MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F059.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F059.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 59 hour NAM valid 23Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 33.35,-99.91 Latitude: 33.35 Longitude: -99.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 954 491 34.5 21.4 47 13.1 24.7 123 15 311.8 315.0 299.5 364.2 17.04 2 950 526 33.0 21.0 49 12.0 24.2 123 16 310.7 313.8 299.0 361.7 16.68 3 900 1011 27.9 20.0 62 7.9 22.1 125 19 310.3 313.4 298.8 360.7 16.53 4 850 1515 24.1 18.1 69 6.0 19.8 154 15 311.4 314.3 298.5 359.2 15.60 5 800 2044 20.7 16.0 74 4.7 17.4 217 14 313.2 316.0 298.2 357.9 14.45 6 750 2600 16.7 12.6 77 4.0 13.9 256 17 314.7 317.0 297.3 353.0 12.34 7 700 3185 13.3 6.4 63 6.9 9.0 297 25 317.3 318.9 295.4 344.5 8.65 8 650 3804 9.2 -4.3 38 13.6 2.3 307 24 319.4 320.2 292.6 333.3 4.27 9 600 4461 3.7 -6.4 48 10.1 -1.2 311 24 320.4 321.1 292.6 333.3 3.95 10 550 5160 -1.6 -11.2 48 9.6 -5.7 316 22 322.2 322.8 292.3 332.1 2.96 11 500 5912 -6.2 -26.1 19 19.9 -11.9 318 29 325.5 325.7 291.3 328.7 0.91 12 450 6728 -11.3 -43.6 5 32.3 -16.8 320 37 329.1 329.1 291.6 329.8 0.18 13 400 7619 -17.8 -41.4 11 23.6 -21.6 304 39 331.9 331.9 292.5 332.9 0.25 14 350 8603 -24.8 -48.9 9 24.1 -27.5 318 46 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.9 0.13 15 300 9705 -32.8 -52.9 12 20.1 -34.4 312 49 339.1 339.1 294.2 339.5 0.09 16 250 10963 -41.5 -64.2 7 22.6 -42.5 314 47 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.4 0.03 17 200 12445 -50.7 -66.1 14 15.4 -51.1 320 45 352.4 352.4 297.2 352.5 0.03 18 150 14263 -61.7 -78.3 9 16.6 -61.8 301 34 363.9 363.9 299.4 363.9 0.01 19 100 16709 -69.4 -84.4 10 15.0 -69.5 354 10 393.6 393.6 304.3 393.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5847.90 m Freezing level: 564.98 mb = 4950.48 m = 16241.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 616.52 mb = 4238.09 m = 13904.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.03 % Est. max temperature: 35.73 C = 96.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 790.37 mb = 2148.43 m = 7048.57 ft T: 19.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.17 C/km ThetaE index: 30.87 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 754.30 mb = 2550.46 m = 8367.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.15 C = 98.87 F Cap Strength: 2.53 C Lifted Index: -6.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.02 C Showalter Index: -6.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.63 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.29 C Cross Totals Index: 24.34 C K Index: 41.49 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 389.82 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.83 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2701.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 73.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 71.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 796.23 mb = 2084.80 m = 6839.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 701.23 mb = 3169.87 m = 10399.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 161.23 mb = 13806.98 m = 45297.94 ft B at Equ Level: 2694.49 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 300.1 at 22.0 knts Storm direction: 330.1 at 16.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 126.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 329.0 neg: -0.9 tot: 328.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 109.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.07 Bulk Rich Number: 13.19 Bulk Shear: 204.77 m/s