MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021800F007.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021800F007.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 7 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 38.15,-101.97 Latitude: 38.15 Longitude: -101.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 91 1 950 545 2 900 1032 SFC 892 1114 29.5 16.7 46 12.9 20.5 153 16 312.8 315.3 297.5 354.4 13.51 4 850 1540 25.9 15.6 53 10.3 18.7 159 28 313.3 315.8 297.5 354.1 13.22 5 800 2070 20.8 14.5 67 6.3 16.4 166 30 313.3 315.8 297.4 353.7 13.07 6 750 2625 16.4 12.1 76 4.3 13.5 189 30 314.4 316.6 296.9 351.3 11.90 7 700 3208 11.4 9.6 89 1.8 10.2 201 28 315.1 317.2 296.4 348.8 10.79 8 650 3825 8.7 1.2 59 7.5 4.5 239 13 318.8 320.0 294.1 339.4 6.44 9 600 4481 3.4 -6.3 49 9.7 -1.3 277 8 320.1 320.9 292.6 333.1 3.98 10 550 5179 -3.0 -6.8 75 3.7 -4.8 281 8 320.5 321.3 292.8 334.1 4.19 11 500 5925 -9.5 -11.9 83 2.4 -10.5 275 11 321.4 322.0 292.2 331.6 3.07 12 450 6727 -16.8 -20.4 74 3.6 -17.9 259 16 322.1 322.4 291.1 327.8 1.68 13 400 7602 -21.6 -23.5 84 2.0 -22.1 250 32 327.0 327.3 292.3 332.0 1.43 14 350 8576 -27.0 -29.5 80 2.4 -27.5 260 35 332.3 332.5 293.3 335.8 0.95 15 300 9671 -33.9 -36.8 75 2.9 -34.3 266 52 337.6 337.7 294.3 339.7 0.55 16 250 10927 -42.0 -45.3 70 3.3 -42.2 270 60 343.7 343.7 295.4 344.7 0.27 17 200 12404 -51.2 -55.0 64 3.7 -51.4 282 67 351.6 351.6 297.1 352.1 0.11 18 150 14241 -60.2 -81.7 4 21.6 -60.4 263 34 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 19 100 16729 -66.5 -85.2 6 18.7 -66.6 301 3 399.3 399.3 305.1 399.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5833.67 m Freezing level: 573.55 mb = 4850.56 m = 15913.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 611.05 mb = 4331.79 m = 14211.74 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.47 % Est. max temperature: 31.21 C = 88.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 739.88 mb = 2739.75 m = 8988.58 ft T: 15.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.71 C/km ThetaE index: 21.32 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 714.75 mb = 3031.86 m = 9946.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.62 C = 88.91 F Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lifted Index: -7.95 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.26 C Showalter Index: -7.95 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 60.51 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 35.40 C Cross Totals Index: 25.11 C K Index: 49.17 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 484.81 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.35 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2235.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 28.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 731.98 mb = 2830.50 m = 9286.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 696.98 mb = 3244.16 m = 10643.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 186.98 mb = 12834.27 m = 42106.67 ft B at Equ Level: 2220.93 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.0 at 17.9 knts Storm direction: 242.0 at 13.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -89.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 207.6 neg: -1.7 tot: 205.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 68.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.65 Bulk Rich Number: 44.56 Bulk Shear: 50.18 m/s