MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030600F006.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030600F006.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 35.76,-100.42 Latitude: 35.76 Longitude: -100.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 168 1 950 611 SFC 928 818 20.6 20.2 97 0.4 20.3 46 4 300.1 303.1 296.1 347.6 16.23 3 900 1080 19.2 17.9 92 1.3 18.3 117 11 301.3 304.0 295.3 344.0 14.51 4 850 1569 15.5 14.3 92 1.2 14.7 128 9 302.4 304.6 293.9 338.2 12.11 5 800 2082 12.9 12.0 94 0.9 12.3 140 13 304.9 306.9 293.8 338.0 11.06 6 750 2626 12.2 11.9 98 0.3 12.0 177 16 309.8 312.0 295.6 345.6 11.74 7 700 3203 8.9 8.4 97 0.5 8.6 212 23 312.3 314.2 295.0 343.0 9.94 8 650 3813 4.7 2.6 87 2.0 3.5 226 27 314.2 315.6 293.4 336.6 7.13 9 600 4462 1.2 0.6 96 0.6 0.8 234 27 317.5 318.8 294.0 338.7 6.68 10 550 5158 -2.6 -2.6 100 0.0 -2.6 248 28 321.0 322.1 294.2 339.6 5.75 11 500 5910 -6.1 -6.1 100 0.0 -6.1 266 28 325.6 326.6 294.7 341.7 4.86 12 450 6729 -10.6 -10.6 100 0.0 -10.6 272 32 329.9 330.7 295.0 342.7 3.78 13 400 7625 -16.6 -16.6 100 0.0 -16.6 281 33 333.4 334.0 294.9 342.6 2.61 14 350 8614 -23.9 -23.9 100 0.0 -23.9 282 34 336.6 336.9 294.8 342.3 1.59 15 300 9718 -33.8 -33.8 100 0.0 -33.8 290 34 337.7 337.9 294.4 340.5 0.73 16 250 10974 -41.7 -43.0 87 1.3 -41.8 279 25 344.1 344.2 295.6 345.5 0.34 17 200 12442 -54.8 -59.2 59 4.3 -54.9 293 29 345.9 345.9 295.8 346.2 0.07 18 150 14259 -60.1 -78.3 8 18.1 -60.3 295 38 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.01 19 100 16741 -67.1 -86.4 5 19.3 -67.2 75 7 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5742.39 m Freezing level: 584.34 mb = 4679.72 m = 15353.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 587.85 mb = 4625.32 m = 15174.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.23 % Est. max temperature: 27.35 C = 81.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 922.22 mb = 868.52 m = 2849.44 ft T: 20.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.52 C/km ThetaE index: 9.69 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.81 mb = 1491.09 m = 4891.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.63 C = 72.74 F Cap Strength: 1.31 C Lifted Index: 0.01 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.72 C Showalter Index: 1.48 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 41.88 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.56 C Cross Totals Index: 20.32 C K Index: 35.33 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 215.87 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.61 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 79.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 863.17 mb = 1437.78 m = 4717.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 848.17 mb = 1587.76 m = 5209.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 778.17 mb = 2315.49 m = 7596.66 ft B at Equ Level: 15.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 728.17 mb = 2872.97 m = 9425.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.3 at 22.1 knts Storm direction: 263.3 at 16.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 246.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 246.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 82.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.78 Bulk Shear: 102.18 m/s