MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F005.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F005.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 5 hour NAM valid 23Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 40.29,-102.98 Latitude: 40.29 Longitude: -102.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 126 1 950 580 2 900 1062 SFC 872 1336 26.3 17.0 57 9.3 19.8 158 19 311.4 314.1 297.6 354.7 14.14 4 850 1564 22.7 15.9 65 6.8 18.0 160 25 310.0 312.5 296.8 351.1 13.49 5 800 2089 17.5 14.9 84 2.7 15.7 164 27 309.8 312.4 296.8 350.7 13.41 6 750 2638 13.8 12.0 89 1.8 12.6 195 28 311.6 313.9 296.2 347.9 11.84 7 700 3217 11.9 1.0 47 10.9 5.8 225 14 315.7 316.8 292.9 334.3 5.88 8 650 3835 8.7 -2.3 46 11.1 2.9 344 4 318.9 319.8 293.0 334.9 4.97 9 600 4490 2.7 -3.3 64 6.0 -0.3 311 7 319.3 320.3 293.2 335.5 5.01 10 550 5187 -2.8 -14.2 41 11.3 -7.2 309 12 320.7 321.2 291.3 328.5 2.32 11 500 5932 -9.8 -18.3 50 8.4 -12.6 308 16 321.0 321.4 290.9 327.2 1.82 12 450 6733 -16.1 -32.4 23 16.2 -19.4 288 15 322.9 323.0 290.3 325.0 0.56 13 400 7607 -23.1 -32.9 41 9.7 -24.9 283 22 324.9 325.0 290.9 327.1 0.60 14 350 8572 -29.3 -50.5 11 21.2 -31.2 286 44 329.2 329.2 291.6 329.6 0.11 15 300 9657 -36.8 -48.3 29 11.5 -37.7 274 61 333.6 333.6 292.9 334.2 0.16 16 250 10893 -45.7 -59.0 21 13.3 -46.2 283 58 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.4 0.05 17 200 12360 -50.7 -72.3 6 21.7 -51.1 284 61 352.6 352.6 297.2 352.6 0.01 18 150 14218 -55.3 -83.8 2 28.4 -55.7 269 44 374.7 374.7 301.4 374.7 0.00 19 100 16751 -64.1 -85.0 4 20.9 -64.3 327 10 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5805.96 m Freezing level: 575.45 mb = 4832.13 m = 15853.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 605.15 mb = 4420.16 m = 14501.66 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.64 % Est. max temperature: 28.64 C = 83.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 761.62 mb = 2506.88 m = 8224.56 ft T: 14.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.01 C/km ThetaE index: 20.44 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 750.20 mb = 2635.51 m = 8646.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.52 C = 79.73 F Cap Strength: 1.04 C Lifted Index: -7.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.04 C Showalter Index: -7.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.32 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.57 C Cross Totals Index: 25.75 C K Index: 37.56 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 535.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2262.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 67.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 44.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 765.29 mb = 2465.94 m = 8090.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 630.29 mb = 4086.93 m = 13408.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 200.29 mb = 12350.21 m = 40518.58 ft B at Equ Level: 2242.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 110.29 mb = 16139.09 m = 52949.14 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.8 at 15.9 knts Storm direction: 274.8 at 11.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.6 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -71.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 179.8 neg: -13.5 tot: 166.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.22 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.46 Bulk Rich Number: 22.52 Bulk Shear: 100.47 m/s