MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F051.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F051.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 35.61,-100.72 Latitude: 35.61 Longitude: -100.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 108 1 950 557 SFC 910 932 24.6 20.8 79 3.8 21.8 114 15 305.8 309.0 298.2 357.5 17.22 3 900 1033 22.7 20.4 87 2.3 21.1 115 18 304.9 308.1 297.9 355.9 17.05 4 850 1528 18.2 18.2 100 -0.0 18.2 128 19 305.2 308.1 297.1 352.1 15.69 5 800 2048 16.4 14.8 90 1.6 15.3 200 9 308.6 311.1 296.4 349.1 13.35 6 750 2596 13.7 13.1 96 0.6 13.3 245 15 311.5 313.9 296.8 350.6 12.74 7 700 3178 13.0 3.8 54 9.2 7.5 272 28 316.9 318.2 294.2 339.6 7.19 8 650 3796 8.5 -3.3 43 11.9 2.4 289 30 318.6 319.5 292.7 333.5 4.61 9 600 4450 2.7 -11.3 35 14.1 -3.3 298 28 319.3 319.8 291.2 328.2 2.68 10 550 5146 -3.8 -13.8 45 10.1 -7.7 303 28 319.6 320.1 291.0 327.6 2.38 11 500 5890 -8.7 -29.5 17 20.8 -13.8 302 28 322.5 322.6 290.2 324.9 0.67 12 450 6699 -13.2 -51.8 2 38.6 -18.3 308 37 326.6 326.6 290.8 326.9 0.07 13 400 7582 -20.5 -42.5 12 22.0 -23.6 307 41 328.4 328.4 291.5 329.2 0.23 14 350 8556 -26.8 -57.5 4 30.7 -29.3 319 45 332.6 332.6 292.4 332.8 0.05 15 300 9652 -34.0 -60.9 5 26.9 -35.5 320 53 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.7 0.04 16 250 10910 -40.9 -64.9 6 24.0 -41.9 318 62 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.02 17 200 12399 -49.0 -70.9 6 22.0 -49.5 310 56 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.3 0.01 18 150 14232 -61.5 -80.7 6 19.1 -61.7 298 42 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.1 0.00 19 100 16706 -65.1 -84.6 5 19.5 -65.3 8 11 401.9 401.9 305.5 401.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5782.19 m Freezing level: 578.89 mb = 4743.90 m = 15563.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.69 mb = 4068.48 m = 13347.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.69 % Est. max temperature: 29.49 C = 85.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 861.43 mb = 1412.31 m = 4633.52 ft T: 19.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.98 C/km ThetaE index: 25.70 C Layer 700.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.76 mb = 1510.17 m = 4954.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.97 C = 75.14 F Cap Strength: 1.59 C Lifted Index: -6.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.59 C Showalter Index: -6.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 53.75 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.86 C Cross Totals Index: 26.88 C K Index: 35.90 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 378.54 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1825.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 845.88 mb = 1569.79 m = 5150.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 840.88 mb = 1620.63 m = 5316.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 810.88 mb = 1932.21 m = 6339.19 ft B at Equ Level: 12.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 700.88 mb = 3167.50 m = 10391.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 290.3 at 25.0 knts Storm direction: 320.3 at 18.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 126.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 364.0 neg: -5.6 tot: 358.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 119.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 9.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.23 Bulk Rich Number: 7.48 Bulk Shear: 244.15 m/s