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: 35.19,-98.23 Latitude: 35.19 Longitude: -98.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 109 SFC 968 399 28.8 22.0 67 6.8 23.8 106 9 304.8 308.0 298.1 356.9 17.46 2 950 561 25.9 21.4 76 4.5 22.6 109 10 303.5 306.6 297.5 354.3 17.11 3 900 1035 21.3 19.9 92 1.4 20.3 128 13 303.4 306.5 297.1 352.3 16.45 4 850 1530 18.5 17.3 93 1.2 17.7 152 9 305.5 308.3 296.6 349.8 14.77 5 800 2050 16.6 8.5 59 8.1 11.6 217 9 308.9 310.5 293.2 335.6 8.76 6 750 2597 13.5 5.7 59 7.8 8.9 234 14 311.3 312.7 293.0 335.0 7.69 7 700 3175 10.5 8.6 88 1.9 9.3 281 24 314.1 316.0 295.6 345.4 10.07 8 650 3790 7.6 -3.2 46 10.8 2.1 289 30 317.6 318.5 292.4 332.6 4.65 9 600 4443 3.0 -13.8 28 16.7 -3.8 303 32 319.5 320.0 290.8 326.9 2.19 10 550 5139 -3.5 -17.6 33 14.1 -8.4 305 33 320.0 320.3 290.5 325.9 1.75 11 500 5884 -8.3 -32.4 12 24.2 -13.8 302 30 323.0 323.1 290.2 324.8 0.50 12 450 6695 -12.9 -49.2 3 36.3 -18.1 303 32 327.0 327.0 291.0 327.4 0.10 13 400 7580 -19.0 -45.8 7 26.7 -22.7 297 35 330.2 330.3 291.9 330.9 0.16 14 350 8559 -25.9 -55.4 5 29.5 -28.5 296 34 333.8 333.8 292.8 334.0 0.06 15 300 9659 -33.0 -61.7 4 28.7 -34.7 292 35 338.8 338.8 294.0 338.9 0.03 16 250 10921 -40.1 -72.3 2 32.2 -41.2 294 40 346.5 346.5 295.8 346.5 0.01 17 200 12413 -48.3 -78.4 2 30.1 -48.9 289 55 356.3 356.3 298.0 356.3 0.00 18 150 14248 -60.4 -80.8 5 20.3 -60.6 289 41 365.9 365.9 299.8 366.0 0.00 19 100 16712 -67.9 -82.7 10 14.8 -68.0 304 7 396.5 396.5 304.8 396.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5774.86 m Freezing level: 576.93 mb = 4764.44 m = 15631.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.33 mb = 4014.67 m = 13171.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.50 % Est. max temperature: 31.63 C = 88.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 877.56 mb = 1253.78 m = 4113.41 ft T: 20.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.92 C/km ThetaE index: 21.88 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.43 mb = 1374.29 m = 4508.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.88 C = 83.99 F Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lifted Index: -6.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.96 C Showalter Index: -5.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.32 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.77 C Cross Totals Index: 25.55 C K Index: 42.17 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 323.12 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.83 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1656.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.43 mb = 1235.32 m = 4052.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 774.43 mb = 2325.01 m = 7627.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.43 mb = 11947.15 m = 39196.22 ft B at Equ Level: 1645.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.43 mb = 15893.13 m = 52142.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 289.2 at 22.6 knts Storm direction: 319.2 at 17.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 118.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 243.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 243.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 81.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.42 Bulk Rich Number: 11.20 Bulk Shear: 147.84 m/s