MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F052.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F052.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 52 hour NAM valid 22Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 35.63,-100.66 Latitude: 35.63 Longitude: -100.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 109 1 950 557 SFC 913 909 23.2 21.1 88 2.1 21.7 126 14 304.2 307.5 298.0 356.4 17.51 3 900 1030 20.9 20.7 99 0.2 20.8 127 18 303.1 306.2 297.5 354.4 17.31 4 850 1524 18.6 18.1 97 0.4 18.3 156 22 305.6 308.5 297.1 352.3 15.59 5 800 2045 17.3 14.9 86 2.4 15.7 208 16 309.6 312.1 296.7 350.4 13.41 6 750 2595 14.6 12.4 86 2.2 13.1 252 16 312.4 314.7 296.5 349.7 12.12 7 700 3178 13.7 0.6 41 13.1 6.3 289 27 317.7 318.8 293.3 335.9 5.72 8 650 3797 8.4 -3.7 42 12.1 2.2 303 27 318.5 319.4 292.5 333.0 4.48 9 600 4451 2.6 -9.1 42 11.6 -2.7 300 27 319.1 319.7 291.6 329.6 3.20 10 550 5146 -4.0 -9.5 65 5.5 -6.4 302 28 319.3 320.0 291.8 330.4 3.38 11 500 5890 -9.0 -23.5 30 14.4 -13.2 301 28 322.0 322.2 290.6 326.0 1.15 12 450 6698 -13.3 -49.3 3 36.0 -18.4 313 36 326.5 326.5 290.8 326.8 0.10 13 400 7581 -20.2 -47.2 7 26.9 -23.7 314 43 328.7 328.7 291.5 329.2 0.14 14 350 8554 -27.4 -49.1 11 21.6 -29.6 318 47 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.3 0.13 15 300 9647 -34.4 -59.8 6 25.4 -35.9 319 57 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.0 0.04 16 250 10903 -40.9 -64.7 6 23.8 -41.9 321 67 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.03 17 200 12392 -49.3 -69.0 8 19.7 -49.8 314 62 354.7 354.7 297.7 354.7 0.02 18 150 14228 -61.2 -81.0 6 19.8 -61.4 296 42 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16703 -65.5 -82.2 8 16.8 -65.6 84 6 401.2 401.2 305.4 401.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5780.75 m Freezing level: 580.52 mb = 4721.60 m = 15490.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.18 mb = 4088.81 m = 13414.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.20 % Est. max temperature: 30.50 C = 86.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 885.14 mb = 1173.62 m = 3850.40 ft T: 20.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.39 C/km ThetaE index: 26.82 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 832.81 mb = 1699.33 m = 5575.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.86 C = 78.54 F Cap Strength: 2.31 C Lifted Index: -7.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.31 C Showalter Index: -6.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.78 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.61 C Cross Totals Index: 27.17 C K Index: 32.65 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 502.05 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1895.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 78.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 852.47 mb = 1498.51 m = 4916.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 647.47 mb = 3828.62 m = 12560.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 207.47 mb = 12147.07 m = 39852.10 ft B at Equ Level: 1885.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 107.47 mb = 16263.34 m = 53356.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 290.9 at 25.5 knts Storm direction: 320.9 at 19.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 133.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 385.9 neg: -2.8 tot: 383.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 127.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: 9.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.94 Bulk Rich Number: 7.79 Bulk Shear: 243.44 m/s