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: 38.33,-101.95 Latitude: 38.33 Longitude: -101.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 542 2 900 1023 SFC 887 1148 27.8 17.7 54 10.1 20.6 173 5 311.4 314.2 297.9 355.9 14.50 4 850 1525 22.0 16.3 70 5.7 18.0 181 4 309.2 311.8 296.9 351.1 13.81 5 800 2049 16.9 15.2 90 1.7 15.7 202 3 309.1 311.7 296.8 350.8 13.71 6 750 2596 14.2 4.3 51 9.9 8.4 347 13 312.0 313.4 292.7 333.6 6.96 7 700 3176 11.1 -2.4 39 13.4 4.1 326 20 314.7 315.6 291.5 329.3 4.59 8 650 3789 6.3 -4.3 47 10.5 1.0 313 23 316.0 316.9 291.6 329.8 4.29 9 600 4438 0.9 -8.2 51 9.0 -3.2 309 27 317.1 317.8 291.2 328.3 3.44 10 550 5130 -4.8 -13.1 52 8.3 -8.0 317 29 318.4 318.9 290.8 326.8 2.53 11 500 5871 -10.3 -20.4 43 10.1 -13.3 314 31 320.5 320.8 290.5 325.7 1.51 12 450 6674 -15.6 -28.1 33 12.5 -18.6 314 32 323.6 323.7 290.7 326.5 0.84 13 400 7551 -21.6 -40.9 16 19.2 -24.4 316 33 326.9 326.9 291.1 327.9 0.27 14 350 8521 -28.2 -49.7 11 21.4 -30.3 315 44 330.7 330.7 292.0 331.1 0.12 15 300 9605 -37.0 -56.6 11 19.5 -38.1 316 47 333.2 333.2 292.6 333.4 0.06 16 250 10848 -42.8 -63.5 9 20.7 -43.6 319 69 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.5 0.03 17 200 12333 -48.1 -75.5 3 27.4 -48.6 308 70 356.7 356.7 298.0 356.7 0.01 18 150 14200 -55.1 -83.5 2 28.5 -55.4 293 33 375.2 375.2 301.5 375.2 0.00 19 100 16718 -64.8 -83.4 6 18.6 -64.9 285 18 402.6 402.6 305.6 402.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5780.15 m Freezing level: 592.25 mb = 4545.28 m = 14912.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.96 mb = 3940.25 m = 12927.19 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.51 % Est. max temperature: 29.05 C = 84.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 765.68 mb = 2420.80 m = 7942.17 ft T: 15.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.91 C/km ThetaE index: 26.52 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 750.98 mb = 2585.42 m = 8482.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.35 C = 83.03 F Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lifted Index: -7.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.09 C Showalter Index: -7.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.74 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.23 C Cross Totals Index: 26.51 C K Index: 35.06 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 429.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.98 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2183.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 24.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 776.20 mb = 2304.97 m = 7562.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 691.20 mb = 3280.19 m = 10761.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 211.20 mb = 11970.44 m = 39272.63 ft B at Equ Level: 2161.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 111.20 mb = 16058.79 m = 52685.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 315.1 at 22.0 knts Storm direction: 345.1 at 16.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 2.7 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 51.9 neg: -6.1 tot: 45.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.29 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.68 Bulk Rich Number: 25.75 Bulk Shear: 84.82 m/s