MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F057.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F057.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 57 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 35.12,-102.88 Latitude: 35.12 Longitude: -102.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 1 950 498 2 900 989 SFC 870 1294 32.9 17.1 39 15.9 21.5 137 2 318.5 321.2 299.3 363.3 14.20 4 850 1503 29.2 15.9 44 13.4 19.8 147 2 316.8 319.4 298.5 358.9 13.45 5 800 2039 23.9 14.5 56 9.4 17.4 168 2 316.6 319.1 298.2 357.6 13.11 6 750 2599 20.2 2.2 30 18.0 9.7 273 9 318.5 319.7 293.7 337.6 5.97 7 700 3188 15.2 -1.9 31 17.0 5.9 281 13 319.3 320.2 293.0 334.7 4.77 8 650 3808 9.2 -5.3 35 14.5 2.0 284 12 319.4 320.2 292.3 332.4 3.97 9 600 4464 2.9 -7.0 48 9.9 -1.8 287 12 319.5 320.2 292.2 331.7 3.76 10 550 5159 -3.6 -9.9 62 6.3 -6.3 303 20 319.8 320.5 291.9 330.6 3.29 11 500 5905 -7.8 -35.6 9 27.9 -13.7 304 31 323.5 323.6 290.2 324.9 0.37 12 450 6718 -12.1 -32.5 17 20.4 -16.7 308 45 328.0 328.1 291.7 330.0 0.55 13 400 7605 -18.9 -45.6 8 26.7 -22.6 301 47 330.4 330.5 292.0 331.1 0.16 14 350 8588 -24.8 -53.8 5 29.0 -27.6 310 61 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.6 0.07 15 300 9690 -33.2 -50.8 16 17.6 -34.7 315 67 338.5 338.5 294.1 339.0 0.12 16 250 10946 -42.3 -59.4 14 17.1 -43.1 323 73 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.3 0.05 17 200 12421 -51.5 -72.3 7 20.8 -51.9 322 64 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 14246 -60.4 -78.8 7 18.4 -60.6 322 40 366.1 366.1 299.8 366.1 0.01 19 100 16713 -68.6 -81.6 14 13.0 -68.7 209 4 395.2 395.2 304.5 395.2 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5867.80 m Freezing level: 577.71 mb = 4773.94 m = 15662.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.59 mb = 4148.03 m = 13608.85 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.19 % Est. max temperature: 33.37 C = 92.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 691.94 mb = 3284.96 m = 10777.29 ft T: 14.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.44 C/km ThetaE index: 38.36 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 665.23 mb = 3614.41 m = 11858.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.78 C = 92.81 F Cap Strength: 2.06 C Lifted Index: -7.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.02 C Showalter Index: -7.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 60.66 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 37.02 C Cross Totals Index: 23.64 C K Index: 35.87 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 459.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.46 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2258.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 67.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 72.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 687.05 mb = 3344.32 m = 10972.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 652.05 mb = 3781.94 m = 12407.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 182.05 mb = 13017.43 m = 42707.58 ft B at Equ Level: 2257.41 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 299.2 at 19.7 knts Storm direction: 329.2 at 14.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 55.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 62.3 neg: -2.3 tot: 60.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.3 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.87 Bulk Rich Number: 36.11 Bulk Shear: 62.56 m/s