MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508020000F045.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508020000F045.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 34.00,-100.78 Latitude: 34.00 Longitude: -100.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 1 950 526 SFC 932 699 35.7 20.4 41 15.4 24.3 166 13 315.2 318.3 299.8 366.1 16.36 3 900 1014 30.0 19.5 53 10.6 22.3 169 15 312.5 315.5 299.1 361.8 16.02 4 850 1521 24.9 18.4 67 6.5 20.2 173 15 312.3 315.3 299.0 361.2 15.90 5 800 2050 19.7 17.4 86 2.4 18.1 178 15 312.2 315.2 298.8 360.8 15.81 6 750 2604 16.2 11.8 75 4.4 13.3 245 15 314.2 316.4 296.7 350.5 11.70 7 700 3190 13.7 5.6 58 8.1 8.7 279 19 317.6 319.2 295.1 343.4 8.17 8 650 3809 8.9 -0.4 52 9.4 3.8 280 19 319.1 320.2 293.7 337.4 5.72 9 600 4465 3.3 -5.9 51 9.2 -1.2 294 21 320.0 320.8 292.6 333.4 4.11 10 550 5162 -2.7 -6.7 74 4.0 -4.6 291 19 320.8 321.7 293.0 334.6 4.21 11 500 5909 -8.1 -27.6 19 19.5 -13.2 307 29 323.1 323.3 290.5 325.9 0.79 12 450 6720 -12.8 -46.7 4 34.0 -17.9 311 34 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.7 0.13 13 400 7606 -18.9 -49.5 5 30.5 -22.7 303 35 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.8 0.11 14 350 8587 -25.0 -52.6 6 27.5 -27.8 312 41 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.3 0.08 15 300 9688 -33.2 -62.1 4 28.9 -34.9 315 47 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.03 16 250 10947 -41.0 -64.9 6 23.9 -41.9 319 52 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.02 17 200 12435 -49.7 -73.0 5 23.4 -50.1 302 45 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.2 0.01 18 150 14255 -63.4 -78.3 12 14.9 -63.6 293 32 360.8 360.8 298.8 360.8 0.01 19 100 16706 -69.8 -82.3 15 12.5 -69.9 117 1 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5844.60 m Freezing level: 572.49 mb = 4848.58 m = 15907.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 611.57 mb = 4308.41 m = 14135.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.37 % Est. max temperature: 33.52 C = 92.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 747.63 mb = 2630.83 m = 8631.21 ft T: 16.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.01 C/km ThetaE index: 32.71 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 756.84 mb = 2526.13 m = 8287.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.52 C = 94.13 F Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lifted Index: -9.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.02 C Showalter Index: -8.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 59.66 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.08 C Cross Totals Index: 26.58 C K Index: 43.45 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 608.68 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3150.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 79.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 768.96 mb = 2389.81 m = 7840.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 703.96 mb = 3141.63 m = 10307.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 143.96 mb = 14503.57 m = 47583.32 ft B at Equ Level: 3129.13 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 278.2 at 20.2 knts Storm direction: 308.2 at 15.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 129.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 129.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.11 Bulk Rich Number: 29.40 Bulk Shear: 107.15 m/s