MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F000.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F000.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1800Z 1 AUG 25 Station: 40.7,-103.35 Latitude: 40.70 Longitude: -103.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 150 1 950 598 2 900 1076 SFC 879 1282 24.7 18.3 68 6.4 20.1 154 15 309.0 311.9 297.7 355.1 15.19 4 850 1574 19.9 15.7 77 4.1 17.1 161 19 307.0 309.5 296.0 347.2 13.36 5 800 2093 14.7 14.5 99 0.1 14.6 163 20 306.8 309.3 295.8 346.3 13.12 6 750 2638 13.8 10.2 79 3.6 11.5 199 17 311.6 313.6 295.3 343.8 10.49 7 700 3219 12.6 -0.1 42 12.7 5.6 215 10 316.4 317.5 292.7 333.7 5.43 8 650 3837 8.6 -1.6 49 10.1 3.1 291 6 318.6 319.7 293.2 335.5 5.24 9 600 4492 2.7 -4.3 60 7.0 -0.7 289 10 319.3 320.2 292.9 334.4 4.65 10 550 5188 -3.1 -10.2 58 7.1 -6.1 284 15 320.5 321.1 292.0 331.0 3.20 11 500 5933 -10.1 -12.4 83 2.3 -11.1 282 14 320.7 321.2 291.8 330.4 2.95 12 450 6734 -16.8 -23.5 56 6.6 -18.6 271 14 322.1 322.3 290.7 326.5 1.28 13 400 7607 -23.3 -35.4 32 12.2 -25.2 264 18 324.7 324.8 290.7 326.5 0.47 14 350 8568 -30.7 -42.1 32 11.3 -32.0 262 29 327.3 327.3 291.2 328.3 0.27 15 300 9643 -39.1 -49.9 31 10.8 -39.8 250 35 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.8 0.13 16 250 10871 -45.9 -61.9 15 16.0 -46.4 254 39 337.9 337.9 293.9 338.0 0.04 17 200 12347 -48.5 -73.8 4 25.3 -49.1 266 53 355.9 355.9 297.9 356.0 0.01 18 150 14211 -54.9 -83.4 2 28.5 -55.3 255 38 375.4 375.4 301.5 375.4 0.00 19 100 16731 -63.8 -86.2 3 22.3 -64.0 257 5 404.4 404.4 305.8 404.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5783.26 m Freezing level: 576.29 mb = 4822.11 m = 15820.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 609.59 mb = 4362.04 m = 14310.98 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.96 % Est. max temperature: 29.07 C = 84.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 800.32 mb = 2089.63 m = 6855.65 ft T: 14.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.38 C/km ThetaE index: 21.44 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 801.76 mb = 2074.31 m = 6805.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.55 C = 72.59 F Cap Strength: 2.60 C Lifted Index: -6.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.60 C Showalter Index: -6.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.93 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.03 C Cross Totals Index: 25.90 C K Index: 33.09 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 380.00 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1987.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 795.44 mb = 2141.38 m = 7025.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 790.44 mb = 2194.64 m = 7200.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 780.44 mb = 2302.19 m = 7553.03 ft B at Equ Level: 8.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 750.44 mb = 2633.30 m = 8639.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.3 at 13.8 knts Storm direction: 273.3 at 10.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -90.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 80.1 neg: -15.9 tot: 64.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.08 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 0.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.99 Bulk Rich Number: 32.60 Bulk Shear: 60.97 m/s