MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031200F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031200F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 23Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 34.34,-102.19 Latitude: 34.34 Longitude: -102.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 1 950 499 2 900 993 SFC 888 1111 35.5 16.4 32 19.2 21.8 162 5 319.3 321.9 299.0 361.3 13.28 4 850 1508 30.3 15.0 39 15.3 19.5 173 5 317.9 320.3 298.2 357.8 12.68 5 800 2046 25.0 13.9 50 11.1 17.3 186 5 317.8 320.3 298.2 357.5 12.61 6 750 2608 19.5 12.7 65 6.8 14.8 199 5 317.8 320.2 298.1 356.8 12.43 7 700 3197 13.8 11.8 88 2.0 12.5 214 5 317.8 320.2 298.1 357.3 12.56 8 650 3818 9.5 -2.0 44 11.5 3.4 312 13 319.7 320.7 293.3 336.2 5.09 9 600 4475 3.8 -8.9 39 12.8 -2.0 311 17 320.6 321.2 292.0 331.3 3.24 10 550 5173 -2.8 -9.8 59 6.9 -5.8 309 19 320.7 321.3 292.2 331.6 3.31 11 500 5919 -7.9 -31.9 13 23.9 -13.6 316 29 323.3 323.5 290.3 325.3 0.53 12 450 6731 -12.3 -44.3 5 32.1 -17.5 319 36 327.8 327.9 291.3 328.5 0.17 13 400 7620 -17.8 -52.9 3 35.1 -22.0 315 37 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.1 0.07 14 350 8603 -24.8 -54.5 5 29.7 -27.6 320 55 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.6 0.07 15 300 9709 -31.6 -36.3 63 4.7 -32.3 335 57 340.8 340.9 295.0 343.0 0.57 16 250 10974 -41.0 -47.1 52 6.1 -41.5 324 51 345.2 345.2 295.7 346.1 0.22 17 200 12455 -51.5 -71.1 8 19.6 -52.0 309 43 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.2 0.01 18 150 14269 -63.2 -78.0 12 14.8 -63.3 308 27 361.2 361.2 299.0 361.2 0.01 19 100 16707 -70.1 -84.3 11 14.2 -70.2 230 8 392.2 392.2 304.1 392.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5882.17 m Freezing level: 571.27 mb = 4876.21 m = 15997.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.50 mb = 4225.75 m = 13863.83 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.72 % Est. max temperature: 34.05 C = 93.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 674.34 mb = 3509.91 m = 11515.33 ft T: 11.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.00 C/km ThetaE index: 4.44 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 672.27 mb = 3535.68 m = 11599.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.09 C = 95.15 F Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lifted Index: -7.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.30 C Showalter Index: -7.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 61.16 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 38.25 C Cross Totals Index: 22.91 C K Index: 51.22 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 461.21 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2375.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 68.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 679.08 mb = 3451.17 m = 11322.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 664.08 mb = 3638.23 m = 11936.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 164.08 mb = 13703.38 m = 44958.04 ft B at Equ Level: 2373.81 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 308.2 at 16.6 knts Storm direction: 338.2 at 12.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 66.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 66.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 42.57 Bulk Shear: 55.81 m/s