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: 39.88,-103.38 Latitude: 39.88 Longitude: -103.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 109 1 950 556 2 900 1040 SFC 858 1462 26.8 17.1 56 9.6 19.9 153 20 313.3 316.1 298.3 358.1 14.48 4 850 1547 25.3 16.5 58 8.8 19.1 154 25 312.6 315.3 297.8 355.7 13.99 5 800 2076 20.2 15.1 72 5.2 16.7 166 32 312.7 315.3 297.6 354.6 13.58 6 750 2630 16.8 10.0 64 6.8 12.4 190 26 314.8 316.8 296.0 347.0 10.34 7 700 3216 14.5 -10.3 17 24.8 3.1 128 7 318.5 319.0 290.8 326.8 2.50 8 650 3834 8.9 -10.4 24 19.3 0.3 191 4 319.0 319.5 291.1 327.8 2.66 9 600 4489 2.7 -11.9 33 14.5 -3.4 233 7 319.2 319.7 291.0 327.7 2.57 10 550 5184 -3.4 -19.5 28 16.1 -8.8 293 10 320.0 320.3 290.3 325.1 1.48 11 500 5927 -10.0 -24.3 30 14.4 -13.9 290 21 320.9 321.1 290.2 324.6 1.07 12 450 6729 -16.3 -39.3 12 23.0 -20.1 281 21 322.8 322.8 289.9 323.8 0.28 13 400 7602 -23.1 -44.2 13 21.2 -25.7 284 28 325.0 325.0 290.5 325.7 0.19 14 350 8569 -28.1 -39.3 33 11.2 -29.6 273 51 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.3 0.36 15 300 9661 -34.6 -53.2 13 18.6 -35.9 272 61 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.0 0.09 16 250 10914 -42.8 -53.4 30 10.6 -43.4 288 55 342.4 342.4 295.0 342.8 0.11 17 200 12382 -52.9 -69.7 11 16.8 -53.2 278 63 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.1 0.02 18 150 14222 -56.5 -84.7 2 28.1 -56.8 283 58 372.7 372.7 301.0 372.7 0.00 19 100 16759 -64.5 -86.7 3 22.2 -64.7 41 10 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5818.58 m Freezing level: 578.13 mb = 4792.55 m = 15723.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.56 mb = 3877.74 m = 12722.09 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.72 % Est. max temperature: 31.15 C = 88.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 745.65 mb = 2679.49 m = 8790.88 ft T: 16.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 9.01 C/km ThetaE index: 31.27 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 677.54 mb = 3488.09 m = 11443.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.96 C = 89.52 F Cap Strength: 2.93 C Lifted Index: -8.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.93 C Showalter Index: -8.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 61.64 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 35.24 C Cross Totals Index: 26.41 C K Index: 26.92 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 632.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2443.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 69.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 94.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 731.80 mb = 2838.63 m = 9312.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 646.80 mb = 3874.64 m = 12711.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 186.80 mb = 12818.56 m = 42055.15 ft B at Equ Level: 2430.56 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.7 at 17.0 knts Storm direction: 267.7 at 12.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 4.0 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -8.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 176.4 neg: -152.3 tot: 24.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.03 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: -0.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.56 Bulk Rich Number: 22.12 Bulk Shear: 110.47 m/s 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: 39.72,-103.86 Latitude: 39.72 Longitude: -103.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 132 1 950 596 2 900 1065 SFC 854 1517 16.9 11.1 69 5.7 13.2 213 25 303.4 305.2 292.4 332.6 9.78 4 850 1555 16.2 10.7 70 5.5 12.7 212 30 303.1 304.8 292.1 331.5 9.55 5 800 2076 19.9 4.3 36 15.6 10.7 188 33 312.4 313.6 292.4 332.6 6.51 6 750 2629 17.3 0.6 32 16.7 8.0 178 23 315.4 316.4 292.3 332.3 5.32 7 700 3213 13.5 -1.1 36 14.6 5.6 182 6 317.5 318.4 292.7 333.6 5.04 8 650 3831 8.7 -2.8 44 11.5 2.7 311 6 318.8 319.7 292.9 334.3 4.81 9 600 4487 2.8 -0.7 78 3.5 1.0 283 13 319.4 320.6 294.0 338.9 6.08 10 550 5183 -3.9 -6.7 81 2.8 -5.2 283 21 319.5 320.3 292.6 333.2 4.22 11 500 5926 -9.6 -13.1 75 3.5 -10.9 282 23 321.3 321.9 291.9 330.6 2.78 12 450 6732 -15.6 -22.9 54 7.3 -17.6 281 31 323.6 323.9 291.2 328.3 1.35 13 400 7612 -20.6 -23.6 77 3.0 -21.4 260 43 328.2 328.5 292.6 333.3 1.43 14 350 8586 -27.1 -41.0 25 13.9 -28.9 255 51 332.3 332.3 292.6 333.4 0.30 15 300 9679 -35.5 -43.4 44 7.9 -36.2 250 51 335.4 335.4 293.4 336.4 0.27 16 250 10926 -43.4 -54.9 27 11.5 -44.0 266 45 341.5 341.6 294.8 341.9 0.09 17 200 12392 -53.2 -74.9 5 21.7 -53.5 275 52 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.6 0.01 18 150 14220 -59.0 -81.3 4 22.3 -59.2 282 66 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.4 0.00 19 100 16758 -62.3 -86.7 2 24.4 -62.5 85 6 407.4 407.4 306.2 407.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5794.83 m Freezing level: 578.90 mb = 4780.63 m = 15684.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 592.22 mb = 4591.25 m = 15062.99 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.58 % Est. max temperature: 30.13 C = 86.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 783.73 mb = 2251.84 m = 7387.82 ft T: 19.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.53 C/km ThetaE index: 1.06 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 586.72 mb = 4665.91 m = 15307.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.17 C = 89.91 F Cap Strength: 7.14 C Lifted Index: 0.52 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.35 C Showalter Index: 0.93 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.07 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.77 C Cross Totals Index: 20.30 C K Index: 21.84 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 353.51 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.04 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 54.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 550.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 662.54 mb = 3672.12 m = 12047.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 457.54 mb = 6604.85 m = 21669.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 437.54 mb = 6941.68 m = 22774.25 ft B at Equ Level: 53.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 367.54 mb = 8229.63 m = 26999.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.0 at 21.9 knts Storm direction: 285.0 at 16.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 1.5 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -58.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 14.9 neg: -252.3 tot: -237.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -79.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: -5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.67 Bulk Shear: 82.30 m/s