MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021800F029.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021800F029.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 29 hour NAM valid 23Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 34.72,-99.46 Latitude: 34.72 Longitude: -99.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 96 SFC 962 439 30.9 22.1 60 8.8 24.5 109 6 307.4 310.8 298.9 360.9 17.70 2 950 552 29.4 21.3 62 8.1 23.5 112 6 307.0 310.2 298.4 358.2 17.02 3 900 1032 24.7 20.4 77 4.4 21.5 120 8 307.0 310.1 298.3 358.0 16.95 4 850 1531 19.9 19.3 97 0.6 19.5 123 9 307.0 310.1 298.2 357.6 16.82 5 800 2052 16.7 14.2 85 2.5 15.0 181 8 309.0 311.4 296.2 347.9 12.83 6 750 2601 13.4 13.1 98 0.3 13.1 258 17 311.1 313.5 296.6 350.0 12.70 7 700 3182 12.6 5.9 64 6.6 8.5 283 20 316.4 318.0 295.0 342.8 8.38 8 650 3800 9.1 -7.0 31 16.1 1.3 286 26 319.2 319.9 291.9 330.6 3.47 9 600 4456 3.3 -11.2 34 14.5 -2.9 303 26 319.9 320.4 291.4 328.9 2.71 10 550 5152 -3.3 -12.9 47 9.7 -7.1 308 30 320.2 320.7 291.3 328.7 2.57 11 500 5898 -7.8 -38.5 7 30.6 -14.0 308 28 323.5 323.6 290.1 324.5 0.28 12 450 6709 -12.9 -43.7 6 30.8 -18.0 311 32 327.0 327.0 291.0 327.6 0.18 13 400 7594 -19.1 -45.8 8 26.7 -22.8 300 36 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.7 0.16 14 350 8574 -25.6 -57.7 3 32.1 -28.3 307 43 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.4 0.05 15 300 9676 -32.7 -59.0 5 26.3 -34.4 311 51 339.3 339.3 294.2 339.5 0.04 16 250 10940 -39.4 -67.0 4 27.6 -40.5 312 53 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.6 0.02 17 200 12434 -49.3 -74.5 4 25.2 -49.8 296 52 354.7 354.7 297.7 354.7 0.01 18 150 14259 -62.2 -81.4 6 19.2 -62.3 306 38 362.9 362.9 299.2 362.9 0.00 19 100 16709 -69.0 -82.6 12 13.6 -69.1 332 7 394.4 394.4 304.5 394.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5801.99 m Freezing level: 574.94 mb = 4805.17 m = 15764.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.49 mb = 3998.26 m = 13117.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.08 % Est. max temperature: 31.93 C = 89.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 847.56 mb = 1555.34 m = 5102.74 ft T: 19.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.51 C/km ThetaE index: 25.47 C Layer 700.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 841.21 mb = 1619.96 m = 5314.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.79 C = 87.42 F Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lifted Index: -7.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.16 C Showalter Index: -7.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.82 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.69 C Cross Totals Index: 27.13 C K Index: 40.38 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 394.97 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2346.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 68.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 845.23 mb = 1579.02 m = 5180.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 830.23 mb = 1732.97 m = 5685.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 180.23 mb = 13094.07 m = 42959.03 ft B at Equ Level: 2345.82 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 294.4 at 20.1 knts Storm direction: 324.4 at 15.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 191.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 191.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.83 Bulk Rich Number: 24.53 Bulk Shear: 95.66 m/s