MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 22Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 29.85,-98.62 Latitude: 29.85 Longitude: -98.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 141 SFC 972 400 36.1 18.9 37 17.1 23.7 91 4 311.7 314.5 297.8 355.6 14.30 2 950 604 33.0 18.0 41 15.0 22.3 95 4 310.7 313.3 297.2 352.7 13.76 3 900 1088 28.1 16.9 50 11.3 20.2 101 5 310.5 313.1 297.1 351.9 13.57 4 850 1592 23.2 15.9 64 7.3 18.2 106 5 310.5 313.0 297.0 351.8 13.52 5 800 2118 18.1 15.0 82 3.1 16.0 111 4 310.5 313.0 297.0 351.8 13.53 6 750 2667 13.2 11.6 90 1.6 12.2 103 4 310.9 313.1 295.8 346.3 11.56 7 700 3244 9.7 4.6 71 5.1 6.7 91 4 313.2 314.7 293.6 337.0 7.65 8 650 3856 5.8 1.4 73 4.4 3.4 40 2 315.5 316.8 293.3 336.1 6.52 9 600 4506 2.2 -14.1 29 16.2 -4.3 23 5 318.7 319.1 290.5 325.8 2.15 10 550 5204 -1.6 -20.1 23 18.5 -7.9 13 8 322.1 322.4 290.9 327.0 1.40 11 500 5954 -7.0 -16.4 47 9.3 -10.4 34 5 324.5 324.9 292.2 331.7 2.13 12 450 6768 -11.6 -27.6 25 16.1 -15.7 6 2 328.7 328.8 292.2 331.8 0.88 13 400 7661 -16.6 -28.8 34 12.2 -19.6 116 3 333.3 333.5 293.4 336.6 0.88 14 350 8650 -23.5 -26.5 76 3.1 -24.2 61 3 337.1 337.4 294.7 341.7 1.25 15 300 9760 -31.8 -38.1 54 6.3 -32.6 65 13 340.6 340.7 294.9 342.5 0.48 16 250 11022 -41.3 -56.1 19 14.7 -42.1 94 17 344.6 344.6 295.5 344.9 0.08 17 200 12499 -52.5 -69.4 11 17.0 -52.8 94 16 349.7 349.7 296.6 349.8 0.02 18 150 14300 -65.0 -77.1 17 12.1 -65.1 85 14 358.1 358.1 298.3 358.1 0.01 19 100 16728 -70.8 -85.9 9 15.1 -70.9 91 9 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5812.38 m Freezing level: 571.49 mb = 4903.83 m = 16088.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.95 mb = 4136.36 m = 13570.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.88 % Est. max temperature: 34.81 C = 94.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 759.91 mb = 2555.20 m = 8383.11 ft T: 14.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.18 C/km ThetaE index: 25.98 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 762.21 mb = 2529.51 m = 8298.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.15 C = 95.27 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: -5.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.57 C Showalter Index: -4.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.25 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.27 C Cross Totals Index: 22.98 C K Index: 41.15 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 290.68 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.93 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1465.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 763.99 mb = 2509.62 m = 8233.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 758.99 mb = 2565.52 m = 8416.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 178.99 mb = 13193.69 m = 43285.84 ft B at Equ Level: 1457.27 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 58.4 at 4.7 knts Storm direction: 88.4 at 3.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.2 neg: 0.4 tot: 0.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -141.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: -0.1 tot: 0.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 0.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.00 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 0.8 stream: -0.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1305.74 Bulk Shear: 1.12 m/s