MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021800F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021800F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 35.80,-100.53 Latitude: 35.80 Longitude: -100.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 156 1 950 599 SFC 926 817 15.8 15.4 98 0.4 15.6 323 9 295.4 297.6 291.7 329.9 11.99 3 900 1060 15.7 15.6 100 0.1 15.7 333 20 297.7 299.9 292.8 333.9 12.50 4 850 1545 14.4 12.7 89 1.8 13.3 346 29 301.3 303.3 292.6 333.4 10.89 5 800 2059 15.2 10.8 75 4.4 12.4 343 43 307.4 309.3 293.9 338.4 10.25 6 750 2605 13.2 8.1 71 5.1 10.0 338 66 310.9 312.6 294.0 338.7 9.06 7 700 3184 10.2 5.0 70 5.2 7.1 337 67 313.8 315.3 293.9 338.3 7.85 8 650 3796 5.9 2.1 77 3.8 3.8 330 46 315.6 316.9 293.6 337.3 6.86 9 600 4448 2.9 0.4 84 2.5 1.5 308 27 319.5 320.8 294.5 340.6 6.60 10 550 5148 -0.5 -4.2 76 3.8 -2.4 244 17 323.5 324.5 294.4 340.3 5.10 11 500 5906 -4.5 -7.0 82 2.6 -5.7 219 16 327.6 328.5 295.0 342.7 4.52 12 450 6727 -10.1 -11.5 90 1.4 -10.7 216 18 330.6 331.3 295.0 342.6 3.54 13 400 7627 -14.7 -14.8 99 0.1 -14.7 250 20 335.9 336.5 295.8 346.5 3.04 14 350 8627 -20.5 -20.5 100 0.0 -20.5 267 30 341.1 341.6 296.4 348.8 2.14 15 300 9750 -29.2 -29.2 100 -0.0 -29.2 270 37 344.2 344.5 296.3 348.5 1.14 16 250 11025 -39.3 -40.6 88 1.3 -39.5 269 31 347.6 347.7 296.5 349.3 0.44 17 200 12512 -51.4 -55.0 66 3.6 -51.5 264 31 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.8 0.11 18 150 14305 -68.5 -72.7 55 4.1 -68.6 295 39 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.1 0.01 19 100 16758 -66.8 -86.1 5 19.4 -66.9 7 20 398.8 398.8 305.0 398.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.31 m Freezing level: 556.71 mb = 5053.91 m = 16580.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 580.35 mb = 4715.82 m = 15471.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.59 % Est. max temperature: 29.18 C = 84.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 920.89 mb = 864.54 m = 2836.39 ft T: 15.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.40 C/km ThetaE index: 1.49 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 710.55 mb = 3058.16 m = 10033.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.24 C = 91.83 F Cap Strength: 4.81 C Lifted Index: 5.12 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.71 C Showalter Index: 5.18 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.05 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.91 C Cross Totals Index: 17.13 C K Index: 26.36 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 227.13 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.81 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 30.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6309.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.68 mb = 1439.07 m = 4721.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 322.3 at 33.6 knts Storm direction: 352.3 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 2.4 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 119.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 47.1 neg: -128.3 tot: -81.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -27.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.06 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.5 stream: 0.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.90 Bulk Shear: 33.71 m/s