MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F037.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F037.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 37 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 36.15,-102.4 Latitude: 36.15 Longitude: -102.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 1 950 536 2 900 1024 SFC 881 1219 29.3 18.5 52 10.9 21.5 157 10 313.7 316.6 299.0 361.2 15.36 4 850 1534 26.8 17.5 57 9.3 20.1 166 18 314.3 317.1 298.8 360.7 14.97 5 800 2067 22.0 16.3 70 5.6 18.0 183 20 314.6 317.4 298.8 360.4 14.78 6 750 2624 17.5 13.6 78 3.9 14.8 210 19 315.6 318.1 298.0 356.5 13.14 7 700 3211 14.9 -5.3 24 20.1 4.6 228 12 318.9 319.6 292.0 330.9 3.68 8 650 3831 9.2 -2.7 43 11.9 2.9 255 15 319.4 320.4 293.1 335.0 4.84 9 600 4488 4.1 -6.6 46 10.6 -1.0 271 20 320.8 321.6 292.7 333.6 3.90 10 550 5189 -0.6 -13.3 38 12.7 -5.7 283 21 323.4 323.9 292.2 331.8 2.50 11 500 5942 -6.3 -14.2 53 7.9 -9.4 283 21 325.4 325.9 292.8 334.1 2.55 12 450 6758 -11.2 -28.2 23 16.9 -15.6 298 33 329.1 329.3 292.3 332.1 0.83 13 400 7649 -18.0 -31.8 29 13.8 -20.9 302 45 331.6 331.7 292.8 334.1 0.67 14 350 8632 -25.5 -40.8 23 15.3 -27.6 297 47 334.3 334.4 293.2 335.5 0.31 15 300 9731 -33.7 -38.2 64 4.5 -34.3 299 50 337.9 338.0 294.3 339.7 0.47 16 250 10985 -42.1 -45.4 70 3.4 -42.3 303 57 343.5 343.6 295.4 344.6 0.26 17 200 12467 -50.1 -56.1 49 6.0 -50.4 290 41 353.4 353.4 297.4 353.8 0.10 18 150 14289 -62.0 -76.6 13 14.6 -62.2 310 37 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.2 0.01 19 100 16743 -69.2 -85.0 8 15.9 -69.2 248 5 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5863.85 m Freezing level: 556.09 mb = 5103.91 m = 16744.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.99 mb = 4312.38 m = 14148.04 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.65 % Est. max temperature: 32.38 C = 90.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 752.08 mb = 2599.99 m = 8530.05 ft T: 17.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.73 C/km ThetaE index: 30.25 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 694.53 mb = 3276.92 m = 10750.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.45 C = 94.01 F Cap Strength: 1.72 C Lifted Index: -6.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.59 C Showalter Index: -6.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.87 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.10 C Cross Totals Index: 23.76 C K Index: 30.47 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 561.83 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.11 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2690.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 73.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 54.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 740.02 mb = 2738.05 m = 8983.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 665.02 mb = 3640.30 m = 11943.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 155.02 mb = 14080.97 m = 46196.85 ft B at Equ Level: 2670.50 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 262.6 at 20.7 knts Storm direction: 292.6 at 15.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 156.2 neg: -12.2 tot: 144.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.20 Bulk Rich Number: 26.40 Bulk Shear: 101.92 m/s