MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021200F036.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021200F036.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 32.86,-99.76 Latitude: 32.86 Longitude: -99.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 SFC 957 469 33.5 21.6 50 11.9 24.7 115 13 310.5 313.7 299.3 363.1 17.20 2 950 534 32.3 21.2 52 11.1 24.1 116 15 310.0 313.1 299.0 361.6 16.92 3 900 1018 27.5 20.1 64 7.4 22.1 122 16 309.8 313.0 298.8 360.6 16.66 4 850 1522 22.9 19.2 80 3.7 20.2 155 15 310.1 313.3 299.0 361.2 16.72 5 800 2050 21.0 12.4 58 8.5 15.3 230 16 313.5 315.7 296.4 348.8 11.42 6 750 2606 17.5 7.0 50 10.5 11.0 286 9 315.6 317.2 294.8 342.0 8.43 7 700 3191 12.9 7.7 71 5.2 9.6 307 15 316.7 318.5 295.8 346.4 9.46 8 650 3809 7.8 2.4 69 5.4 4.7 298 15 317.8 319.2 294.4 340.2 7.04 9 600 4464 2.9 -5.6 54 8.5 -1.2 307 16 319.5 320.3 292.6 333.2 4.21 10 550 5160 -2.7 -9.2 61 6.4 -5.5 323 22 320.8 321.5 292.3 332.3 3.47 11 500 5910 -6.5 -22.8 26 16.3 -11.5 326 26 325.1 325.4 291.6 329.4 1.23 12 450 6726 -11.5 -40.6 7 29.1 -16.9 321 38 328.8 328.8 291.6 329.7 0.25 13 400 7616 -17.6 -45.5 7 28.0 -21.6 302 39 332.1 332.2 292.4 332.8 0.16 14 350 8603 -23.3 -60.2 2 36.9 -26.6 326 39 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.4 0.03 15 300 9715 -29.5 -64.6 2 35.1 -31.7 318 39 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.0 0.02 16 250 10991 -39.7 -61.5 8 21.7 -40.8 304 28 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.1 0.04 17 200 12477 -51.0 -70.7 8 19.7 -51.5 305 32 351.9 351.9 297.1 352.0 0.01 18 150 14288 -64.2 -78.2 13 14.0 -64.3 301 24 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.5 0.01 19 100 16719 -70.3 -84.4 11 14.1 -70.4 94 3 391.8 391.8 304.0 391.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5836.03 m Freezing level: 574.12 mb = 4824.13 m = 15827.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.23 mb = 4325.22 m = 14190.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.62 % Est. max temperature: 35.94 C = 96.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 806.65 mb = 1977.77 m = 6488.65 ft T: 21.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.12 C/km ThetaE index: 19.18 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 746.97 mb = 2639.96 m = 8661.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.53 C = 101.35 F Cap Strength: 2.82 C Lifted Index: -7.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.59 C Showalter Index: -7.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.14 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.42 C Cross Totals Index: 25.72 C K Index: 43.47 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 409.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2638.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 72.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 84.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 808.41 mb = 1958.75 m = 6426.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 703.41 mb = 3149.70 m = 10333.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 143.41 mb = 14557.22 m = 47759.33 ft B at Equ Level: 2615.86 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 307.0 at 17.7 knts Storm direction: 337.0 at 13.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 239.5 neg: -6.4 tot: 233.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.69 Bulk Rich Number: 18.53 Bulk Shear: 142.41 m/s