MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021800F035.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021800F035.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 35 hour NAM valid 5Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 35.29,-100.93 Latitude: 35.29 Longitude: -100.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 118 1 950 564 SFC 909 955 22.1 21.2 95 0.9 21.5 105 6 303.5 306.7 297.9 356.0 17.69 3 900 1037 21.2 21.1 99 0.1 21.2 106 8 303.4 306.7 297.9 356.1 17.75 4 850 1533 19.8 19.8 100 -0.0 19.8 164 19 306.8 310.1 298.5 359.0 17.32 5 800 2055 18.3 18.3 100 -0.0 18.3 232 13 310.6 313.8 299.1 362.0 16.78 6 750 2607 16.2 2.3 39 13.9 8.2 354 11 314.1 315.3 292.6 333.1 6.02 7 700 3189 13.2 -10.6 18 23.8 2.5 335 19 317.1 317.5 290.3 325.1 2.43 8 650 3806 8.0 -10.9 25 18.9 -0.3 342 26 318.0 318.5 290.7 326.4 2.56 9 600 4459 2.3 -6.1 54 8.4 -1.7 318 26 318.8 319.5 292.2 331.9 4.04 10 550 5155 -3.3 -10.2 59 6.9 -6.2 322 41 320.2 320.8 291.9 330.8 3.21 11 500 5900 -9.2 -18.0 49 8.8 -12.1 329 46 321.9 322.2 291.2 328.1 1.85 12 450 6707 -13.2 -50.3 3 37.1 -18.3 333 46 326.6 326.6 290.9 326.9 0.08 13 400 7596 -17.3 -55.9 2 38.6 -21.7 334 50 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.7 0.05 14 350 8585 -23.0 -52.9 5 29.9 -26.2 337 64 337.7 337.7 293.9 338.1 0.08 15 300 9693 -32.3 -59.1 5 26.8 -34.1 332 62 339.8 339.8 294.3 340.0 0.04 16 250 10954 -40.9 -62.3 8 21.5 -41.8 314 54 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.5 0.03 17 200 12437 -50.9 -74.5 4 23.7 -51.3 302 52 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.3 0.01 18 150 14263 -61.6 -79.8 7 18.3 -61.7 294 36 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.1 0.00 19 100 16716 -66.5 -85.0 6 18.4 -66.7 22 21 399.1 399.1 305.1 399.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5782.20 m Freezing level: 579.50 mb = 4744.02 m = 15564.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.90 mb = 3730.45 m = 12238.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.31 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.79 % Est. max temperature: 31.89 C = 89.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 896.85 mb = 1067.38 m = 3501.85 ft T: 21.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.25 C/km ThetaE index: 36.87 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.81 mb = 1453.42 m = 4768.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.84 C = 76.71 F Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lifted Index: -9.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.33 C Showalter Index: -9.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.88 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.93 C Cross Totals Index: 28.95 C K Index: 24.89 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 499.97 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2466.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 70.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 33.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 856.80 mb = 1463.63 m = 4801.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 691.80 mb = 3287.38 m = 10785.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 171.80 mb = 13401.74 m = 43968.42 ft B at Equ Level: 2463.32 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 326.8 at 28.4 knts Storm direction: 356.8 at 21.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 1.9 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 124.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 312.6 neg: -33.2 tot: 279.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 93.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.2 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.48 Bulk Rich Number: 11.67 Bulk Shear: 211.25 m/s