MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 24.90,-91.00 Latitude: 24.90 Longitude: -91.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1013 -0 26.9 26.4 97 0.5 26.5 291 8 298.9 302.9 299.2 362.7 21.80 1 1000 113 25.6 25.5 99 0.1 25.5 296 7 298.8 302.6 298.7 359.9 20.93 2 950 567 23.8 23.8 100 -0.0 23.9 342 5 301.3 305.0 298.7 360.2 19.95 3 900 1040 21.5 21.5 100 -0.0 21.5 354 5 303.6 307.0 298.2 357.9 18.23 4 850 1535 18.3 18.4 100 -0.0 18.4 1 3 305.3 308.3 297.2 352.6 15.81 5 800 2055 16.0 14.6 91 1.4 15.1 16 3 308.2 310.7 296.2 348.1 13.18 6 750 2603 13.5 11.8 90 1.7 12.4 9 3 311.2 313.4 296.0 347.0 11.68 7 700 3181 9.9 6.6 80 3.3 7.9 332 3 313.5 315.2 294.5 340.7 8.76 8 650 3794 6.1 2.4 77 3.7 4.0 233 2 315.8 317.2 293.8 338.0 7.03 9 600 4445 2.3 -0.8 80 3.1 0.6 206 6 318.7 319.9 293.8 338.0 6.01 10 550 5144 -1.5 -4.6 79 3.1 -3.0 206 7 322.4 323.3 294.0 338.6 4.96 11 500 5897 -6.3 -8.0 87 1.7 -7.1 205 7 325.4 326.2 294.1 339.3 4.18 12 450 6714 -11.3 -12.4 92 1.1 -11.8 216 6 329.0 329.7 294.4 340.2 3.29 13 400 7608 -17.1 -18.3 90 1.2 -17.5 229 5 332.7 333.2 294.5 340.6 2.25 14 350 8597 -23.3 -24.2 92 0.9 -23.5 217 5 337.4 337.7 295.0 343.0 1.54 15 300 9707 -31.4 -34.1 77 2.7 -31.8 109 6 341.2 341.3 295.3 343.9 0.71 16 250 10973 -40.7 -43.3 76 2.6 -40.9 12 9 345.5 345.6 295.9 346.9 0.33 17 200 12452 -53.1 -56.6 66 3.5 -53.2 33 20 348.7 348.7 296.4 349.1 0.09 18 150 14245 -66.7 -71.3 52 4.7 -66.7 56 23 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.3 0.02 19 100 16655 -70.7 -85.0 10 14.4 -70.7 104 25 391.2 391.2 304.0 391.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5784.61 m Freezing level: 569.50 mb = 4871.74 m = 15983.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 591.66 mb = 4557.84 m = 14953.37 ft Precipitable water: 2.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.77 % Est. max temperature: 32.88 C = 91.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1006.24 mb = 58.30 m = 191.28 ft T: 26.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.97 C/km ThetaE index: 22.23 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 960.55 mb = 469.07 m = 1538.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 20.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.75 C = 83.75 F Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lifted Index: -6.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.27 C Showalter Index: -4.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.24 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.61 C Cross Totals Index: 24.63 C K Index: 39.62 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 238.35 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.71 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3044.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 78.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 962.15 mb = 454.29 m = 1490.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 957.15 mb = 500.40 m = 1641.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 137.15 mb = 14776.92 m = 48480.13 ft B at Equ Level: 3009.69 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 269.3 at 4.6 knts Storm direction: 299.3 at 3.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 0.3 tot: 1.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 135.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: -0.6 tot: 7.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.0 stream: 1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 1488.65 Bulk Shear: 2.05 m/s