MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010600F022.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010600F022.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 22 hour NAM valid 4Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 33.05,-96.23 Latitude: 33.05 Longitude: -96.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 159 25.6 23.1 86 2.5 23.8 223 2 298.7 302.0 296.9 351.3 18.04 1 1000 167 25.4 23.1 87 2.3 23.8 227 2 298.5 301.8 296.9 351.2 18.06 2 950 617 23.3 23.3 100 -0.0 23.3 328 2 300.9 304.4 298.2 357.8 19.34 3 900 1090 21.5 21.6 100 -0.0 21.6 126 4 303.7 307.1 298.3 358.1 18.30 4 850 1586 19.0 19.0 100 -0.0 19.1 236 5 306.1 309.1 297.8 355.7 16.53 5 800 2106 16.7 8.9 60 7.8 11.9 304 12 309.0 310.7 293.4 336.4 9.00 6 750 2652 12.4 6.9 69 5.5 9.0 292 13 310.0 311.6 293.2 335.6 8.33 7 700 3228 10.0 1.7 56 8.3 5.4 301 10 313.6 314.8 292.6 333.1 6.20 8 650 3841 6.6 1.3 69 5.3 3.7 299 7 316.4 317.7 293.6 337.0 6.48 9 600 4494 3.2 -3.9 59 7.1 -0.4 298 3 319.9 320.8 293.2 335.3 4.78 10 550 5195 -1.0 -6.8 64 5.9 -3.7 328 5 323.0 323.8 293.5 336.7 4.17 11 500 5950 -4.8 -12.1 56 7.3 -7.8 323 10 327.2 327.8 293.7 337.5 3.02 12 450 6771 -9.8 -18.7 48 9.0 -12.9 322 14 331.0 331.4 293.8 337.8 1.94 13 400 7670 -15.2 -31.6 23 16.5 -19.0 317 16 335.3 335.4 293.8 337.8 0.68 14 350 8665 -21.8 -51.1 5 29.4 -25.2 313 18 339.4 339.5 294.3 339.8 0.10 15 300 9780 -31.0 -39.5 43 8.5 -32.1 312 19 341.7 341.8 295.1 343.3 0.41 16 250 11052 -38.7 -41.9 72 3.1 -39.1 250 11 348.5 348.5 296.6 350.0 0.39 17 200 12540 -51.6 -55.3 65 3.7 -51.8 210 5 351.0 351.0 297.0 351.4 0.11 18 150 14336 -66.2 -71.3 48 5.2 -66.2 277 8 356.1 356.1 298.0 356.2 0.02 19 100 16765 -70.6 -81.8 18 11.2 -70.6 59 13 391.4 391.4 304.0 391.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5783.10 m Freezing level: 561.41 mb = 5035.06 m = 16519.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 604.83 mb = 4429.04 m = 14530.78 ft Precipitable water: 2.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.40 % Est. max temperature: 32.95 C = 91.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.83 mb = 481.36 m = 1579.24 ft T: 23.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.44 C/km ThetaE index: 25.09 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 924.22 mb = 858.04 m = 2815.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.24 C = 84.63 F Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lifted Index: -3.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.23 C Showalter Index: -3.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.58 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.78 C Cross Totals Index: 23.80 C K Index: 34.51 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 248.16 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1670.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.50 mb = 686.73 m = 2253.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.50 mb = 1509.90 m = 4953.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 147.50 mb = 14437.18 m = 47365.49 ft B at Equ Level: 1648.94 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 301.9 at 7.0 knts Storm direction: 331.9 at 5.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 0.4 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 52.7 neg: -7.9 tot: 44.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.54 Bulk Rich Number: 453.65 Bulk Shear: 3.68 m/s