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: 40.61,-103.78 Latitude: 40.61 Longitude: -103.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 101 1 950 555 2 900 1040 SFC 861 1435 28.1 16.3 49 11.8 19.8 149 14 314.4 317.0 298.1 356.8 13.68 4 850 1547 25.7 15.5 53 10.2 18.5 150 16 313.0 315.5 297.4 353.5 13.13 5 800 2076 20.4 14.3 68 6.0 16.3 152 18 312.8 315.3 297.3 352.8 12.96 6 750 2630 17.7 3.3 38 14.5 9.3 159 11 315.8 317.1 293.4 336.3 6.47 7 700 3216 14.9 -6.6 22 21.5 4.3 306 11 319.0 319.7 291.7 329.9 3.34 8 650 3836 9.4 -10.5 23 19.9 0.4 306 16 319.5 320.1 291.2 328.3 2.63 9 600 4491 3.3 -15.1 24 18.5 -3.9 302 17 320.0 320.4 290.7 326.6 1.96 10 550 5188 -3.2 -15.5 38 12.2 -7.8 292 16 320.2 320.6 290.9 327.2 2.08 11 500 5932 -9.8 -18.9 48 9.0 -12.8 275 20 321.0 321.4 290.8 326.9 1.72 12 450 6734 -16.6 -25.4 47 8.8 -18.7 270 17 322.4 322.6 290.6 326.2 1.08 13 400 7606 -23.3 -32.7 42 9.3 -25.0 272 20 324.6 324.8 290.8 326.9 0.61 14 350 8568 -29.7 -33.0 73 3.3 -30.2 294 29 328.7 328.9 292.0 331.2 0.68 15 300 9650 -37.5 -40.7 71 3.3 -37.8 263 50 332.6 332.7 292.8 334.0 0.36 16 250 10881 -46.6 -51.0 61 4.4 -46.8 269 52 336.9 336.9 293.7 337.4 0.14 17 200 12354 -47.0 -77.4 2 30.4 -47.7 285 55 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.3 0.01 18 150 14220 -54.3 -82.9 2 28.7 -54.6 264 42 376.6 376.6 301.7 376.6 0.00 19 100 16764 -62.7 -83.9 4 21.1 -63.0 288 5 406.5 406.5 306.0 406.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5830.83 m Freezing level: 574.62 mb = 4844.67 m = 15894.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.04 mb = 3898.62 m = 12790.61 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.27 % Est. max temperature: 31.79 C = 89.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 725.22 mb = 2915.37 m = 9564.75 ft T: 16.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 9.12 C/km ThetaE index: 30.22 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 656.93 mb = 3747.22 m = 12293.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.92 C = 91.25 F Cap Strength: 4.27 C Lifted Index: -7.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.23 C Showalter Index: -8.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 60.83 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 35.50 C Cross Totals Index: 25.33 C K Index: 29.49 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 602.33 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2225.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 154.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 713.03 mb = 3059.52 m = 10037.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 618.03 mb = 4248.92 m = 13939.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.03 mb = 11784.24 m = 38661.75 ft B at Equ Level: 2221.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 118.03 mb = 15724.00 m = 51587.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 273.3 at 16.4 knts Storm direction: 303.3 at 12.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 164.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 73.2 neg: -3.5 tot: 69.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.18 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.02 Bulk Rich Number: 20.45 Bulk Shear: 108.82 m/s