MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508020000F022.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508020000F022.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 22 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 38.30,-102.37 Latitude: 38.30 Longitude: -102.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 1 950 537 2 900 1025 SFC 885 1172 32.3 18.1 43 14.2 22.0 146 17 316.3 319.1 299.2 362.8 14.88 4 850 1535 26.5 16.9 56 9.6 19.7 148 20 313.9 316.7 298.4 358.6 14.44 5 800 2067 21.3 16.0 72 5.3 17.5 151 20 313.9 316.6 298.4 358.6 14.44 6 750 2622 16.9 11.8 72 5.1 13.5 173 12 314.9 317.1 296.9 351.2 11.68 7 700 3208 14.2 -3.6 29 17.8 4.9 267 10 318.2 319.0 292.2 331.8 4.19 8 650 3827 8.5 -7.4 32 15.9 1.0 284 11 318.6 319.3 291.6 329.6 3.37 9 600 4481 3.0 -13.0 30 16.0 -3.6 293 18 319.5 320.0 290.9 327.3 2.33 10 550 5178 -2.2 -18.4 28 16.3 -7.9 288 21 321.5 321.9 290.9 327.1 1.63 11 500 5926 -7.8 -11.2 76 3.5 -9.2 289 23 323.6 324.2 292.9 334.4 3.25 12 450 6737 -13.2 -30.7 22 17.5 -17.2 290 29 326.7 326.8 291.5 329.1 0.66 13 400 7622 -19.4 -51.1 4 31.7 -23.1 284 34 329.8 329.8 291.7 330.2 0.09 14 350 8599 -26.8 -48.0 12 21.2 -29.0 284 45 332.6 332.7 292.6 333.2 0.14 15 300 9692 -35.0 -49.6 21 14.6 -36.1 281 63 336.1 336.1 293.5 336.7 0.14 16 250 10940 -44.0 -48.7 60 4.7 -44.3 287 66 340.6 340.7 294.7 341.4 0.18 17 200 12410 -50.3 -72.0 6 21.6 -50.8 288 58 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.1 0.01 18 150 14249 -59.9 -80.6 5 20.7 -60.1 281 45 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.00 19 100 16732 -64.2 -83.9 5 19.7 -64.4 200 6 403.7 403.7 305.7 403.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5848.18 m Freezing level: 571.08 mb = 4884.09 m = 16023.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.53 mb = 3959.43 m = 12990.11 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.71 % Est. max temperature: 31.88 C = 89.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 720.77 mb = 2959.88 m = 9710.79 ft T: 15.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.07 C/km ThetaE index: 35.68 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 697.17 mb = 3242.03 m = 10636.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.19 C = 93.54 F Cap Strength: 1.38 C Lifted Index: -7.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.22 C Showalter Index: -7.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.98 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 34.28 C Cross Totals Index: 24.70 C K Index: 33.46 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 569.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.70 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2916.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 76.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 38.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 735.34 mb = 2789.85 m = 9152.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 670.34 mb = 3569.47 m = 11710.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 170.34 mb = 13435.64 m = 44079.66 ft B at Equ Level: 2895.40 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 270.6 at 19.0 knts Storm direction: 300.6 at 14.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 86.2 neg: -1.9 tot: 84.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.52 Bulk Rich Number: 19.85 Bulk Shear: 146.94 m/s