MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031200F014.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031200F014.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 14 hour NAM valid 2Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 37.29,-100.9 Latitude: 37.29 Longitude: -100.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 1 950 535 SFC 915 866 25.9 19.5 68 6.3 21.3 122 9 306.7 309.6 297.5 354.3 15.82 3 900 1016 26.7 18.4 60 8.4 20.8 133 17 309.1 311.9 297.6 354.4 14.94 4 850 1519 22.5 17.3 72 5.3 18.8 173 15 309.8 312.5 297.6 354.7 14.76 5 800 2044 18.2 16.1 87 2.2 16.7 208 12 310.6 313.3 297.7 354.9 14.51 6 750 2595 15.1 7.5 60 7.7 10.4 313 10 313.0 314.7 294.3 340.0 8.69 7 700 3175 10.8 3.4 60 7.5 6.5 317 18 314.5 315.8 293.4 336.4 6.99 8 650 3788 6.9 -11.2 26 18.1 -0.9 318 26 316.8 317.3 290.3 325.1 2.51 9 600 4439 1.6 -17.7 22 19.4 -5.4 316 29 318.0 318.3 289.8 323.4 1.58 10 550 5133 -3.4 -23.7 19 20.3 -9.5 316 42 320.0 320.2 289.8 323.5 1.02 11 500 5878 -9.2 -30.5 16 21.2 -14.3 318 45 321.8 321.9 289.9 323.9 0.60 12 450 6681 -15.3 -34.3 18 18.9 -19.0 317 48 323.9 324.0 290.5 325.7 0.47 13 400 7560 -21.0 -43.0 12 22.0 -24.1 321 57 327.6 327.7 291.3 328.5 0.21 14 350 8533 -26.7 -51.4 8 24.6 -29.1 331 69 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.1 0.10 15 300 9633 -32.5 -51.8 13 19.2 -34.1 335 91 339.5 339.5 294.3 340.0 0.11 16 250 10892 -41.5 -60.6 11 19.0 -42.4 331 82 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.5 0.04 17 200 12374 -50.4 -72.4 6 22.1 -50.8 329 76 353.0 353.0 297.3 353.1 0.01 18 150 14209 -57.9 -81.3 3 23.4 -58.2 308 53 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16712 -66.0 -86.6 4 20.6 -66.2 284 11 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5795.64 m Freezing level: 583.88 mb = 4662.43 m = 15296.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.82 mb = 3714.59 m = 12186.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.94 % Est. max temperature: 31.31 C = 88.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 834.71 mb = 1675.85 m = 5498.12 ft T: 21.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.43 C/km ThetaE index: 31.57 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 756.64 mb = 2519.42 m = 8265.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.73 C = 89.11 F Cap Strength: 1.46 C Lifted Index: -7.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.96 C Showalter Index: -7.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.32 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.79 C Cross Totals Index: 26.53 C K Index: 41.62 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 468.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.95 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2231.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 792.09 mb = 2128.51 m = 6983.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 727.09 mb = 2855.55 m = 9368.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 197.09 mb = 12467.69 m = 40904.00 ft B at Equ Level: 2230.08 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 312.7 at 28.2 knts Storm direction: 342.7 at 21.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 258.5 neg: -17.0 tot: 241.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.18 Bulk Rich Number: 8.95 Bulk Shear: 249.19 m/s