MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030000F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030000F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 15Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 35.09,-100.93 Latitude: 35.09 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 142 1 950 586 SFC 918 883 21.1 20.1 94 0.9 20.4 88 8 301.5 304.5 296.5 349.7 16.38 3 900 1056 19.2 19.2 100 -0.0 19.2 92 10 301.2 304.1 296.1 347.5 15.72 4 850 1547 16.8 16.8 100 -0.0 16.8 163 11 303.8 306.4 295.8 346.3 14.33 5 800 2065 16.6 13.2 80 3.5 14.3 229 24 308.9 311.2 295.6 345.4 12.01 6 750 2614 14.9 8.9 67 6.0 11.1 262 29 312.8 314.6 294.9 342.5 9.60 7 700 3196 11.3 7.6 78 3.7 9.0 292 34 315.1 316.9 295.4 344.5 9.42 8 650 3813 8.5 0.4 57 8.0 4.0 322 28 318.5 319.7 293.8 338.0 6.08 9 600 4468 2.9 -5.6 54 8.5 -1.3 322 33 319.4 320.2 292.6 333.0 4.19 10 550 5164 -3.2 -7.3 73 4.1 -5.1 314 33 320.3 321.1 292.6 333.5 4.03 11 500 5911 -8.1 -12.5 71 4.3 -9.8 306 34 323.1 323.7 292.5 333.0 2.94 12 450 6724 -11.7 -31.6 17 19.9 -16.3 292 33 328.6 328.7 291.9 330.8 0.60 13 400 7615 -17.8 -41.7 10 23.9 -21.6 299 33 331.8 331.9 292.4 332.8 0.25 14 350 8597 -25.7 -49.6 9 24.0 -28.2 306 46 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.6 0.12 15 300 9695 -32.9 -60.0 5 27.1 -34.6 299 33 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.2 0.04 16 250 10955 -41.8 -49.0 45 7.2 -42.3 278 18 343.9 343.9 295.4 344.6 0.18 17 200 12433 -50.9 -73.5 5 22.7 -51.3 297 32 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.3 0.01 18 150 14255 -62.0 -80.4 7 18.4 -62.1 306 37 363.3 363.3 299.3 363.3 0.00 19 100 16711 -69.0 -85.5 7 16.5 -69.1 20 4 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5768.47 m Freezing level: 576.47 mb = 4795.77 m = 15733.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.03 mb = 4305.61 m = 14125.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.56 % Est. max temperature: 30.69 C = 87.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 906.00 mb = 998.01 m = 3274.27 ft T: 19.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.17 C/km ThetaE index: 7.24 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.23 mb = 1394.19 m = 4574.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.51 C = 72.52 F Cap Strength: 2.57 C Lifted Index: -4.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.60 C Showalter Index: -3.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.87 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.93 C Cross Totals Index: 24.94 C K Index: 38.03 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 275.98 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 793.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.05 mb = 1425.86 m = 4677.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.05 mb = 1475.86 m = 4841.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 837.05 mb = 1678.03 m = 5505.28 ft B at Equ Level: 22.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 787.05 mb = 2203.74 m = 7230.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 297.9 at 28.3 knts Storm direction: 327.9 at 21.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 172.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 573.4 neg: -4.0 tot: 569.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 189.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.4 stream: 12.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.40 Bulk Rich Number: 4.11 Bulk Shear: 193.09 m/s