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: 38.24,-102.95 Latitude: 38.24 Longitude: -102.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 109 1 950 564 2 900 1037 SFC 874 1295 20.9 15.5 71 5.5 17.2 183 14 305.7 308.0 295.3 343.8 12.75 4 850 1533 20.4 15.8 75 4.6 17.2 180 27 307.5 310.1 296.2 348.1 13.43 5 800 2057 19.4 14.7 74 4.8 16.1 174 20 311.9 314.4 297.2 352.5 13.25 6 750 2611 15.8 13.6 87 2.1 14.3 140 17 313.7 316.2 297.6 354.5 13.20 7 700 3194 11.4 11.4 100 0.0 11.4 119 16 315.1 317.4 297.3 352.9 12.16 8 650 3815 9.3 6.0 80 3.3 7.3 103 10 319.5 321.3 296.3 348.4 9.08 9 600 4472 3.2 -5.9 51 9.2 -1.2 351 3 319.8 320.6 292.6 333.2 4.09 10 550 5169 -3.3 -6.5 78 3.2 -4.8 286 9 320.2 321.0 292.8 334.1 4.28 11 500 5913 -9.9 -12.9 78 3.1 -11.1 268 14 321.0 321.6 291.8 330.4 2.83 12 450 6720 -13.3 -16.4 78 3.0 -14.4 249 22 326.5 326.9 292.9 334.5 2.36 13 400 7609 -18.0 -21.6 74 3.5 -19.1 243 25 331.6 331.9 293.7 337.6 1.71 14 350 8594 -24.5 -27.3 77 2.8 -25.1 227 33 335.7 336.0 294.3 340.0 1.16 15 300 9699 -32.0 -34.2 80 2.3 -32.3 244 41 340.3 340.5 295.0 343.0 0.70 16 250 10964 -40.7 -43.8 72 3.1 -40.9 264 61 345.6 345.7 296.0 346.9 0.32 17 200 12445 -51.4 -55.2 64 3.7 -51.6 273 79 351.3 351.4 297.0 351.8 0.11 18 150 14270 -58.5 -62.6 59 4.1 -58.6 278 49 369.3 369.3 300.5 369.6 0.06 19 100 16755 -66.2 -86.4 4 20.2 -66.3 324 14 399.8 399.8 305.2 399.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5803.50 m Freezing level: 575.25 mb = 4816.57 m = 15802.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 607.13 mb = 4374.63 m = 14352.30 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.33 % Est. max temperature: 29.35 C = 84.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 806.06 mb = 1992.16 m = 6535.86 ft T: 19.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.81 C/km ThetaE index: 21.35 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 718.65 mb = 2971.74 m = 9749.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.48 C = 85.06 F Cap Strength: 3.05 C Lifted Index: -6.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.74 C Showalter Index: -6.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.00 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.30 C Cross Totals Index: 25.70 C K Index: 46.11 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 396.92 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.41 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1174.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 115.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 768.26 mb = 2404.59 m = 7888.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 623.26 mb = 4159.38 m = 13646.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 213.26 mb = 12019.24 m = 39432.72 ft B at Equ Level: 1169.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 123.26 mb = 15473.13 m = 50764.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.1 at 14.9 knts Storm direction: 235.1 at 11.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.2 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -87.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 22.9 neg: -200.3 tot: -177.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -59.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: -5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 70.59 Bulk Shear: 16.64 m/s