MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030600F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030600F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 18Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 40.17,-107.86 Latitude: 40.17 Longitude: -107.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 1 950 511 2 900 998 3 850 1507 4 800 2041 SFC 767 2404 25.8 -9.1 9 34.8 8.4 238 15 322.4 322.9 291.9 330.8 2.50 6 750 2603 21.3 -10.4 11 31.7 6.3 239 18 319.7 320.2 291.0 327.4 2.31 7 700 3192 15.3 -12.0 14 27.2 3.1 240 19 319.4 319.8 290.7 326.7 2.18 8 650 3811 9.1 -12.9 20 22.0 -0.3 240 20 319.2 319.7 290.7 326.5 2.17 9 600 4465 3.0 -17.1 21 20.2 -4.5 252 27 319.6 319.9 290.3 325.2 1.66 10 550 5163 -1.8 -24.3 16 22.6 -8.7 262 36 322.0 322.2 290.4 325.4 0.97 11 500 5912 -7.4 -26.4 20 18.9 -12.6 264 36 324.0 324.1 290.9 327.1 0.89 12 450 6722 -13.4 -37.8 11 24.4 -18.0 261 36 326.3 326.4 291.0 327.6 0.33 13 400 7606 -19.9 -41.7 13 21.8 -23.1 261 40 329.2 329.2 291.7 330.1 0.25 14 350 8582 -26.7 -47.6 12 20.9 -29.0 263 35 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.3 0.15 15 300 9674 -35.6 -55.8 11 20.2 -36.8 269 37 335.2 335.3 293.2 335.5 0.07 16 250 10916 -45.1 -59.3 19 14.2 -45.6 266 58 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.2 0.05 17 200 12368 -55.5 -64.3 33 8.7 -55.7 265 56 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.9 0.03 18 150 14172 -61.6 -76.6 12 15.0 -61.7 264 43 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.0 0.01 19 100 16664 -64.2 -86.5 3 22.3 -64.4 239 24 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5870.05 m Freezing level: 568.61 mb = 4903.24 m = 16086.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.09 mb = 3758.53 m = 12330.99 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 17.09 % Est. max temperature: 23.04 C = 73.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 456.30 mb = 6615.24 m = 21703.27 ft T: -12.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.34 C/km ThetaE index: 5.58 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 414.26 mb = 7343.06 m = 24091.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.25 C = 88.25 F Cap Strength: 4.80 C Lifted Index: 3.48 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.31 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6485.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 462.80 mb = 6506.43 m = 21346.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 257.2 at 30.8 knts Storm direction: 287.2 at 23.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 105.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 105.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.98 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.58 Bulk Shear: 30.16 m/s