MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030000F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030000F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 23Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 37.85,-102.77 Latitude: 37.85 Longitude: -102.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 1 950 516 2 900 1003 SFC 874 1263 29.9 18.2 49 11.7 21.4 153 11 314.9 317.9 299.1 362.2 15.21 4 850 1512 26.0 17.4 59 8.6 19.8 156 11 313.3 316.2 298.5 359.3 14.88 5 800 2042 20.8 16.0 74 4.7 17.4 170 7 313.3 316.0 298.3 358.0 14.47 6 750 2597 16.3 12.1 76 4.2 13.5 282 5 314.3 316.6 296.9 351.3 11.92 7 700 3181 12.9 -3.5 32 16.4 4.5 320 18 316.8 317.6 291.8 330.4 4.23 8 650 3797 7.3 -4.0 45 11.3 1.6 322 30 317.2 318.1 292.1 331.4 4.39 9 600 4449 1.9 -5.4 58 7.4 -1.6 310 36 318.4 319.2 292.3 332.1 4.26 10 550 5144 -3.8 -7.6 75 3.8 -5.5 306 41 319.6 320.3 292.3 332.3 3.91 11 500 5888 -9.3 -18.5 47 9.2 -12.3 305 46 321.7 322.1 291.1 327.8 1.78 12 450 6693 -14.8 -36.5 14 21.6 -18.8 316 49 324.6 324.6 290.6 326.0 0.37 13 400 7573 -20.2 -49.6 5 29.4 -23.7 322 56 328.7 328.7 291.5 329.1 0.10 14 350 8549 -26.3 -56.7 4 30.4 -28.8 328 65 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.5 0.05 15 300 9648 -32.9 -60.0 5 27.1 -34.6 329 80 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.2 0.04 16 250 10909 -40.6 -67.7 4 27.0 -41.6 329 81 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.7 0.02 17 200 12393 -51.0 -70.9 8 19.9 -51.4 319 70 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.01 18 150 14226 -59.6 -82.7 3 23.1 -59.7 309 47 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.5 0.00 19 100 16714 -66.4 -84.4 6 17.9 -66.6 316 2 399.3 399.3 305.1 399.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5826.71 m Freezing level: 583.13 mb = 4683.47 m = 15365.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.15 mb = 4114.35 m = 13498.36 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.47 % Est. max temperature: 30.50 C = 86.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 737.45 mb = 2740.01 m = 8989.44 ft T: 15.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.20 C/km ThetaE index: 31.84 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 723.24 mb = 2904.59 m = 9529.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.55 C = 86.99 F Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lifted Index: -9.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.12 C Showalter Index: -9.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 61.96 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 35.26 C Cross Totals Index: 26.70 C K Index: 36.30 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 536.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2752.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 74.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 743.89 mb = 2666.49 m = 8748.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 698.89 mb = 3194.07 m = 10479.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 178.89 mb = 13103.69 m = 42990.60 ft B at Equ Level: 2751.92 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 310.3 at 31.0 knts Storm direction: 340.3 at 23.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 1.1 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 117.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 126.4 neg: -5.6 tot: 120.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.82 Bulk Rich Number: 12.63 Bulk Shear: 217.96 m/s