MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021800F033.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021800F033.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 3Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 35.17,-100.19 Latitude: 35.17 Longitude: -100.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 557 SFC 939 660 24.5 22.9 91 1.6 23.3 88 7 303.0 306.5 298.6 359.5 19.00 3 900 1032 22.7 21.0 90 1.8 21.5 119 18 305.0 308.2 298.2 357.7 17.65 4 850 1530 20.3 19.2 93 1.2 19.5 169 15 307.5 310.6 298.2 357.8 16.69 5 800 2052 16.9 16.8 99 0.1 16.9 246 13 309.2 312.1 297.8 355.5 15.25 6 750 2604 17.0 2.4 37 14.7 8.6 337 13 315.1 316.2 292.9 334.2 6.07 7 700 3188 13.3 -3.9 30 17.2 4.5 326 22 317.2 318.0 291.9 330.5 4.10 8 650 3805 8.3 -13.3 20 21.5 -0.7 315 27 318.3 318.7 290.4 325.4 2.11 9 600 4458 2.5 -19.4 18 21.8 -5.2 323 31 319.0 319.2 289.9 323.6 1.38 10 550 5152 -3.2 -20.4 25 17.3 -8.8 329 40 320.3 320.6 290.3 325.0 1.37 11 500 5898 -8.8 -35.7 9 26.8 -14.5 329 44 322.2 322.3 289.9 323.6 0.37 12 450 6704 -14.1 -40.9 8 26.8 -18.7 323 41 325.4 325.5 290.7 326.3 0.24 13 400 7587 -19.7 -53.8 3 34.0 -23.4 320 48 329.3 329.3 291.6 329.6 0.06 14 350 8567 -24.4 -52.4 6 28.0 -27.3 323 66 335.8 335.8 293.4 336.2 0.09 15 300 9678 -30.6 -52.7 10 22.1 -32.6 328 77 342.2 342.2 295.0 342.6 0.10 16 250 10944 -39.7 -72.0 2 32.3 -40.9 318 63 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.0 0.01 17 200 12434 -50.6 -71.9 6 21.3 -51.1 304 59 352.6 352.6 297.2 352.6 0.01 18 150 14262 -61.4 -80.6 6 19.3 -61.5 305 40 364.4 364.4 299.5 364.4 0.00 19 100 16726 -68.5 -83.9 9 15.4 -68.7 327 13 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5788.42 m Freezing level: 578.12 mb = 4761.55 m = 15621.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.11 mb = 3714.35 m = 12186.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.27 % Est. max temperature: 31.77 C = 89.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.50 mb = 863.11 m = 2831.68 ft T: 23.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.18 C/km ThetaE index: 34.19 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 842.38 mb = 1607.17 m = 5272.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.07 C = 84.33 F Cap Strength: 1.85 C Lifted Index: -8.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.65 C Showalter Index: -8.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.23 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.19 C Cross Totals Index: 28.04 C K Index: 31.16 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 467.66 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.61 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2359.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 68.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.07 mb = 1336.49 m = 4384.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 814.07 mb = 1901.80 m = 6239.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 784.07 mb = 2223.92 m = 7296.23 ft B at Equ Level: 20.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 734.07 mb = 2785.34 m = 9138.16 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 323.7 at 27.1 knts Storm direction: 353.7 at 20.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 2.4 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 326.2 neg: -27.1 tot: 299.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 99.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.7 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.46 Bulk Rich Number: 11.27 Bulk Shear: 209.46 m/s