MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 40.7,-103.11 Latitude: 40.70 Longitude: -103.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 115 1 950 563 2 900 1044 SFC 885 1188 25.9 17.6 60 8.3 20.0 142 17 309.6 312.3 297.4 353.5 14.43 4 850 1546 22.2 16.6 71 5.6 18.2 147 25 309.4 312.0 297.1 352.2 14.10 5 800 2070 17.2 15.5 90 1.6 16.1 155 26 309.5 312.1 297.1 352.1 14.01 6 750 2620 14.7 12.5 87 2.1 13.3 201 20 312.5 314.8 296.7 350.3 12.28 7 700 3201 11.7 3.6 57 8.1 7.0 343 3 315.5 316.8 293.8 337.8 7.10 8 650 3817 7.9 -2.5 48 10.5 2.5 12 11 317.9 318.9 292.7 333.6 4.88 9 600 4471 2.4 -5.9 54 8.3 -1.6 2 10 318.9 319.7 292.3 332.3 4.11 10 550 5166 -3.9 -8.7 69 4.8 -6.0 345 10 319.5 320.2 292.0 331.3 3.60 11 500 5909 -10.4 -17.6 56 7.2 -12.8 323 7 320.3 320.7 290.8 326.8 1.92 12 450 6709 -17.0 -24.2 54 7.1 -18.8 260 6 321.8 322.0 290.6 326.0 1.20 13 400 7581 -23.6 -29.5 58 5.9 -24.8 258 15 324.3 324.5 290.9 327.3 0.83 14 350 8548 -28.3 -35.8 49 7.5 -29.4 269 40 330.6 330.7 292.4 332.5 0.52 15 300 9635 -35.4 -52.0 17 16.6 -36.5 271 61 335.5 335.5 293.3 335.9 0.10 16 250 10890 -41.4 -45.2 66 3.8 -41.8 270 87 344.5 344.5 295.6 345.6 0.27 17 200 12368 -52.2 -56.0 64 3.8 -52.4 273 74 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.5 0.10 18 150 14221 -55.0 -81.5 2 26.5 -55.4 283 40 375.3 375.3 301.5 375.3 0.00 19 100 16753 -64.2 -85.1 4 20.9 -64.4 249 7 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5794.01 m Freezing level: 580.73 mb = 4738.81 m = 15547.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.46 mb = 4210.32 m = 13813.20 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.63 % Est. max temperature: 29.48 C = 85.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 784.26 mb = 2239.12 m = 7346.12 ft T: 16.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.19 C/km ThetaE index: 27.56 C Layer 850.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 748.63 mb = 2635.12 m = 8645.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.74 C = 83.73 F Cap Strength: 0.98 C Lifted Index: -8.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.52 C Showalter Index: -8.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 59.65 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.62 C Cross Totals Index: 27.03 C K Index: 41.08 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 468.49 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.96 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2261.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 67.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 781.30 mb = 2271.33 m = 7451.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 666.30 mb = 3611.38 m = 11848.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 196.30 mb = 12488.70 m = 40972.94 ft B at Equ Level: 2260.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 106.30 mb = 16371.52 m = 53711.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 193.0 at 12.1 knts Storm direction: 223.0 at 9.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -88.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 206.7 neg: -5.9 tot: 200.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.8 stream: 9.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.87 Bulk Rich Number: 63.00 Bulk Shear: 35.90 m/s