MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508020600F005.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508020600F005.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 5 hour NAM valid 11Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 32.19,-97.09 Latitude: 32.19 Longitude: -97.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 183 SFC 995 229 23.3 23.3 100 0.1 23.3 355 5 296.9 300.2 296.6 350.0 18.35 2 950 631 22.4 21.3 93 1.1 21.6 261 13 299.9 303.0 296.5 349.7 16.99 3 900 1101 20.0 18.5 91 1.5 18.9 260 10 302.1 304.9 295.8 346.5 15.05 4 850 1594 17.5 16.0 91 1.4 16.5 268 7 304.4 307.0 295.5 344.9 13.59 5 800 2111 15.1 14.5 96 0.6 14.7 289 9 307.2 309.7 295.9 346.7 13.10 6 750 2657 11.9 11.9 100 -0.0 11.9 291 11 309.4 311.7 295.6 345.1 11.72 7 700 3233 8.9 8.9 100 0.0 8.9 292 14 312.3 314.3 295.3 344.0 10.28 8 650 3845 5.6 5.6 100 0.0 5.6 286 13 315.3 317.0 295.0 342.9 8.83 9 600 4496 2.0 2.0 100 0.0 2.0 275 15 318.5 319.9 294.8 342.0 7.40 10 550 5195 -1.5 -1.5 100 0.0 -1.6 274 18 322.3 323.5 294.9 342.4 6.22 11 500 5949 -5.5 -5.5 100 0.0 -5.5 275 18 326.3 327.3 295.1 343.1 5.07 12 450 6770 -9.8 -9.8 100 0.0 -9.8 278 18 330.9 331.8 295.4 344.7 4.04 13 400 7671 -15.5 -15.6 100 0.0 -15.6 283 19 334.8 335.4 295.4 344.7 2.85 14 350 8664 -22.5 -22.5 100 0.0 -22.5 290 18 338.5 338.8 295.5 345.0 1.80 15 300 9779 -30.1 -30.5 97 0.4 -30.2 296 14 342.9 343.1 295.9 346.7 1.01 16 250 11052 -39.9 -42.9 73 3.0 -40.2 311 8 346.7 346.8 296.2 348.1 0.35 17 200 12531 -53.2 -56.9 64 3.7 -53.3 63 6 348.5 348.5 296.4 348.9 0.09 18 150 14324 -65.6 -71.4 44 5.8 -65.6 63 7 357.1 357.1 298.1 357.2 0.02 19 100 16745 -70.9 -81.9 18 11.1 -70.9 72 9 390.8 390.8 303.9 390.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5766.88 m Freezing level: 571.57 mb = 4893.62 m = 16054.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 571.85 mb = 4882.19 m = 16017.48 ft Precipitable water: 2.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.66 % Est. max temperature: 31.11 C = 87.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 994.35 mb = 232.16 m = 761.66 ft T: 23.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.31 C/km ThetaE index: 5.04 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.30 mb = 1060.03 m = 3477.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.30 C = 82.94 F Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lifted Index: -2.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.38 C Showalter Index: -0.69 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.53 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.99 C Cross Totals Index: 21.54 C K Index: 39.00 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 223.98 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.47 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 556.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.54 mb = 811.22 m = 2661.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 845.54 mb = 1638.59 m = 5375.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.54 mb = 12035.10 m = 39484.75 ft B at Equ Level: 556.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 125.54 mb = 15386.61 m = 50480.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 278.3 at 12.9 knts Storm direction: 308.3 at 9.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 2.3 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 158.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: -12.8 tot: -5.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.15 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 327.27 Bulk Shear: 1.70 m/s