MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021800F043.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021800F043.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 43 hour NAM valid 13Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 33.07,-98.5 Latitude: 33.07 Longitude: -98.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 970 376 23.5 23.1 98 0.3 23.2 141 11 299.2 302.6 297.4 353.7 18.66 2 950 557 22.4 22.2 99 0.2 22.3 147 20 299.9 303.2 297.2 352.7 18.01 3 900 1029 22.8 15.3 62 7.6 17.7 206 22 305.0 307.3 294.7 341.5 12.20 4 850 1525 20.4 7.7 44 12.8 12.6 252 16 307.6 309.0 292.0 331.2 7.77 5 800 2047 18.2 9.2 56 9.0 12.5 298 21 310.5 312.3 294.0 338.7 9.18 6 750 2596 14.2 9.0 71 5.2 10.9 316 27 312.0 313.8 294.7 341.7 9.64 7 700 3176 11.0 7.8 80 3.3 9.0 317 31 314.7 316.5 295.4 344.4 9.51 8 650 3790 5.9 0.4 68 5.5 2.9 317 27 315.6 316.8 293.0 334.8 6.08 9 600 4438 -0.3 -4.5 74 4.1 -2.3 303 33 315.7 316.6 291.8 330.3 4.57 10 550 5127 -5.1 -6.6 89 1.5 -5.8 297 32 318.0 318.9 292.2 331.7 4.24 11 500 5872 -8.9 -9.9 93 1.0 -9.3 295 28 322.2 322.9 292.9 334.2 3.62 12 450 6685 -11.2 -12.1 93 0.9 -11.5 316 27 329.2 329.9 294.5 340.6 3.37 13 400 7580 -16.6 -17.9 90 1.3 -17.1 312 27 333.4 333.8 294.7 341.6 2.34 14 350 8573 -22.5 -24.5 83 2.1 -23.0 316 27 338.5 338.8 295.3 343.9 1.50 15 300 9688 -30.4 -33.0 78 2.6 -30.9 326 24 342.5 342.7 295.6 345.5 0.79 16 250 10957 -40.4 -43.6 71 3.2 -40.7 343 34 346.0 346.0 296.0 347.3 0.32 17 200 12438 -51.7 -55.5 64 3.8 -51.9 323 43 350.9 350.9 296.9 351.3 0.10 18 150 14250 -63.1 -68.1 51 5.0 -63.1 320 41 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.6 0.03 19 100 16715 -70.2 -85.3 9 15.1 -70.3 40 6 392.1 392.1 304.1 392.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5762.65 m Freezing level: 602.73 mb = 4402.71 m = 14444.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.28 mb = 4142.81 m = 13591.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.38 % Est. max temperature: 33.48 C = 92.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.47 mb = 415.87 m = 1364.38 ft T: 23.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.39 C/km ThetaE index: 22.54 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 761.72 mb = 2463.85 m = 8083.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.79 C = 96.42 F Cap Strength: 3.87 C Lifted Index: -4.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.71 C Showalter Index: 1.78 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.85 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.30 C Cross Totals Index: 16.54 C K Index: 33.69 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 151.15 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.62 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 489.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 226.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.10 mb = 1412.36 m = 4633.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 656.10 mb = 3712.58 m = 12180.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 316.10 mb = 9309.55 m = 30542.79 ft B at Equ Level: 487.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.10 mb = 13607.73 m = 44644.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 297.5 at 26.5 knts Storm direction: 327.5 at 19.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 152.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 365.5 neg: -1.2 tot: 364.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 121.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.2 stream: 8.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.07 Bulk Rich Number: 2.07 Bulk Shear: 236.42 m/s