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: 38.13,-102.48 Latitude: 38.13 Longitude: -102.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 515 2 900 1002 SFC 890 1106 30.6 17.6 46 13.1 21.2 163 11 314.1 316.8 298.4 358.5 14.34 4 850 1509 25.3 16.2 57 9.2 18.9 169 12 312.7 315.3 297.7 354.9 13.72 5 800 2038 20.2 15.0 72 5.2 16.6 180 11 312.7 315.3 297.5 354.4 13.52 6 750 2592 17.0 5.5 47 11.5 10.0 310 13 315.0 316.4 294.0 338.7 7.57 7 700 3176 12.8 -4.6 29 17.4 4.0 321 26 316.6 317.4 291.5 329.1 3.88 8 650 3791 7.9 -15.4 17 23.4 -1.3 320 32 317.9 318.3 289.9 323.9 1.77 9 600 4444 2.2 -18.5 20 20.7 -5.2 318 36 318.7 319.0 289.9 323.7 1.49 10 550 5138 -3.6 -26.3 15 22.7 -10.0 315 42 319.8 320.0 289.6 322.7 0.81 11 500 5881 -9.5 -33.0 13 23.5 -14.7 316 46 321.5 321.6 289.8 323.2 0.48 12 450 6685 -14.7 -38.7 11 24.1 -18.9 320 47 324.8 324.9 290.5 325.9 0.30 13 400 7566 -20.6 -35.1 26 14.6 -23.1 326 49 328.3 328.4 291.7 330.1 0.48 14 350 8541 -26.8 -45.9 15 19.1 -29.0 330 60 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.3 0.18 15 300 9638 -33.2 -51.4 14 18.2 -34.7 330 79 338.6 338.6 294.1 339.0 0.11 16 250 10899 -41.0 -63.8 7 22.8 -41.9 331 89 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.03 17 200 12380 -51.7 -71.5 8 19.7 -52.1 324 82 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 14212 -58.1 -81.5 3 23.4 -58.3 312 52 370.0 370.0 300.5 370.0 0.00 19 100 16710 -65.4 -85.0 5 19.5 -65.5 302 5 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5819.69 m Freezing level: 580.87 mb = 4709.04 m = 15449.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.45 mb = 3633.64 m = 11921.26 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 32.59 % Est. max temperature: 31.79 C = 89.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 736.25 mb = 2748.55 m = 9017.44 ft T: 15.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.22 C/km ThetaE index: 35.82 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 705.66 mb = 3107.40 m = 10194.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.86 C = 91.14 F Cap Strength: 2.13 C Lifted Index: -8.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.78 C Showalter Index: -8.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 60.46 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 34.82 C Cross Totals Index: 25.64 C K Index: 33.62 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 493.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2293.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 67.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 53.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 739.77 mb = 2708.16 m = 8884.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 674.77 mb = 3480.54 m = 11418.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 184.77 mb = 12884.34 m = 42270.95 ft B at Equ Level: 2280.19 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 315.3 at 31.7 knts Storm direction: 345.3 at 23.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.7 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 201.2 neg: -2.2 tot: 199.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.56 Bulk Rich Number: 9.82 Bulk Shear: 233.54 m/s