MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508020600F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508020600F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 37.72,-103.06 Latitude: 37.72 Longitude: -103.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 528 2 900 1013 SFC 867 1344 27.1 15.0 48 12.0 18.7 167 15 312.7 315.1 296.9 351.2 12.50 4 850 1519 25.6 13.4 47 12.2 17.3 171 26 312.9 315.1 296.3 348.2 11.43 5 800 2051 23.4 8.1 38 15.3 13.7 168 28 316.1 317.7 295.0 342.8 8.50 6 750 2610 19.1 11.1 60 7.9 13.8 182 26 317.3 319.4 297.1 352.4 11.18 7 700 3198 14.0 9.2 73 4.8 10.9 206 10 318.0 320.0 296.8 351.1 10.51 8 650 3819 9.6 -4.0 38 13.6 2.6 244 15 319.9 320.7 292.8 334.1 4.38 9 600 4476 3.7 -1.9 67 5.5 0.7 259 27 320.4 321.4 293.9 338.3 5.57 10 550 5176 -1.9 -5.3 78 3.3 -3.6 275 35 321.8 322.7 293.6 337.1 4.70 11 500 5925 -7.5 -15.8 51 8.3 -10.5 278 34 323.9 324.3 292.1 331.5 2.23 12 450 6738 -12.2 -24.0 37 11.9 -15.6 283 39 327.9 328.2 292.3 332.3 1.22 13 400 7628 -17.5 -56.1 2 38.6 -21.8 285 46 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.4 0.05 14 350 8609 -25.9 -47.9 11 21.9 -28.3 281 55 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.3 0.14 15 300 9706 -34.0 -55.1 10 21.0 -35.5 292 57 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.7 0.07 16 250 10958 -43.7 -51.3 43 7.6 -44.1 299 58 341.2 341.2 294.7 341.7 0.14 17 200 12430 -50.9 -72.5 6 21.6 -51.3 291 64 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.3 0.01 18 150 14261 -60.2 -80.1 6 19.9 -60.3 288 55 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16737 -65.5 -84.0 6 18.6 -65.6 273 6 401.2 401.2 305.4 401.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5847.24 m Freezing level: 567.32 mb = 4933.34 m = 16185.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 591.55 mb = 4590.18 m = 15059.48 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.13 % Est. max temperature: 31.90 C = 89.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 727.31 mb = 2871.74 m = 9421.62 ft T: 16.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.88 C/km ThetaE index: 18.29 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 627.25 mb = 4111.31 m = 13488.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.15 C = 93.48 F Cap Strength: 3.65 C Lifted Index: -3.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.78 C Showalter Index: -3.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.95 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 33.08 C Cross Totals Index: 20.87 C K Index: 41.66 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 489.84 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 793.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 185.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 672.83 mb = 3529.61 m = 11579.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 587.83 mb = 4640.96 m = 15226.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.83 mb = 11570.68 m = 37961.07 ft B at Equ Level: 789.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.83 mb = 14349.69 m = 47078.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.2 at 28.1 knts Storm direction: 284.2 at 21.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 172.5 neg: -48.2 tot: 124.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.60 Bulk Rich Number: 4.82 Bulk Shear: 164.50 m/s