MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030600F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030600F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 22Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 38.04,-102.42 Latitude: 38.04 Longitude: -102.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 1 950 524 2 900 1010 SFC 889 1115 31.2 18.1 46 13.1 21.8 114 11 314.7 317.6 298.8 360.8 14.85 4 850 1517 25.2 16.8 60 8.4 19.2 117 12 312.6 315.3 298.0 356.5 14.28 5 800 2046 20.0 15.5 75 4.5 16.8 120 11 312.5 315.1 297.8 355.5 13.97 6 750 2601 17.8 -0.7 29 18.5 7.6 346 12 315.9 316.8 292.1 331.3 4.84 7 700 3185 13.4 -4.3 29 17.6 4.4 328 20 317.3 318.0 291.7 330.1 3.98 8 650 3801 7.7 -7.3 34 15.0 0.6 326 20 317.6 318.3 291.3 328.7 3.40 9 600 4454 2.0 -13.5 31 15.5 -4.3 315 22 318.4 318.8 290.5 325.8 2.25 10 550 5147 -4.5 -14.6 45 10.1 -8.3 307 22 318.7 319.2 290.6 326.2 2.24 11 500 5887 -10.7 -23.8 33 13.1 -14.3 307 31 320.0 320.2 289.9 323.9 1.12 12 450 6688 -16.0 -39.0 12 23.0 -19.8 304 40 323.1 323.2 290.0 324.2 0.29 13 400 7565 -21.0 -46.5 8 25.5 -24.2 311 52 327.7 327.7 291.2 328.3 0.15 14 350 8537 -27.8 -50.2 10 22.3 -29.9 320 60 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.6 0.11 15 300 9629 -34.2 -59.6 6 25.3 -35.7 322 75 337.1 337.1 293.6 337.3 0.04 16 250 10885 -41.7 -60.6 11 18.8 -42.6 331 94 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.2 0.04 17 200 12363 -51.0 -72.4 6 21.3 -51.4 319 82 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.0 0.01 18 150 14207 -57.8 -83.1 3 25.3 -58.0 296 39 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.00 19 100 16710 -65.3 -84.0 6 18.7 -65.5 273 12 401.5 401.5 305.4 401.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5818.95 m Freezing level: 584.92 mb = 4662.56 m = 15296.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.77 mb = 3879.89 m = 12729.16 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.24 % Est. max temperature: 32.59 C = 90.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 735.89 mb = 2761.44 m = 9059.73 ft T: 16.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.90 C/km ThetaE index: 34.99 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 703.71 mb = 3140.26 m = 10302.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.56 C = 92.41 F Cap Strength: 2.77 C Lifted Index: -10.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.03 C Showalter Index: -9.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 63.40 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 35.92 C Cross Totals Index: 27.48 C K Index: 35.08 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 544.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.32 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2749.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 74.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 71.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 745.29 mb = 2653.93 m = 8707.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 680.29 mb = 3422.59 m = 11228.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 180.29 mb = 13028.27 m = 42743.13 ft B at Equ Level: 2724.08 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 314.9 at 22.8 knts Storm direction: 344.9 at 17.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.1 neg: 5.5 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 123.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 23.1 neg: -54.3 tot: -31.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -10.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.06 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.38 Bulk Rich Number: 17.81 Bulk Shear: 154.39 m/s