MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010600F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010600F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 39.61,-103.75 Latitude: 39.61 Longitude: -103.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 134 1 950 596 2 900 1068 SFC 856 1505 18.1 15.6 85 2.5 16.4 239 26 304.6 307.0 295.3 343.9 13.18 4 850 1561 17.6 15.4 87 2.3 16.1 239 31 304.6 307.0 295.1 343.5 13.03 5 800 2087 21.5 11.1 52 10.4 14.6 203 27 314.0 316.0 295.8 346.5 10.45 6 750 2642 16.5 7.6 56 8.9 10.9 191 26 314.5 316.2 294.8 341.9 8.77 7 700 3224 11.0 4.2 63 6.8 7.0 188 20 314.7 316.1 293.8 337.9 7.39 8 650 3837 5.2 0.0 69 5.2 2.4 170 6 314.9 316.0 292.7 333.6 5.92 9 600 4485 1.4 -3.9 68 5.3 -1.2 356 8 317.7 318.7 292.6 333.1 4.79 10 550 5180 -3.3 -5.3 86 2.0 -4.3 319 17 320.2 321.1 293.2 335.5 4.71 11 500 5926 -9.1 -11.2 84 2.2 -9.9 299 19 322.0 322.6 292.4 332.8 3.25 12 450 6730 -16.0 -18.7 80 2.7 -16.8 296 25 323.1 323.5 291.6 329.8 1.95 13 400 7607 -21.4 -22.5 91 1.1 -21.7 288 36 327.2 327.5 292.4 332.7 1.58 14 350 8580 -27.2 -29.4 81 2.2 -27.6 260 26 332.1 332.3 293.2 335.6 0.96 15 300 9675 -33.9 -35.8 83 1.8 -34.2 260 44 337.5 337.7 294.3 339.8 0.60 16 250 10929 -43.0 -46.3 70 3.3 -43.2 254 60 342.2 342.2 295.1 343.1 0.24 17 200 12396 -53.4 -57.3 62 3.9 -53.5 266 66 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.6 0.08 18 150 14231 -57.1 -81.3 3 24.1 -57.4 286 65 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.7 0.00 19 100 16771 -61.6 -88.6 2 27.0 -61.9 56 7 408.7 408.7 306.3 408.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5792.08 m Freezing level: 585.14 mb = 4691.55 m = 15392.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 616.66 mb = 4262.99 m = 13986.03 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.79 % Est. max temperature: 27.79 C = 82.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 824.69 mb = 1823.70 m = 5983.21 ft T: 19.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.43 C/km ThetaE index: 13.35 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 685.64 mb = 3395.53 m = 11140.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.87 C = 82.17 F Cap Strength: 2.99 C Lifted Index: -4.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.92 C Showalter Index: -3.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.11 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.69 C Cross Totals Index: 24.42 C K Index: 35.21 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 440.44 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1040.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 118.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 718.61 mb = 3003.08 m = 9852.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 663.61 mb = 3665.41 m = 12025.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.61 mb = 11374.88 m = 37318.70 ft B at Equ Level: 1037.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 143.61 mb = 14503.68 m = 47583.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 262.6 at 20.1 knts Storm direction: 292.6 at 15.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 5.2 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -123.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 7.5 neg: -354.4 tot: -346.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -115.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: -9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 26.11 Bulk Shear: 39.85 m/s