MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021800F028.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021800F028.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 28 hour NAM valid 22Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 38.17,-101.97 Latitude: 38.17 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 85 1 950 538 2 900 1019 SFC 888 1134 27.6 17.8 55 9.8 20.6 149 6 311.1 313.9 297.9 355.9 14.61 4 850 1521 22.1 16.4 70 5.7 18.1 149 6 309.2 311.9 297.0 351.5 13.89 5 800 2045 17.2 13.4 78 3.8 14.7 149 5 309.5 311.8 295.9 346.7 12.20 6 750 2594 15.3 2.5 42 12.8 8.0 352 11 313.2 314.4 292.4 332.4 6.12 7 700 3175 11.6 -3.0 36 14.6 4.1 324 19 315.3 316.1 291.5 329.3 4.38 8 650 3789 6.7 -8.0 34 14.8 -0.0 313 25 316.6 317.2 290.9 327.1 3.22 9 600 4439 1.5 -10.4 41 11.8 -3.6 317 29 317.8 318.4 290.9 327.3 2.89 10 550 5132 -4.3 -18.9 31 14.6 -9.2 313 29 319.0 319.3 290.1 324.4 1.57 11 500 5874 -9.9 -25.8 26 15.9 -14.2 312 31 320.9 321.1 290.0 324.2 0.93 12 450 6677 -15.6 -28.0 34 12.3 -18.5 311 34 323.6 323.7 290.7 326.6 0.85 13 400 7555 -21.0 -46.6 8 25.7 -24.1 317 41 327.8 327.8 291.2 328.3 0.14 14 350 8526 -28.6 -42.6 25 13.9 -30.3 318 46 330.1 330.2 292.0 331.1 0.26 15 300 9609 -36.9 -53.6 16 16.8 -37.9 321 52 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.8 0.09 16 250 10853 -42.5 -55.7 22 13.3 -43.1 320 78 342.9 343.0 295.1 343.3 0.08 17 200 12340 -48.2 -75.6 3 27.4 -48.8 310 80 356.4 356.4 298.0 356.4 0.01 18 150 14201 -54.9 -83.4 2 28.5 -55.2 300 33 375.6 375.6 301.5 375.6 0.00 19 100 16714 -66.1 -82.4 9 16.2 -66.2 275 13 399.9 399.9 305.2 399.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5789.08 m Freezing level: 587.26 mb = 4615.60 m = 15142.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.47 mb = 3782.53 m = 12409.74 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.97 % Est. max temperature: 30.11 C = 86.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 770.21 mb = 2367.78 m = 7768.22 ft T: 16.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.97 C/km ThetaE index: 28.82 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 720.12 mb = 2936.32 m = 9633.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.83 C = 87.49 F Cap Strength: 2.14 C Lifted Index: -7.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.92 C Showalter Index: -7.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.30 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.00 C Cross Totals Index: 26.30 C K Index: 33.80 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 425.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.30 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1917.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 63.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 768.42 mb = 2387.62 m = 7833.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 673.42 mb = 3495.34 m = 11467.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.42 mb = 11601.89 m = 38063.50 ft B at Equ Level: 1912.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 123.42 mb = 15409.84 m = 50556.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 315.0 at 22.9 knts Storm direction: 345.0 at 17.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 5.6 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 119.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 27.9 neg: -50.7 tot: -22.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -7.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.11 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 17.79 Bulk Shear: 107.78 m/s