MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021800F027.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021800F027.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 32.26,-102.49 Latitude: 32.26 Longitude: -102.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 1 950 513 SFC 905 955 37.8 15.2 26 22.7 21.8 180 13 320.0 322.3 298.4 358.2 12.06 3 900 1006 35.2 15.0 30 20.2 21.0 181 13 317.7 320.1 297.8 355.4 11.98 4 850 1521 29.6 13.8 38 15.8 18.7 185 14 317.1 319.4 297.4 353.9 11.72 5 800 2057 24.3 12.9 49 11.4 16.5 190 13 317.0 319.3 297.4 353.8 11.75 6 750 2617 18.8 11.8 64 6.9 14.1 196 13 316.9 319.2 297.4 353.6 11.69 7 700 3204 13.2 10.0 81 3.2 11.1 225 10 317.1 319.2 297.0 351.8 11.07 8 650 3824 9.0 3.1 66 5.9 5.6 322 15 319.2 320.6 295.0 342.8 7.40 9 600 4481 3.3 -3.6 61 6.9 -0.2 303 15 320.0 321.0 293.3 335.9 4.91 10 550 5180 -1.8 -8.6 60 6.8 -4.9 311 19 321.9 322.6 292.7 333.9 3.62 11 500 5931 -6.2 -21.4 29 15.2 -11.1 321 26 325.5 325.8 291.8 330.3 1.38 12 450 6748 -10.4 -40.2 7 29.8 -16.1 324 26 330.2 330.2 292.0 331.1 0.26 13 400 7644 -16.5 -34.7 19 18.2 -20.2 321 19 333.6 333.7 293.2 335.5 0.50 14 350 8630 -24.9 -28.0 75 3.2 -25.6 315 28 335.2 335.5 294.1 339.2 1.09 15 300 9741 -30.0 -32.7 77 2.7 -30.5 339 35 343.1 343.3 295.8 346.2 0.82 16 250 11017 -39.2 -42.1 74 2.9 -39.5 336 35 347.7 347.8 296.5 349.2 0.38 17 200 12497 -52.2 -60.3 37 8.2 -52.4 315 25 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.4 0.06 18 150 14303 -65.5 -74.2 29 8.7 -65.5 343 26 357.3 357.3 298.2 357.3 0.01 19 100 16708 -70.5 -84.1 12 13.6 -70.6 72 9 391.4 391.4 304.0 391.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5880.20 m Freezing level: 567.55 mb = 4934.12 m = 16187.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 601.36 mb = 4461.94 m = 14638.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.23 % Est. max temperature: 34.89 C = 94.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 653.94 mb = 3773.11 m = 12378.83 ft T: 9.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.09 C/km ThetaE index: 27.92 C Layer 900.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 662.30 mb = 3666.94 m = 12030.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.55 C = 97.78 F Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lifted Index: -4.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.25 C Showalter Index: -4.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.69 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 35.74 C Cross Totals Index: 19.95 C K Index: 46.32 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 352.65 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.49 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1412.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 674.49 mb = 3514.51 m = 11530.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 639.49 mb = 3957.39 m = 12983.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 169.49 mb = 13535.69 m = 44407.90 ft B at Equ Level: 1409.45 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 293.5 at 17.2 knts Storm direction: 323.5 at 12.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 128.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 80.4 neg: -0.5 tot: 79.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 16.93 Bulk Shear: 83.45 m/s