MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F032.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F032.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 32 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 29.80,-95.02 Latitude: 29.80 Longitude: -95.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1016 8 36.3 22.6 46 13.6 26.2 345 4 308.1 311.3 298.8 360.4 17.29 1 1000 147 33.1 21.6 51 11.5 24.7 344 4 306.2 309.3 297.8 355.8 16.48 2 950 609 28.4 20.6 63 7.8 22.8 339 4 306.1 309.1 297.7 355.0 16.31 3 900 1087 23.8 19.5 77 4.3 20.8 335 4 306.0 309.0 297.5 354.3 16.10 4 850 1584 19.1 18.2 95 0.9 18.4 327 5 306.1 309.0 297.3 353.0 15.63 5 800 2104 16.7 7.7 55 9.0 11.2 327 11 308.9 310.5 292.8 334.1 8.24 6 750 2651 13.1 5.0 58 8.1 8.3 337 10 310.7 312.1 292.6 333.3 7.30 7 700 3226 8.7 1.0 58 7.7 4.5 341 8 312.2 313.3 291.9 330.6 5.90 8 650 3836 5.2 -0.4 67 5.6 2.2 313 9 314.8 315.9 292.5 332.9 5.70 9 600 4485 1.6 -6.3 56 7.9 -2.1 293 9 318.0 318.8 292.0 330.9 3.98 10 550 5181 -2.0 -17.0 31 15.0 -7.4 312 10 321.8 322.1 291.2 328.0 1.84 11 500 5933 -5.8 -21.0 29 15.2 -10.8 324 10 326.0 326.3 292.0 331.0 1.44 12 450 6751 -11.0 -16.6 64 5.5 -13.0 301 8 329.4 329.8 293.7 337.4 2.33 13 400 7646 -15.9 -31.1 26 15.2 -19.4 294 9 334.3 334.5 293.6 337.0 0.71 14 350 8640 -22.1 -42.4 14 20.3 -25.1 269 9 339.0 339.0 294.3 340.0 0.26 15 300 9755 -30.2 -47.8 16 17.5 -32.1 300 3 342.7 342.8 295.1 343.4 0.17 16 250 11025 -40.5 -50.8 32 10.4 -41.2 39 7 345.9 346.0 295.8 346.5 0.14 17 200 12505 -52.2 -59.1 43 6.9 -52.5 52 7 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.3 0.07 18 150 14305 -66.5 -69.2 69 2.6 -66.6 104 7 355.4 355.4 297.8 355.5 0.02 19 100 16713 -71.4 -85.9 10 14.5 -71.5 84 14 389.8 389.8 303.8 389.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5785.89 m Freezing level: 577.19 mb = 4802.70 m = 15756.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.43 mb = 4161.34 m = 13652.53 ft Precipitable water: 1.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.42 % Est. max temperature: 34.29 C = 93.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 835.71 mb = 1729.78 m = 5675.06 ft T: 18.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.38 C/km ThetaE index: 29.79 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 846.48 mb = 1619.93 m = 5314.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.49 C = 94.09 F Cap Strength: -0.01 C Lifted Index: -4.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.34 C Showalter Index: -3.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.82 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.85 C Cross Totals Index: 23.97 C K Index: 35.31 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 237.28 Risk: None Energy Index: -4.33 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1857.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 847.17 mb = 1613.04 m = 5292.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 842.17 mb = 1663.79 m = 5458.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 152.17 mb = 14215.16 m = 46637.10 ft B at Equ Level: 1852.85 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 321.7 at 8.1 knts Storm direction: 351.7 at 6.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 1.2 tot: 1.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 131.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.0 stream: 1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 661.45 Bulk Shear: 2.81 m/s