MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F006.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F006.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 40.96,-103.25 Latitude: 40.96 Longitude: -103.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 138 1 950 587 2 900 1067 SFC 866 1403 23.6 17.1 67 6.5 19.1 126 11 309.2 311.9 297.2 352.7 14.31 4 850 1569 22.6 16.4 68 6.2 18.2 139 20 309.8 312.4 297.1 352.2 13.93 5 800 2093 17.6 15.4 87 2.2 16.1 147 22 309.9 312.5 297.1 352.2 13.90 6 750 2643 13.9 12.5 92 1.3 13.0 176 18 311.6 314.0 296.5 349.3 12.27 7 700 3222 10.8 7.5 80 3.3 8.7 201 14 314.4 316.2 295.1 343.4 9.31 8 650 3836 6.4 1.1 69 5.3 3.5 352 24 316.2 317.5 293.4 336.5 6.39 9 600 4487 0.9 -4.8 66 5.7 -1.9 9 22 317.2 318.0 292.2 331.5 4.47 10 550 5178 -5.3 -8.5 78 3.2 -6.7 41 14 317.8 318.5 291.6 329.7 3.66 11 500 5918 -11.6 -12.4 94 0.8 -11.9 106 8 318.9 319.5 291.3 328.6 2.95 12 450 6715 -18.1 -19.8 86 1.8 -18.6 175 15 320.5 320.9 290.7 326.5 1.76 13 400 7583 -24.1 -26.7 79 2.6 -24.6 219 30 323.7 323.9 291.0 327.5 1.08 14 350 8544 -29.7 -32.5 76 2.9 -30.1 264 55 328.8 328.9 292.1 331.3 0.71 15 300 9634 -34.9 -37.9 74 3.0 -35.3 285 43 336.2 336.3 293.9 338.1 0.49 16 250 10881 -43.7 -47.1 69 3.4 -44.0 279 42 341.0 341.1 294.8 341.9 0.22 17 200 12353 -51.2 -55.0 64 3.8 -51.3 271 41 351.8 351.8 297.1 352.2 0.11 18 150 14227 -51.5 -80.8 2 29.3 -52.1 270 33 381.3 381.3 302.5 381.3 0.00 19 100 16772 -63.6 -86.5 3 22.9 -63.8 284 10 404.8 404.8 305.9 404.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5779.84 m Freezing level: 592.72 mb = 4587.20 m = 15049.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.40 mb = 4254.41 m = 13957.86 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.26 % Est. max temperature: 27.74 C = 81.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 787.30 mb = 2229.72 m = 7315.28 ft T: 16.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.30 C/km ThetaE index: 26.17 C Layer 850.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 757.03 mb = 2563.36 m = 8409.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.70 C = 78.26 F Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lifted Index: -9.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.31 C Showalter Index: -9.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 62.15 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 34.17 C Cross Totals Index: 27.98 C K Index: 47.23 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 506.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.64 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2526.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 71.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 771.72 mb = 2399.81 m = 7873.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 726.72 mb = 2907.35 m = 9538.42 ft Equ Level (EL): 196.72 mb = 12460.78 m = 40881.32 ft B at Equ Level: 2505.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 106.72 mb = 16363.49 m = 53685.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 134.6 at 17.2 knts Storm direction: 164.6 at 12.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -45.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 407.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 407.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 135.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.2 stream: 12.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.31 Bulk Rich Number: 4152.72 Bulk Shear: 0.61 m/s