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: 35.29,-102.04 Latitude: 35.29 Longitude: -102.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 40 1 950 498 2 900 991 SFC 893 1062 34.2 16.9 36 17.3 21.8 104 11 317.5 320.1 298.8 360.6 13.72 4 850 1505 29.3 15.5 43 13.8 19.6 109 12 316.9 319.4 298.3 358.1 13.17 5 800 2041 24.2 14.2 54 10.0 17.2 122 8 317.0 319.5 298.1 357.3 12.86 6 750 2601 18.8 12.8 68 6.1 14.7 163 5 317.0 319.4 297.9 356.1 12.46 7 700 3189 13.6 9.7 77 3.9 11.0 193 5 317.5 319.6 297.0 351.6 10.83 8 650 3809 9.4 -8.3 28 17.7 1.1 279 8 319.6 320.2 291.7 330.0 3.14 9 600 4465 3.4 -11.9 32 15.3 -3.1 294 11 320.1 320.6 291.3 328.6 2.57 10 550 5162 -2.8 -19.1 27 16.3 -8.4 302 13 320.7 321.0 290.6 326.0 1.53 11 500 5908 -8.6 -19.5 41 10.9 -12.1 306 19 322.6 322.9 291.2 328.1 1.63 12 450 6716 -13.7 -34.4 16 20.7 -17.9 313 38 326.0 326.1 291.0 327.7 0.46 13 400 7602 -18.6 -56.9 2 38.3 -22.6 316 51 330.8 330.8 292.0 331.0 0.04 14 350 8585 -24.4 -51.4 6 27.0 -27.2 320 63 335.9 335.9 293.4 336.3 0.10 15 300 9693 -31.5 -58.7 5 27.1 -33.4 324 67 340.9 340.9 294.6 341.1 0.05 16 250 10957 -40.5 -64.1 6 23.5 -41.5 323 66 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.9 0.03 17 200 12441 -51.1 -71.3 7 20.3 -51.5 321 54 351.9 351.9 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 14261 -62.2 -83.2 4 21.0 -62.4 321 47 362.9 362.9 299.2 362.9 0.00 19 100 16724 -68.7 -80.4 17 11.8 -68.8 270 4 395.0 395.0 304.5 395.0 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5868.19 m Freezing level: 572.70 mb = 4845.54 m = 15897.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.09 mb = 3973.53 m = 13036.34 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.61 % Est. max temperature: 33.83 C = 92.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 696.07 mb = 3236.43 m = 10618.08 ft T: 13.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.16 C/km ThetaE index: 34.61 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 682.81 mb = 3397.27 m = 11145.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.93 C = 94.88 F Cap Strength: 0.65 C Lifted Index: -8.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.43 C Showalter Index: -8.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 62.07 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 37.94 C Cross Totals Index: 24.13 C K Index: 49.55 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 489.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.76 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2385.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 69.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 694.04 mb = 3260.90 m = 10698.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 669.04 mb = 3567.67 m = 11704.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 169.04 mb = 13505.27 m = 44308.09 ft B at Equ Level: 2381.33 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 303.8 at 14.2 knts Storm direction: 333.8 at 10.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 80.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 80.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.75 Bulk Rich Number: 28.51 Bulk Shear: 83.68 m/s