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: 39.91,-103.56 Latitude: 39.91 Longitude: -103.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 107 1 950 546 2 900 1034 SFC 864 1403 29.1 15.9 45 13.2 19.8 161 18 315.2 317.7 298.0 356.6 13.29 4 850 1543 27.1 15.1 48 11.9 18.7 163 24 314.5 316.9 297.5 354.2 12.81 5 800 2075 21.9 13.7 60 8.1 16.3 172 30 314.4 316.8 297.3 353.1 12.45 6 750 2631 17.0 10.8 67 6.2 12.9 186 30 315.0 317.1 296.4 348.9 10.88 7 700 3216 13.7 -5.4 26 19.1 4.2 172 12 317.7 318.4 291.6 329.6 3.66 8 650 3834 8.7 -11.8 22 20.6 -0.2 175 6 318.9 319.3 290.8 326.8 2.38 9 600 4488 2.8 -16.4 23 19.1 -4.5 259 4 319.3 319.7 290.3 325.3 1.77 10 550 5183 -3.4 -16.7 35 13.2 -8.2 302 12 320.0 320.4 290.7 326.4 1.89 11 500 5926 -10.2 -17.7 54 7.5 -12.6 289 23 320.7 321.0 290.9 327.1 1.91 12 450 6728 -16.5 -34.2 20 17.7 -19.8 283 25 322.6 322.6 290.0 324.3 0.47 13 400 7601 -21.8 -31.5 41 9.7 -23.7 277 36 326.6 326.7 291.5 329.1 0.69 14 350 8573 -27.1 -39.2 31 12.1 -28.7 266 53 332.3 332.4 292.7 333.7 0.37 15 300 9667 -34.6 -52.8 14 18.2 -35.9 266 58 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.1 0.10 16 250 10919 -43.1 -56.1 23 13.0 -43.7 289 51 342.1 342.1 294.9 342.4 0.08 17 200 12386 -52.9 -70.3 10 17.4 -53.2 277 56 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.0 0.01 18 150 14217 -58.4 -81.8 3 23.4 -58.6 283 63 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.00 19 100 16751 -64.0 -88.1 2 24.1 -64.2 49 11 404.0 404.0 305.7 404.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5819.67 m Freezing level: 577.80 mb = 4796.27 m = 15735.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.80 mb = 3810.60 m = 12501.81 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.65 % Est. max temperature: 30.77 C = 87.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 712.86 mb = 3061.58 m = 10044.45 ft T: 14.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.82 C/km ThetaE index: 31.26 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 672.46 mb = 3550.49 m = 11648.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.11 C = 89.80 F Cap Strength: 2.43 C Lifted Index: -8.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.32 C Showalter Index: -8.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 62.48 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 37.21 C Cross Totals Index: 25.27 C K Index: 33.22 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 648.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.25 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2290.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 67.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 60.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 707.86 mb = 3121.29 m = 10240.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 642.86 mb = 3923.87 m = 12873.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 182.86 mb = 12956.45 m = 42507.51 ft B at Equ Level: 2265.33 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.9 at 18.8 knts Storm direction: 268.9 at 14.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 3.5 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -31.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 139.4 neg: -125.3 tot: 14.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.10 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: -0.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.99 Bulk Rich Number: 24.71 Bulk Shear: 92.69 m/s