MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508020600F007.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508020600F007.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 7 hour NAM valid 13Z 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 182 SFC 995 229 23.8 23.4 98 0.3 23.5 141 3 297.4 300.7 296.9 351.2 18.56 2 950 630 22.1 18.7 81 3.4 19.7 221 9 299.6 302.2 294.7 341.7 14.43 3 900 1100 21.1 14.9 68 6.2 17.0 265 15 303.3 305.5 294.0 338.7 11.93 4 850 1593 18.2 15.9 87 2.2 16.7 293 11 305.2 307.7 295.7 345.6 13.53 5 800 2112 15.3 14.1 92 1.3 14.5 302 15 307.5 309.9 295.7 345.9 12.72 6 750 2656 11.3 9.2 87 2.0 10.0 296 17 308.8 310.7 294.0 338.7 9.81 7 700 3230 8.7 3.0 67 5.7 5.4 306 19 312.1 313.4 292.6 333.2 6.79 8 650 3840 5.2 1.9 79 3.3 3.4 302 16 314.9 316.2 293.3 336.1 6.77 9 600 4489 1.4 -1.8 79 3.3 -0.3 318 9 317.8 318.9 293.2 335.6 5.58 10 550 5187 -1.7 -6.9 68 5.2 -4.1 329 9 322.1 322.9 293.2 335.7 4.15 11 500 5939 -5.8 -18.9 35 13.1 -10.4 330 12 325.9 326.3 292.2 331.9 1.71 12 450 6756 -11.2 -21.0 44 9.8 -14.3 341 11 329.2 329.5 293.0 334.8 1.59 13 400 7650 -16.4 -25.9 44 9.5 -18.9 357 11 333.7 333.9 293.8 337.9 1.16 14 350 8642 -22.4 -26.9 67 4.5 -23.5 41 6 338.5 338.8 295.0 343.0 1.21 15 300 9757 -30.8 -37.0 55 6.1 -31.7 359 7 341.9 342.0 295.3 344.0 0.53 16 250 11024 -40.6 -43.8 71 3.2 -40.9 25 1 345.8 345.8 296.0 347.0 0.32 17 200 12502 -53.1 -56.9 63 3.8 -53.2 147 9 348.6 348.7 296.4 349.0 0.09 18 150 14302 -64.4 -75.2 21 10.8 -64.5 48 14 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.2 0.01 19 100 16731 -70.4 -82.5 15 12.0 -70.5 95 9 391.6 391.6 304.0 391.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5757.47 m Freezing level: 577.09 mb = 4808.81 m = 15776.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 603.76 mb = 4438.67 m = 14562.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.75 % Est. max temperature: 31.79 C = 89.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.22 mb = 267.68 m = 878.19 ft T: 23.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.34 C/km ThetaE index: 12.70 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 820.70 mb = 1893.10 m = 6210.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.88 C = 91.19 F Cap Strength: 3.03 C Lifted Index: -0.21 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.09 C Showalter Index: -1.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.74 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.97 C Cross Totals Index: 21.76 C K Index: 34.23 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 225.84 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.70 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 90.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 111.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.38 mb = 1125.09 m = 3691.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 682.38 mb = 3439.66 m = 11284.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 392.38 mb = 7793.11 m = 25567.64 ft B at Equ Level: 89.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 292.38 mb = 9935.46 m = 32596.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 301.8 at 12.8 knts Storm direction: 331.8 at 9.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.4 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 135.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 103.4 neg: -0.3 tot: 103.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 3.18 Bulk Shear: 28.44 m/s