MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030600F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030600F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 33.84,-101.17 Latitude: 33.84 Longitude: -101.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 1 950 509 SFC 907 930 34.9 14.6 30 20.3 20.7 173 12 316.8 319.0 297.3 353.0 11.56 3 900 1001 33.7 14.1 31 19.5 20.2 174 14 316.2 318.4 297.0 351.7 11.34 4 850 1513 28.6 12.9 38 15.7 17.9 179 15 316.1 318.2 296.8 350.6 11.05 5 800 2047 23.4 12.1 49 11.3 15.7 183 15 316.1 318.2 296.8 350.8 11.13 6 750 2605 18.0 11.0 64 6.9 13.4 191 15 316.1 318.2 296.8 350.8 11.10 7 700 3192 13.3 9.2 76 4.1 10.6 253 12 317.2 319.2 296.7 350.1 10.47 8 650 3812 9.7 -3.0 41 12.7 3.1 331 19 320.0 320.9 293.1 335.3 4.72 9 600 4469 4.0 -8.4 40 12.4 -1.7 329 22 320.7 321.4 292.2 331.8 3.37 10 550 5168 -2.5 -10.5 54 8.0 -6.0 330 26 321.1 321.7 292.1 331.4 3.11 11 500 5915 -8.4 -18.2 45 9.8 -11.8 317 30 322.7 323.1 291.4 328.9 1.82 12 450 6727 -11.3 -48.2 3 37.0 -17.0 311 37 329.1 329.1 291.6 329.5 0.11 13 400 7618 -17.5 -51.3 4 33.8 -21.7 309 38 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.6 0.08 14 350 8603 -24.1 -49.9 7 25.8 -27.0 324 55 336.2 336.2 293.5 336.7 0.11 15 300 9712 -31.2 -64.2 2 33.0 -33.3 331 58 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.4 0.02 16 250 10980 -40.3 -45.1 60 4.8 -40.8 331 51 346.1 346.1 296.0 347.2 0.27 17 200 12463 -50.8 -71.8 7 21.0 -51.2 313 43 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.3 0.01 18 150 14275 -64.8 -78.4 14 13.6 -64.9 322 43 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.5 0.01 19 100 16711 -69.8 -82.2 15 12.4 -69.9 301 6 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5870.31 m Freezing level: 569.57 mb = 4894.35 m = 16057.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.09 mb = 4225.25 m = 13862.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.86 % Est. max temperature: 34.23 C = 93.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 676.32 mb = 3479.51 m = 11415.56 ft T: 11.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.97 C/km ThetaE index: 21.91 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 641.80 mb = 3916.02 m = 12847.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.12 C = 100.62 F Cap Strength: 2.06 C Lifted Index: -5.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.94 C Showalter Index: -5.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 58.34 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 37.01 C Cross Totals Index: 21.33 C K Index: 45.79 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 401.33 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1047.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 58.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 677.09 mb = 3469.99 m = 11384.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 612.09 mb = 4305.32 m = 14124.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 212.09 mb = 12073.08 m = 39609.36 ft B at Equ Level: 1042.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 112.09 mb = 16025.30 m = 52575.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 303.8 at 21.6 knts Storm direction: 333.8 at 16.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 152.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 145.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 145.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.58 Bulk Rich Number: 7.62 Bulk Shear: 137.47 m/s