MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021800F041.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021800F041.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 41 hour NAM valid 11Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 33.77,-98.38 Latitude: 33.77 Longitude: -98.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 100 SFC 980 278 24.4 23.1 92 1.3 23.5 134 9 299.3 302.7 297.4 353.4 18.49 2 950 549 22.4 22.0 98 0.4 22.1 148 21 299.9 303.1 297.1 351.9 17.79 3 900 1019 20.5 20.5 100 -0.0 20.5 172 28 302.6 305.8 297.3 353.2 17.11 4 850 1513 18.1 17.6 97 0.5 17.8 196 21 305.1 307.9 296.7 350.1 15.05 5 800 2033 16.1 16.1 100 -0.0 16.1 213 26 308.3 311.1 297.2 352.5 14.59 6 750 2579 12.4 12.4 100 0.0 12.4 221 28 310.1 312.4 296.0 347.2 12.17 7 700 3157 10.8 10.4 98 0.4 10.6 234 21 314.4 316.6 296.6 349.9 11.42 8 650 3775 7.5 3.1 74 4.4 4.9 264 22 317.4 318.8 294.5 340.7 7.36 9 600 4427 1.3 -6.5 56 7.8 -2.3 287 28 317.7 318.4 291.8 330.3 3.92 10 550 5120 -4.8 -9.5 69 4.7 -6.8 292 42 318.4 319.1 291.6 329.5 3.38 11 500 5860 -10.1 -16.8 58 6.7 -12.4 295 33 320.7 321.1 291.0 327.6 2.05 12 450 6667 -13.1 -15.2 84 2.1 -13.8 310 21 326.8 327.3 293.2 335.7 2.61 13 400 7557 -17.8 -19.8 84 2.0 -18.4 336 24 331.8 332.2 294.0 338.8 1.98 14 350 8547 -22.9 -25.0 83 2.1 -23.4 350 38 338.0 338.2 295.1 343.2 1.44 15 300 9662 -29.8 -32.4 78 2.6 -30.3 349 47 343.3 343.5 295.8 346.5 0.84 16 250 10937 -39.7 -42.8 72 3.1 -40.0 359 50 347.1 347.1 296.3 348.5 0.35 17 200 12418 -52.0 -55.9 63 3.8 -52.2 339 49 350.4 350.4 296.8 350.8 0.10 18 150 14234 -63.8 -77.9 13 14.1 -63.8 304 56 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.3 0.01 19 100 16697 -68.1 -85.2 7 17.1 -68.2 12 9 396.2 396.2 304.7 396.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5760.18 m Freezing level: 589.07 mb = 4578.13 m = 15019.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 616.12 mb = 4210.58 m = 13814.09 ft Precipitable water: 2.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.55 % Est. max temperature: 31.48 C = 88.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.84 mb = 440.69 m = 1445.81 ft T: 23.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.73 C/km ThetaE index: 5.32 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 919.53 mb = 832.58 m = 2731.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.63 C = 79.94 F Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lifted Index: -8.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.55 C Showalter Index: -7.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.94 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.24 C Cross Totals Index: 27.70 C K Index: 45.47 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 573.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.43 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1496.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.80 mb = 782.82 m = 2568.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 879.80 mb = 1215.48 m = 3987.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 189.80 mb = 12748.23 m = 41824.38 ft B at Equ Level: 1496.11 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.8 at 27.2 knts Storm direction: 283.8 at 20.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 325.2 neg: -7.4 tot: 317.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 105.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.87 Bulk Rich Number: 8.51 Bulk Shear: 175.95 m/s