MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030600F003.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030600F003.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 36.54,-101.26 Latitude: 36.54 Longitude: -101.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 140 1 950 583 SFC 915 912 19.8 18.8 94 0.9 19.1 105 10 300.5 303.3 295.5 344.9 15.13 3 900 1051 18.2 18.1 99 0.2 18.1 113 13 300.3 303.0 295.1 343.2 14.64 4 850 1542 18.2 16.1 88 2.1 16.8 197 18 305.2 307.8 295.8 346.2 13.68 5 800 2061 16.5 11.9 74 4.6 13.5 224 25 308.8 310.8 294.8 342.1 10.99 6 750 2610 14.7 3.6 47 11.1 8.3 268 29 312.6 313.8 292.6 333.3 6.64 7 700 3190 11.7 1.9 51 9.8 6.1 282 29 315.4 316.6 293.1 335.2 6.27 8 650 3805 7.8 0.1 58 7.7 3.5 290 31 317.7 318.9 293.5 336.6 5.92 9 600 4460 2.5 -1.8 73 4.3 0.3 310 34 319.0 320.1 293.6 337.1 5.61 10 550 5156 -2.9 -8.8 63 6.0 -5.5 304 36 320.7 321.4 292.4 332.4 3.56 11 500 5904 -7.8 -15.6 53 7.8 -10.7 297 34 323.5 323.9 292.0 331.2 2.26 12 450 6717 -11.8 -15.7 73 3.9 -13.2 286 34 328.4 328.9 293.6 337.0 2.50 13 400 7608 -18.6 -22.1 74 3.4 -19.6 290 40 330.8 331.1 293.4 336.5 1.63 14 350 8590 -24.8 -25.9 91 1.1 -25.0 282 39 335.4 335.7 294.4 340.2 1.33 15 300 9696 -32.1 -34.0 83 1.9 -32.4 264 38 340.1 340.2 295.0 342.8 0.72 16 250 10957 -42.1 -45.5 70 3.3 -42.4 263 39 343.4 343.5 295.4 344.5 0.26 17 200 12425 -53.5 -58.1 57 4.6 -53.7 269 33 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.4 0.07 18 150 14238 -61.5 -81.5 5 20.0 -61.7 286 39 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.2 0.00 19 100 16711 -67.1 -85.1 6 18.0 -67.2 47 8 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5764.53 m Freezing level: 576.63 mb = 4785.25 m = 15699.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 597.80 mb = 4489.16 m = 14728.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.12 % Est. max temperature: 30.42 C = 86.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 902.24 mb = 1029.81 m = 3378.60 ft T: 18.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.18 C/km ThetaE index: 12.90 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 737.50 mb = 2750.95 m = 9025.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.21 C = 89.98 F Cap Strength: 2.99 C Lifted Index: -2.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.55 C Showalter Index: -3.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.05 C Cross Totals Index: 23.95 C K Index: 32.40 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 431.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 478.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 199.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 841.94 mb = 1623.29 m = 5325.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 606.94 mb = 4365.70 m = 14322.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 246.94 mb = 11037.52 m = 36211.88 ft B at Equ Level: 475.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.94 mb = 13952.72 m = 45776.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 285.3 at 29.7 knts Storm direction: 315.3 at 22.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 129.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 504.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 504.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 168.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 10.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.40 Bulk Rich Number: 2.06 Bulk Shear: 232.19 m/s