MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508020600F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508020600F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 37.42,-102.77 Latitude: 37.42 Longitude: -102.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 114 1 950 553 2 900 1036 SFC 864 1395 25.6 15.1 52 10.4 18.4 284 9 311.5 313.9 296.7 350.2 12.62 4 850 1540 24.2 14.2 53 10.0 17.4 271 12 311.5 313.8 296.3 348.6 12.06 5 800 2067 19.8 15.2 75 4.6 16.7 215 16 312.3 314.9 297.6 354.6 13.75 6 750 2621 16.2 13.6 85 2.6 14.4 211 24 314.1 316.6 297.7 354.9 13.17 7 700 3206 13.1 3.7 53 9.5 7.6 225 22 317.0 318.4 294.2 339.6 7.14 8 650 3824 8.0 5.5 85 2.4 6.5 224 15 318.0 319.7 295.7 345.7 8.78 9 600 4479 2.6 1.6 93 1.0 2.0 261 21 319.1 320.5 294.8 342.0 7.16 10 550 5176 -3.0 -3.7 95 0.7 -3.4 285 33 320.5 321.5 293.7 337.6 5.30 11 500 5923 -8.5 -9.6 92 1.1 -9.0 281 37 322.7 323.4 293.0 334.9 3.70 12 450 6738 -11.1 -12.3 91 1.2 -11.6 283 41 329.3 329.9 294.4 340.5 3.30 13 400 7631 -18.1 -22.0 71 3.9 -19.2 287 45 331.5 331.8 293.6 337.3 1.64 14 350 8612 -25.5 -45.5 14 20.0 -27.9 293 52 334.4 334.4 293.1 335.1 0.19 15 300 9712 -33.4 -42.2 41 8.8 -34.4 309 47 338.3 338.4 294.2 339.5 0.31 16 250 10967 -43.0 -55.3 25 12.3 -43.6 324 53 342.2 342.2 294.9 342.5 0.08 17 200 12440 -52.6 -59.8 42 7.2 -52.8 327 39 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.7 0.06 18 150 14262 -60.4 -80.2 6 19.8 -60.6 294 46 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.00 19 100 16744 -67.1 -84.6 7 17.5 -67.2 230 12 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5808.98 m Freezing level: 576.93 mb = 4800.67 m = 15750.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 581.34 mb = 4732.13 m = 15525.17 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.28 % Est. max temperature: 30.10 C = 86.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 741.53 mb = 2717.61 m = 8915.94 ft T: 15.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.96 C/km ThetaE index: 15.29 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 691.02 mb = 3313.58 m = 10871.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.08 C = 87.94 F Cap Strength: 2.26 C Lifted Index: -6.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.86 C Showalter Index: -5.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.44 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.74 C Cross Totals Index: 22.70 C K Index: 37.49 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 360.70 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.65 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1709.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 73.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 739.58 mb = 2739.93 m = 8989.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 654.58 mb = 3765.17 m = 12352.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 184.58 mb = 12948.09 m = 42480.10 ft B at Equ Level: 1690.51 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 265.2 at 27.4 knts Storm direction: 295.2 at 20.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 3.4 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 60.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 111.2 neg: -37.6 tot: 73.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.80 Bulk Rich Number: 57.38 Bulk Shear: 29.80 m/s