MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F054.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F054.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 35.94,-100.93 Latitude: 35.94 Longitude: -100.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 92 1 950 543 SFC 924 786 27.0 20.4 67 6.6 22.2 171 12 307.0 310.1 298.1 356.9 16.56 3 900 1020 23.6 19.6 78 4.0 20.8 171 16 305.9 308.9 297.5 354.3 16.15 4 850 1519 22.3 16.3 69 6.0 18.1 208 12 309.5 312.1 297.0 351.5 13.83 5 800 2044 18.3 14.7 79 3.6 15.8 262 9 310.7 313.2 296.9 351.3 13.28 6 750 2597 17.3 4.6 43 12.7 9.7 20 15 315.3 316.7 293.7 337.7 7.11 7 700 3182 13.3 -1.2 37 14.5 5.5 341 19 317.2 318.2 292.6 333.3 5.00 8 650 3799 8.5 -3.9 41 12.3 2.1 315 22 318.5 319.4 292.4 332.8 4.41 9 600 4453 2.3 -6.5 52 8.9 -1.9 309 23 318.8 319.6 292.2 331.6 3.91 10 550 5148 -3.8 -13.0 49 9.1 -7.4 311 25 319.5 320.0 291.2 328.1 2.56 11 500 5891 -9.7 -27.8 21 18.1 -14.3 317 35 321.2 321.3 289.9 323.9 0.77 12 450 6696 -14.4 -50.4 3 36.0 -19.1 319 42 325.2 325.2 290.4 325.5 0.08 13 400 7577 -20.7 -48.0 7 27.4 -24.0 320 47 328.1 328.1 291.3 328.6 0.12 14 350 8550 -27.5 -49.8 10 22.3 -29.6 318 49 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.2 0.12 15 300 9642 -34.4 -65.1 3 30.7 -36.0 324 64 336.8 336.8 293.6 336.9 0.02 16 250 10898 -41.0 -60.7 10 19.7 -41.9 328 83 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.2 0.04 17 200 12386 -49.6 -69.3 8 19.7 -50.1 318 75 354.2 354.2 297.5 354.2 0.02 18 150 14227 -59.0 -82.1 4 23.0 -59.3 296 40 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.4 0.00 19 100 16707 -67.1 -85.4 6 18.3 -67.2 24 15 398.0 398.0 304.9 398.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5799.00 m Freezing level: 580.99 mb = 4717.10 m = 15475.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.28 mb = 4142.08 m = 13589.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.60 % Est. max temperature: 32.91 C = 91.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 839.53 mb = 1626.32 m = 5335.64 ft T: 21.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.51 C/km ThetaE index: 33.03 C Layer 900.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 719.53 mb = 2948.36 m = 9672.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.28 C = 97.30 F Cap Strength: 3.30 C Lifted Index: -7.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.87 C Showalter Index: -7.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.02 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.00 C Cross Totals Index: 26.02 C K Index: 33.75 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 435.90 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2005.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 152.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 809.80 mb = 1938.54 m = 6359.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 644.80 mb = 3864.82 m = 12679.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 204.80 mb = 12228.14 m = 40118.07 ft B at Equ Level: 1997.50 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 314.3 at 22.8 knts Storm direction: 344.3 at 17.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 3.0 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 104.2 neg: -27.9 tot: 76.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.10 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: -1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.31 Bulk Rich Number: 12.37 Bulk Shear: 162.17 m/s