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: 38.35,-103.11 Latitude: 38.35 Longitude: -103.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 562 2 900 1035 SFC 869 1336 20.4 15.7 74 4.7 17.2 243 17 305.6 308.0 295.4 344.5 12.99 4 850 1530 18.3 14.8 80 3.4 16.0 252 20 305.3 307.6 295.0 342.9 12.58 5 800 2048 15.9 13.5 86 2.4 14.3 232 13 308.1 310.4 295.6 345.2 12.24 6 750 2595 13.1 12.7 97 0.4 12.9 181 19 310.8 313.2 296.4 348.8 12.41 7 700 3175 11.0 11.0 100 -0.0 11.0 157 25 314.6 316.9 297.0 351.5 11.86 8 650 3792 8.4 8.4 100 0.0 8.5 139 27 318.5 320.6 297.1 352.4 10.74 9 600 4453 5.7 5.7 100 0.0 5.7 127 26 322.8 324.6 297.4 353.8 9.65 10 550 5161 1.8 1.8 100 0.0 1.8 111 21 326.3 327.8 297.1 352.3 7.97 11 500 5926 -1.9 -2.0 100 0.0 -2.0 90 13 330.7 332.0 297.3 352.8 6.65 12 450 6758 -6.3 -6.4 100 0.0 -6.4 337 5 335.3 336.3 297.4 353.4 5.29 13 400 7668 -13.3 -13.3 100 0.0 -13.3 287 20 337.7 338.4 296.5 349.7 3.43 14 350 8669 -21.7 -21.7 100 0.0 -21.7 279 35 339.5 339.9 295.8 346.5 1.93 15 300 9784 -30.8 -30.8 100 -0.0 -30.8 277 51 342.0 342.2 295.7 345.7 0.98 16 250 11053 -39.9 -40.8 91 0.9 -40.0 270 58 346.8 346.9 296.3 348.5 0.43 17 200 12540 -50.8 -54.2 68 3.3 -51.0 256 69 352.3 352.3 297.3 352.8 0.12 18 150 14348 -64.8 -69.0 56 4.2 -64.9 256 64 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.5 0.02 19 100 16809 -64.8 -87.1 3 22.3 -65.0 334 18 402.6 402.6 305.6 402.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5816.95 m Freezing level: 525.77 mb = 5531.68 m = 18148.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 525.89 mb = 5520.76 m = 18112.52 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.01 % Est. max temperature: 27.69 C = 81.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 810.51 mb = 1936.30 m = 6352.61 ft T: 16.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.70 C/km ThetaE index: 1.59 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 732.03 mb = 2798.80 m = 9182.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.76 C = 80.16 F Cap Strength: 2.78 C Lifted Index: 2.95 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.88 C Showalter Index: 3.66 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.98 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.21 C Cross Totals Index: 16.78 C K Index: 35.04 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 230.93 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.85 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3286.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 784.77 mb = 2210.86 m = 7253.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 144.8 at 18.2 knts Storm direction: 174.8 at 13.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 6.3 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 169.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: -93.6 tot: -86.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -28.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: -5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.18 Bulk Shear: 107.33 m/s