 320.5 291.4 329.0 2.72 10 550 5183 -3.0 -13.5 44 10.5 -7.1 270 19 320.5 321.0 291.3 328.7 2.45 11 500 5928 -9.7 -18.9 47 9.3 -12.6 277 22 321.3 321.6 290.9 327.1 1.72 12 450 6731 -16.1 -34.3 19 18.2 -19.6 289 33 323.0 323.1 290.2 324.7 0.47 13 400 7607 -21.6 -40.5 17 18.9 -24.4 295 39 326.9 326.9 291.1 327.9 0.28 14 350 8575 -29.2 -45.4 19 16.3 -30.9 299 40 329.4 329.5 291.7 330.1 0.19 15 300 9661 -35.7 -45.5 36 9.8 -36.6 284 44 335.0 335.1 293.3 335.9 0.22 16 250 10906 -43.9 -56.2 24 12.3 -44.5 295 47 340.8 340.8 294.6 341.1 0.08 17 200 12381 -49.7 -70.0 7 20.3 -50.1 301 50 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.2 0.02 18 150 14226 -58.2 -81.1 4 22.9 -58.4 284 51 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16738 -61.1 -88.3 2 27.1 -61.4 14 2 409.6 409.6 306.5 409.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5864.04 m Freezing level: 573.69 mb = 4853.18 m = 15922.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.47 mb = 4016.01 m = 13175.72 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.15 % Est. max temperature: 32.02 C = 89.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 622.36 mb = 4186.77 m = 13735.96 ft T: 6.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 9.10 C/km ThetaE index: 25.47 C Layer 850.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 613.18 mb = 4308.47 m = 14135.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.83 C = 91.09 F Cap Strength: 1.44 C Lifted Index: -5.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.92 C Showalter Index: -5.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 60.31 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 40.40 C Cross Totals Index: 19.91 C K Index: 32.11 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 399.41 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.95 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1390.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 55.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 627.64 mb = 4117.55 m = 13508.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 602.64 mb = 4450.49 m = 14601.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 222.64 mb = 11671.81 m = 38292.87 ft B at Equ Level: 1373.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 132.64 mb = 14988.07 m = 49172.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.6 at 20.7 knts Storm direction: 291.6 at 15.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 105.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 105.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.76 Bulk Rich Number: 13.30 Bulk Shear: 104.60 m/s