MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010600F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010600F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 3Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 38.63,-103.62 Latitude: 38.63 Longitude: -103.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 162 1 950 603 2 900 1079 SFC 854 1529 20.4 16.2 77 4.2 17.5 50 12 307.1 309.6 296.3 348.4 13.71 4 850 1575 19.5 16.0 80 3.5 17.1 57 12 306.6 309.1 296.1 347.5 13.60 5 800 2095 17.7 10.2 61 7.5 12.9 168 11 310.0 311.9 294.3 340.0 9.79 6 750 2644 14.7 5.8 55 9.0 9.3 189 20 312.6 314.1 293.4 336.6 7.72 7 700 3225 11.3 10.8 97 0.5 11.0 203 26 315.0 317.2 296.9 351.4 11.71 8 650 3841 7.3 3.4 76 3.9 5.0 222 26 317.2 318.6 294.6 341.0 7.53 9 600 4494 1.5 1.5 100 0.0 1.5 242 30 317.9 319.2 294.4 340.5 7.13 10 550 5188 -4.2 -6.1 87 1.9 -5.1 278 31 319.1 319.9 292.6 333.3 4.41 11 500 5933 -8.9 -15.0 61 6.1 -11.2 300 47 322.2 322.6 291.7 330.2 2.38 12 450 6742 -13.1 -37.9 11 24.8 -17.8 303 50 326.8 326.8 291.2 328.0 0.32 13 400 7627 -19.9 -36.1 22 16.3 -22.8 307 48 329.1 329.2 291.9 330.8 0.44 14 350 8604 -25.8 -37.9 31 12.1 -27.6 315 45 334.0 334.1 293.2 335.6 0.42 15 300 9707 -32.5 -37.7 60 5.2 -33.2 327 40 339.6 339.7 294.7 341.5 0.50 16 250 10966 -41.8 -45.5 67 3.7 -42.1 328 38 343.9 344.0 295.5 345.0 0.26 17 200 12440 -52.9 -56.6 64 3.8 -53.0 322 34 349.1 349.1 296.5 349.4 0.09 18 150 14254 -60.5 -78.3 8 17.8 -60.7 288 58 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.9 0.01 19 100 16773 -63.9 -88.0 2 24.1 -64.1 119 11 404.2 404.2 305.7 404.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5771.71 m Freezing level: 586.85 mb = 4676.50 m = 15342.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 588.79 mb = 4644.40 m = 15237.35 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.03 % Est. max temperature: 27.74 C = 81.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 803.23 mb = 2060.19 m = 6759.07 ft T: 17.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.45 C/km ThetaE index: 11.80 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 662.70 mb = 3680.48 m = 12074.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.52 C = 85.14 F Cap Strength: 3.61 C Lifted Index: -2.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.15 C Showalter Index: -5.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.38 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.44 C Cross Totals Index: 24.94 C K Index: 44.00 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 350.14 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 382.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 171.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 729.47 mb = 2877.70 m = 9441.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 604.47 mb = 4433.30 m = 14544.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 314.47 mb = 9369.74 m = 30740.23 ft B at Equ Level: 381.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 194.47 mb = 12617.10 m = 41394.19 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 273.0 at 32.3 knts Storm direction: 303.0 at 24.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 502.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 502.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 167.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 9.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.93 Bulk Rich Number: 1.52 Bulk Shear: 251.76 m/s