MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508020000F046.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508020000F046.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 46 hour NAM valid 22Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 35.40,-102.07 Latitude: 35.40 Longitude: -102.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 1 950 512 2 900 999 SFC 900 1003 31.1 21.6 57 9.5 24.0 101 10 313.6 317.1 300.7 370.4 18.33 4 850 1507 25.2 20.2 74 5.0 21.5 131 14 312.5 315.9 300.1 367.2 17.75 5 800 2038 21.3 17.8 81 3.5 18.8 184 10 313.9 317.0 299.5 364.2 16.27 6 750 2595 18.5 8.1 50 10.5 11.9 244 9 316.7 318.4 295.6 345.2 9.06 7 700 3183 14.7 -3.3 29 18.0 5.3 291 11 318.8 319.7 292.4 332.7 4.29 8 650 3802 8.9 -6.7 33 15.6 1.4 288 13 319.0 319.7 291.9 330.7 3.57 9 600 4457 2.7 -8.5 43 11.2 -2.4 279 12 319.2 319.8 291.7 330.2 3.35 10 550 5152 -3.9 -8.3 71 4.4 -5.9 276 13 319.4 320.1 292.1 331.5 3.70 11 500 5897 -8.9 -24.6 27 15.6 -13.3 288 19 322.2 322.4 290.5 325.8 1.05 12 450 6703 -14.0 -20.2 59 6.2 -15.9 308 29 325.6 325.9 292.1 331.5 1.70 13 400 7587 -19.6 -57.6 2 38.0 -23.4 318 48 329.6 329.6 291.6 329.7 0.04 14 350 8567 -25.4 -52.9 6 27.5 -28.0 316 65 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.9 0.08 15 300 9668 -33.0 -54.3 10 21.3 -34.6 319 74 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.2 0.08 16 250 10928 -41.0 -59.2 12 18.2 -41.9 326 78 345.0 345.1 295.6 345.3 0.05 17 200 12408 -51.8 -74.2 5 22.4 -52.2 318 76 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.7 0.01 18 150 14237 -59.5 -63.5 59 4.0 -59.6 309 22 367.6 367.6 300.2 367.8 0.05 19 100 16707 -67.3 -82.7 9 15.5 -67.4 332 5 397.8 397.8 304.9 397.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5838.06 m Freezing level: 579.92 mb = 4735.91 m = 15537.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.05 mb = 4031.25 m = 13225.72 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.66 % Est. max temperature: 34.13 C = 93.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 783.89 mb = 2213.91 m = 7263.40 ft T: 20.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.72 C/km ThetaE index: 40.27 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 738.87 mb = 2722.67 m = 8932.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.56 C = 94.20 F Cap Strength: 1.65 C Lifted Index: -11.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -13.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.10 C Showalter Index: -11.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 63.18 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 34.10 C Cross Totals Index: 29.09 C K Index: 36.24 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 573.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -7.97 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4198.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 91.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 38.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 781.17 mb = 2243.91 m = 7361.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 696.17 mb = 3228.92 m = 10593.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 146.17 mb = 14394.56 m = 47225.68 ft B at Equ Level: 4170.76 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 282.7 at 15.0 knts Storm direction: 312.7 at 11.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.2 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 133.6 neg: -0.6 tot: 133.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.42 Bulk Rich Number: 43.39 Bulk Shear: 96.77 m/s