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: 40.36,-104.70 Latitude: 40.36 Longitude: -104.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 1 950 530 2 900 1020 SFC 860 1428 32.3 11.2 28 21.1 18.1 153 9 318.9 320.8 296.6 349.8 9.76 4 850 1532 29.6 10.2 30 19.4 16.8 154 10 317.1 318.9 295.8 346.1 9.21 5 800 2067 24.1 9.0 38 15.2 14.3 157 11 316.9 318.6 295.6 345.3 9.02 6 750 2626 18.6 7.4 48 11.2 11.6 159 12 316.8 318.5 295.3 344.1 8.67 7 700 3212 14.0 -0.9 36 14.8 5.8 176 5 317.9 318.9 292.9 334.4 5.12 8 650 3831 8.7 -3.2 43 11.9 2.5 218 4 318.7 319.6 292.7 333.7 4.64 9 600 4486 3.1 -5.4 54 8.4 -1.1 274 8 319.6 320.5 292.7 333.5 4.27 10 550 5183 -3.2 -6.5 78 3.3 -4.7 276 13 320.3 321.2 292.9 334.3 4.29 11 500 5928 -9.8 -15.2 65 5.4 -11.8 274 16 321.0 321.5 291.4 328.9 2.35 12 450 6731 -15.7 -23.1 53 7.4 -17.7 289 21 323.6 323.8 291.2 328.2 1.33 13 400 7608 -22.3 -34.9 31 12.5 -24.5 276 31 325.9 326.0 291.1 327.8 0.49 14 350 8577 -28.4 -36.3 46 8.0 -29.5 270 44 330.5 330.6 292.3 332.4 0.49 15 300 9663 -37.1 -53.2 17 16.1 -38.1 266 46 333.1 333.2 292.7 333.5 0.09 16 250 10896 -45.6 -59.3 20 13.8 -46.0 273 50 338.3 338.4 294.0 338.6 0.05 17 200 12369 -48.9 -68.3 9 19.4 -49.4 287 56 355.4 355.4 297.8 355.5 0.02 18 150 14225 -56.7 -82.2 3 25.5 -56.9 282 47 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.00 19 100 16734 -63.0 -85.5 3 22.5 -63.3 258 11 405.9 405.9 306.0 405.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5855.76 m Freezing level: 575.40 mb = 4828.90 m = 15842.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 615.30 mb = 4279.99 m = 14041.80 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.53 % Est. max temperature: 31.15 C = 88.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 633.11 mb = 4046.49 m = 13275.73 ft T: 6.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.76 C/km ThetaE index: 16.27 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 619.34 mb = 4226.45 m = 13866.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.67 C = 90.81 F Cap Strength: 1.69 C Lifted Index: -5.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.81 C Showalter Index: -5.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 59.41 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 39.40 C Cross Totals Index: 20.01 C K Index: 34.72 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 366.03 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1387.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 55.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 638.58 mb = 3976.11 m = 13044.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 593.58 mb = 4572.23 m = 15000.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.58 mb = 11633.46 m = 38167.07 ft B at Equ Level: 1369.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 143.58 mb = 14495.39 m = 47556.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 259.0 at 12.7 knts Storm direction: 289.0 at 9.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 23.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 17.2 neg: -6.2 tot: 11.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.19 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.4 stream: 0.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 31.51 Bulk Shear: 44.02 m/s