MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030000F024.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030000F024.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 38.22,-102.45 Latitude: 38.22 Longitude: -102.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 1 950 490 2 900 975 SFC 884 1136 28.6 17.9 52 10.7 20.9 187 24 312.6 315.5 298.4 358.2 14.79 4 850 1481 24.4 17.0 63 7.5 19.2 188 32 311.7 314.5 297.9 356.1 14.47 5 800 2009 19.8 15.1 74 4.7 16.5 199 31 312.2 314.8 297.5 354.0 13.60 6 750 2563 15.7 12.2 79 3.6 13.4 222 30 313.7 316.0 296.8 350.7 11.98 7 700 3145 11.1 9.6 91 1.5 10.1 247 36 314.7 316.8 296.3 348.3 10.80 8 650 3760 6.8 0.1 62 6.7 3.1 276 49 316.6 317.8 293.2 335.5 5.92 9 600 4412 2.5 -15.7 25 18.1 -4.5 296 63 319.0 319.3 290.3 325.3 1.88 10 550 5107 -3.2 -22.6 21 19.5 -9.2 306 67 320.3 320.5 290.0 324.2 1.13 11 500 5852 -8.5 -26.5 22 18.0 -13.3 316 67 322.7 322.9 290.5 325.8 0.88 12 450 6661 -12.9 -37.6 11 24.7 -17.6 325 66 327.1 327.1 291.2 328.3 0.33 13 400 7551 -17.1 -40.9 11 23.8 -21.1 335 70 332.7 332.8 292.7 333.7 0.27 14 350 8537 -23.9 -44.8 13 20.9 -26.6 341 84 336.5 336.5 293.6 337.3 0.20 15 300 9649 -30.2 -60.7 3 30.6 -32.3 346 90 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.04 16 250 10921 -39.5 -59.9 10 20.4 -40.5 344 89 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.6 0.05 17 200 12407 -51.7 -69.2 11 17.5 -52.1 344 78 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.9 0.02 18 150 14225 -62.7 -79.6 9 16.9 -62.8 334 71 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.1 0.00 19 100 16713 -64.5 -85.3 4 20.8 -64.6 293 8 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5810.37 m Freezing level: 578.13 mb = 4715.98 m = 15472.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.49 mb = 4021.11 m = 13192.45 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.35 % Est. max temperature: 29.97 C = 85.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 756.41 mb = 2489.76 m = 8168.41 ft T: 16.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.22 C/km ThetaE index: 33.96 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 734.38 mb = 2740.38 m = 8990.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.96 C = 85.93 F Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lifted Index: -7.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.97 C Showalter Index: -7.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.37 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.92 C Cross Totals Index: 25.45 C K Index: 48.43 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 521.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1819.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 753.81 mb = 2519.25 m = 8265.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 718.81 mb = 2921.18 m = 9583.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 178.81 mb = 13114.87 m = 43027.26 ft B at Equ Level: 1817.33 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 292.5 at 51.7 knts Storm direction: 322.5 at 38.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 11.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 11.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 834.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 834.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 278.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.8 stream: 11.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.18 Bulk Rich Number: 3.25 Bulk Shear: 560.36 m/s