MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010600F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010600F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 1Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 40.57,-103.35 Latitude: 40.57 Longitude: -103.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 168 1 950 610 2 900 1084 SFC 882 1258 20.7 18.5 87 2.2 19.1 349 15 304.5 307.4 296.7 350.3 15.33 4 850 1580 19.5 17.7 89 1.8 18.2 35 17 306.6 309.4 297.1 352.1 15.14 5 800 2101 16.6 16.6 100 0.1 16.6 98 17 308.9 311.7 297.5 354.4 15.00 6 750 2650 14.0 11.7 86 2.3 12.4 126 16 311.8 314.0 296.0 347.3 11.57 7 700 3229 9.2 7.4 88 1.8 8.1 85 14 312.7 314.5 294.7 341.4 9.27 8 650 3839 4.4 3.9 96 0.5 4.1 77 13 313.9 315.4 293.9 338.3 7.80 9 600 4487 -0.1 -0.1 100 0.0 -0.1 72 14 316.0 317.2 293.3 336.1 6.34 10 550 5177 -4.9 -4.9 100 0.0 -4.8 87 17 318.3 319.3 292.8 333.9 4.85 11 500 5921 -9.5 -9.5 100 0.0 -9.5 109 19 321.5 322.2 292.7 333.8 3.73 12 450 6727 -14.5 -14.6 100 0.0 -14.6 120 19 325.0 325.5 292.9 334.2 2.75 13 400 7609 -20.6 -20.6 100 0.0 -20.6 122 13 328.2 328.6 293.0 334.6 1.85 14 350 8586 -26.5 -26.5 100 -0.0 -26.5 149 8 333.0 333.3 293.7 337.5 1.25 15 300 9683 -34.0 -34.0 100 -0.0 -34.0 237 2 337.4 337.6 294.3 340.1 0.72 16 250 10933 -43.9 -47.1 71 3.1 -44.2 231 23 340.8 340.8 294.7 341.7 0.22 17 200 12393 -55.2 -59.1 62 3.8 -55.4 247 46 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.6 0.07 18 150 14232 -50.3 -68.1 11 17.7 -50.9 323 43 383.3 383.3 302.8 383.5 0.03 19 100 16785 -62.9 -86.2 3 23.3 -63.1 146 6 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5753.18 m Freezing level: 601.08 mb = 4472.51 m = 14673.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 601.15 mb = 4470.99 m = 14668.41 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.92 % Est. max temperature: 27.96 C = 82.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 854.36 mb = 1535.40 m = 5037.35 ft T: 19.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.94 C/km ThetaE index: 20.63 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 798.05 mb = 2121.65 m = 6960.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.96 C = 76.93 F Cap Strength: 0.69 C Lifted Index: -7.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.06 C Showalter Index: -7.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.12 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.98 C Cross Totals Index: 27.14 C K Index: 44.83 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 407.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.67 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2434.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 69.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 816.65 mb = 1923.81 m = 6311.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 741.65 mb = 2744.31 m = 9003.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 181.65 mb = 13008.16 m = 42677.18 ft B at Equ Level: 2382.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 111.65 mb = 16091.33 m = 52792.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 94.4 at 16.4 knts Storm direction: 124.4 at 12.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 1.9 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 48.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 136.6 neg: -15.8 tot: 120.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.07 Bulk Rich Number: 55.36 Bulk Shear: 43.98 m/s