MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F004.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F004.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 4 hour NAM valid 22Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 32.43,-90.00 Latitude: 32.43 Longitude: -90.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1006 84 32.9 25.0 63 7.9 26.9 311 7 305.5 309.3 299.9 366.2 20.22 1 1000 139 32.2 23.8 61 8.4 26.0 312 7 305.4 308.9 299.1 362.2 18.93 2 950 599 27.8 22.7 74 5.1 24.0 310 8 305.4 308.9 299.0 361.3 18.62 3 900 1077 23.2 21.7 91 1.5 22.1 312 8 305.4 308.9 298.8 360.7 18.44 4 850 1575 19.5 19.5 100 -0.0 19.5 317 6 306.5 309.7 298.2 357.7 17.00 5 800 2094 15.6 13.2 86 2.4 14.0 360 3 307.7 310.0 295.3 344.1 12.02 6 750 2640 12.9 7.9 72 5.0 9.8 15 5 310.6 312.3 293.9 338.1 8.97 7 700 3218 10.2 4.0 66 6.1 6.6 14 5 313.7 315.1 293.4 336.6 7.32 8 650 3831 6.7 1.2 68 5.4 3.7 323 3 316.5 317.7 293.6 336.9 6.45 9 600 4484 3.0 -2.7 66 5.7 0.1 284 4 319.6 320.7 293.4 336.5 5.23 10 550 5185 -0.3 -7.6 58 7.3 -3.7 254 12 323.8 324.5 293.5 336.7 3.92 11 500 5941 -4.5 -14.8 45 10.3 -8.6 239 17 327.5 328.0 293.3 335.8 2.42 12 450 6764 -9.1 -22.4 33 13.3 -13.3 226 14 331.8 332.1 293.6 336.9 1.41 13 400 7665 -14.9 -29.7 27 14.7 -18.6 229 13 335.6 335.7 294.0 338.6 0.82 14 350 8660 -21.8 -31.2 42 9.4 -23.8 230 9 339.4 339.5 294.9 342.4 0.81 15 300 9777 -30.0 -39.5 39 9.5 -31.3 222 5 343.2 343.3 295.4 344.8 0.41 16 250 11048 -40.0 -55.4 18 15.3 -40.9 243 4 346.5 346.5 296.0 346.9 0.08 17 200 12529 -52.3 -67.5 14 15.1 -52.7 229 5 349.9 349.9 296.6 350.0 0.02 18 150 14333 -65.2 -77.2 17 12.0 -65.3 59 11 357.9 357.9 298.3 357.9 0.01 19 100 16744 -73.0 -84.4 16 11.5 -73.0 127 5 386.8 386.8 303.3 386.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5802.19 m Freezing level: 554.23 mb = 5125.77 m = 16816.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 598.97 mb = 4497.97 m = 14756.96 ft Precipitable water: 2.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.24 % Est. max temperature: 33.79 C = 92.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 898.55 mb = 1090.92 m = 3579.08 ft T: 23.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.40 C/km ThetaE index: 29.62 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 877.15 mb = 1300.86 m = 4267.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.33 C = 92.00 F Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lifted Index: -5.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.40 C Showalter Index: -4.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.04 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.01 C Cross Totals Index: 24.03 C K Index: 37.37 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 262.39 Risk: None Energy Index: -4.32 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2771.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 74.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.93 mb = 1233.82 m = 4047.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 868.93 mb = 1382.86 m = 4536.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 138.93 mb = 14788.93 m = 48519.53 ft B at Equ Level: 2752.23 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 288.2 at 7.0 knts Storm direction: 318.2 at 5.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 0.3 tot: 1.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 154.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: -1.7 tot: -0.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.14 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 1.8 stream: 0.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 2527.65 Bulk Shear: 1.10 m/s