MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F008.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F008.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 8 hour NAM valid 2Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 40.64,-102.98 Latitude: 40.64 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 163 1 950 598 2 900 1073 SFC 873 1335 21.4 17.0 76 4.4 18.4 5 6 306.2 308.8 296.3 348.5 14.12 4 850 1569 19.3 16.3 83 3.0 17.2 62 9 306.3 308.9 296.2 348.0 13.87 5 800 2089 15.4 14.7 96 0.7 15.0 120 11 307.5 310.0 296.1 347.7 13.29 6 750 2635 12.7 12.7 100 -0.0 12.7 151 16 310.3 312.7 296.2 348.1 12.38 7 700 3213 9.7 9.7 100 -0.0 9.7 168 19 313.2 315.3 295.9 346.8 10.85 8 650 3827 7.9 7.8 100 0.0 7.9 198 20 317.9 319.9 296.7 350.3 10.31 9 600 4483 2.5 2.3 99 0.2 2.4 201 25 319.0 320.5 295.0 343.1 7.56 10 550 5180 -2.9 -3.9 93 1.0 -3.4 178 28 320.7 321.7 293.7 337.6 5.21 11 500 5929 -8.5 -8.7 98 0.2 -8.5 172 32 322.7 323.5 293.3 335.8 3.97 12 450 6735 -15.4 -16.1 94 0.7 -15.6 182 29 323.9 324.4 292.3 332.1 2.42 13 400 7615 -20.6 -22.3 86 1.8 -21.0 207 24 328.3 328.6 292.7 333.9 1.60 14 350 8596 -25.4 -27.1 85 1.8 -25.8 255 19 334.5 334.8 294.0 338.8 1.18 15 300 9698 -32.7 -35.0 80 2.3 -33.0 284 28 339.3 339.4 294.7 341.8 0.65 16 250 10957 -42.3 -45.6 70 3.3 -42.6 282 40 343.1 343.2 295.3 344.2 0.26 17 200 12423 -54.6 -58.5 62 3.8 -54.7 287 54 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.6 0.07 18 150 14246 -52.5 -81.6 2 29.1 -53.0 286 45 379.5 379.5 302.2 379.6 0.00 19 100 16779 -64.5 -84.2 5 19.7 -64.7 317 8 403.0 403.0 305.6 403.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5765.82 m Freezing level: 576.83 mb = 4805.94 m = 15767.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 579.42 mb = 4762.48 m = 15624.75 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.07 % Est. max temperature: 26.83 C = 80.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 818.85 mb = 1889.22 m = 6198.15 ft T: 16.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.68 C/km ThetaE index: 1.34 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 788.87 mb = 2207.33 m = 7241.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.28 C = 73.90 F Cap Strength: 0.69 C Lifted Index: -4.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.36 C Showalter Index: -4.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.54 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.74 C Cross Totals Index: 24.79 C K Index: 44.08 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 315.95 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.43 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1211.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 799.96 mb = 2089.20 m = 6854.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 744.96 mb = 2691.19 m = 8829.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 674.96 mb = 3514.59 m = 11530.67 ft B at Equ Level: 14.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.96 mb = 14905.98 m = 48903.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 177.6 at 22.4 knts Storm direction: 207.6 at 16.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 162.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 173.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 173.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.20 Bulk Rich Number: 12.63 Bulk Shear: 95.93 m/s