MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508020600F040.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508020600F040.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 40 hour NAM valid 22Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 34.49,-102.37 Latitude: 34.49 Longitude: -102.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 40 1 950 501 2 900 993 SFC 884 1157 33.9 17.6 38 16.3 22.1 213 5 318.1 320.9 299.4 363.7 14.48 4 850 1506 28.7 16.1 46 12.6 19.8 217 5 316.3 318.9 298.5 359.1 13.70 5 800 2041 23.5 15.2 59 8.4 17.7 222 5 316.2 318.8 298.5 358.9 13.67 6 750 2601 19.6 5.6 40 14.0 11.0 265 8 317.8 319.3 294.8 341.9 7.60 7 700 3190 14.9 1.5 40 13.4 7.2 283 9 318.9 320.1 293.9 338.4 6.09 8 650 3810 9.2 -2.1 45 11.4 3.2 295 9 319.4 320.4 293.2 335.7 5.04 9 600 4466 3.2 -8.8 41 12.1 -2.2 311 14 319.9 320.5 291.9 330.6 3.27 10 550 5163 -3.1 -12.2 49 9.1 -6.8 306 21 320.4 320.9 291.6 329.4 2.73 11 500 5911 -6.3 -44.8 3 38.5 -13.2 309 30 325.4 325.4 290.5 325.9 0.14 12 450 6726 -11.5 -43.2 5 31.6 -17.0 307 42 328.7 328.8 291.6 329.5 0.19 13 400 7616 -18.0 -52.8 3 34.8 -22.1 312 37 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.9 0.07 14 350 8602 -23.7 -60.5 2 36.8 -26.9 328 57 336.7 336.7 293.6 336.9 0.03 15 300 9710 -31.6 -50.1 15 18.4 -33.3 328 60 340.8 340.8 294.6 341.3 0.13 16 250 10974 -40.4 -64.3 6 23.9 -41.4 331 59 346.0 346.0 295.8 346.1 0.03 17 200 12458 -50.7 -72.6 6 21.9 -51.1 310 48 352.6 352.6 297.2 352.6 0.01 18 150 14278 -62.3 -79.7 8 17.4 -62.5 332 36 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.7 0.00 19 100 16725 -71.2 -83.9 13 12.7 -71.2 221 3 390.3 390.3 303.8 390.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5870.58 m Freezing level: 574.53 mb = 4821.22 m = 15817.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.47 mb = 4191.48 m = 13751.42 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.82 % Est. max temperature: 33.99 C = 93.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 698.49 mb = 3207.97 m = 10524.69 ft T: 14.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.77 C/km ThetaE index: 37.77 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 679.39 mb = 3440.07 m = 11286.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.92 C = 94.86 F Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lifted Index: -6.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.88 C Showalter Index: -6.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.46 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 35.04 C Cross Totals Index: 22.42 C K Index: 37.80 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 403.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2332.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 68.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 58.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 703.52 mb = 3147.06 m = 10324.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 658.52 mb = 3701.45 m = 12143.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 158.52 mb = 13928.82 m = 45697.67 ft B at Equ Level: 2312.12 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 301.2 at 17.9 knts Storm direction: 331.2 at 13.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 44.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 30.0 neg: -0.3 tot: 29.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.5 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.37 Bulk Rich Number: 53.28 Bulk Shear: 43.77 m/s