MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030000F049.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030000F049.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 49 hour NAM valid 1Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 41.11,-103.27 Latitude: 41.11 Longitude: -103.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 1 950 483 2 900 971 SFC 860 1372 28.5 14.8 43 13.7 18.9 148 19 314.9 317.3 297.4 353.4 12.39 4 850 1481 28.2 13.7 41 14.5 18.2 150 28 315.6 317.9 297.1 352.0 11.65 5 800 2015 23.3 12.0 49 11.3 15.7 157 35 315.9 318.1 296.7 350.5 11.06 6 750 2574 18.7 11.1 61 7.7 13.6 175 30 316.9 319.1 297.0 351.8 11.12 7 700 3163 14.6 5.8 55 8.9 9.2 187 23 318.7 320.3 295.5 344.9 8.27 8 650 3783 9.2 0.9 56 8.3 4.5 198 18 319.4 320.6 294.3 339.7 6.32 9 600 4440 4.0 -5.7 49 9.7 -0.7 236 17 320.8 321.6 292.9 334.4 4.17 10 550 5140 -1.9 -10.0 54 8.1 -5.4 271 24 321.8 322.4 292.4 332.5 3.25 11 500 5889 -8.5 -11.2 81 2.6 -9.6 274 29 322.6 323.3 292.6 333.5 3.26 12 450 6696 -14.0 -30.0 24 16.0 -17.7 287 43 325.6 325.7 291.2 328.1 0.70 13 400 7580 -19.3 -49.8 5 30.5 -23.0 296 48 329.9 329.9 291.8 330.3 0.10 14 350 8559 -25.9 -47.0 12 21.0 -28.3 297 51 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.4 0.16 15 300 9657 -34.2 -53.9 12 19.7 -35.5 300 58 337.2 337.2 293.7 337.6 0.08 16 250 10907 -43.3 -52.0 38 8.7 -43.8 300 67 341.6 341.6 294.8 342.1 0.12 17 200 12370 -55.1 -64.0 32 8.9 -55.2 307 65 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.7 0.04 18 150 14180 -59.9 -80.3 5 20.4 -60.0 272 47 366.9 366.9 300.0 367.0 0.00 19 100 16705 -62.5 -85.1 3 22.6 -62.7 208 8 406.9 406.9 306.1 406.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5863.42 m Freezing level: 566.22 mb = 4913.29 m = 16119.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 607.03 mb = 4344.79 m = 14254.40 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.38 % Est. max temperature: 31.78 C = 89.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 704.56 mb = 3107.32 m = 10194.48 ft T: 15.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.51 C/km ThetaE index: 19.28 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 649.22 mb = 3793.26 m = 12444.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.85 C = 91.13 F Cap Strength: 2.71 C Lifted Index: -6.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.47 C Showalter Index: -6.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.91 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 36.69 C Cross Totals Index: 22.22 C K Index: 41.48 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 575.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.56 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1769.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 94.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 680.58 mb = 3398.34 m = 11149.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 615.58 mb = 4230.02 m = 13877.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 185.58 mb = 12841.20 m = 42129.40 ft B at Equ Level: 1767.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.58 mb = 16367.15 m = 53697.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.2 at 28.6 knts Storm direction: 270.2 at 21.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 27.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 218.6 neg: -14.5 tot: 204.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 68.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.29 Bulk Rich Number: 8.39 Bulk Shear: 210.82 m/s