MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010600F042.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010600F042.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 39.04,-102.74 Latitude: 39.04 Longitude: -102.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 1 950 534 2 900 1021 SFC 860 1429 27.0 19.3 63 7.7 21.4 140 10 313.4 316.6 299.7 364.9 16.64 4 850 1529 26.0 18.6 64 7.3 20.6 142 12 313.3 316.4 299.3 363.1 16.11 5 800 2060 20.8 17.6 82 3.2 18.5 148 13 313.3 316.3 299.2 362.7 16.00 6 750 2616 16.7 11.7 73 4.9 13.4 154 8 314.7 316.9 296.8 350.8 11.64 7 700 3201 13.8 -4.2 28 18.0 4.6 91 3 317.8 318.6 291.9 330.8 4.01 8 650 3818 8.2 -3.6 43 11.8 2.1 110 1 318.2 319.1 292.4 332.8 4.50 9 600 4472 2.0 -3.4 67 5.4 -0.8 244 2 318.4 319.3 292.9 334.3 4.95 10 550 5166 -3.8 -10.4 60 6.6 -6.6 248 6 319.6 320.2 291.7 329.9 3.14 11 500 5911 -9.3 -10.9 88 1.6 -9.9 285 19 321.7 322.4 292.4 332.7 3.33 12 450 6718 -14.2 -20.2 60 6.1 -16.0 288 36 325.4 325.8 292.1 331.3 1.70 13 400 7602 -19.4 -45.3 8 25.9 -22.9 279 54 329.8 329.9 291.9 330.5 0.17 14 350 8579 -27.1 -46.1 15 19.0 -29.2 282 59 332.2 332.3 292.5 332.9 0.18 15 300 9671 -35.3 -58.5 8 23.2 -36.6 277 59 335.6 335.6 293.3 335.8 0.05 16 250 10915 -44.0 -65.7 7 21.8 -44.7 276 68 340.7 340.7 294.5 340.8 0.02 17 200 12383 -52.5 -66.3 17 13.8 -52.8 267 64 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.03 18 150 14231 -56.5 -82.6 2 26.1 -56.8 288 53 372.7 372.7 301.0 372.7 0.00 19 100 16741 -65.6 -86.3 4 20.7 -65.8 267 15 401.0 401.0 305.3 401.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5825.79 m Freezing level: 583.07 mb = 4706.92 m = 15442.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 613.66 mb = 4287.96 m = 14067.95 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.41 % Est. max temperature: 30.60 C = 87.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 768.57 mb = 2405.10 m = 7890.64 ft T: 18.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.53 C/km ThetaE index: 34.13 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 727.73 mb = 2871.21 m = 9419.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.50 C = 85.11 F Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lifted Index: -9.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -12.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.45 C Showalter Index: -10.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 63.21 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 35.27 C Cross Totals Index: 27.94 C K Index: 35.90 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 551.72 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.91 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3489.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 83.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 753.26 mb = 2578.20 m = 8458.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 688.26 mb = 3341.71 m = 10963.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 168.26 mb = 13493.23 m = 44268.57 ft B at Equ Level: 3459.19 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 270.9 at 14.5 knts Storm direction: 300.9 at 10.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 1.4 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -1.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 23.5 neg: -28.4 tot: -4.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.04 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.8 stream: -0.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.33 Bulk Rich Number: 44.97 Bulk Shear: 77.58 m/s