MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031200F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031200F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 7Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 34.54,-97.78 Latitude: 34.54 Longitude: -97.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 129 SFC 977 331 21.5 21.2 98 0.3 21.3 29 14 296.6 299.6 295.3 344.1 16.46 2 950 575 21.4 20.8 96 0.6 21.0 75 22 298.9 301.9 296.0 346.9 16.47 3 900 1045 19.9 19.3 97 0.6 19.5 123 17 302.0 304.9 296.4 348.8 15.85 4 850 1538 18.4 18.4 100 -0.0 18.4 134 11 305.4 308.4 297.3 353.0 15.89 5 800 2058 15.7 14.9 95 0.8 15.1 231 2 307.9 310.4 296.3 348.4 13.40 6 750 2604 12.1 11.2 94 0.9 11.6 301 9 309.7 311.9 295.3 344.0 11.23 7 700 3180 8.7 7.9 95 0.8 8.2 299 15 312.1 314.0 294.7 341.7 9.60 8 650 3791 5.5 5.5 100 0.0 5.5 302 21 315.2 316.9 295.0 342.7 8.78 9 600 4443 2.0 2.0 100 0.0 2.0 303 25 318.4 319.8 294.8 341.8 7.37 10 550 5143 -1.0 -1.4 97 0.4 -1.2 300 27 322.9 324.1 295.1 343.4 6.30 11 500 5898 -4.5 -4.6 100 0.0 -4.6 297 28 327.5 328.6 295.7 345.6 5.47 12 450 6722 -8.9 -8.9 100 0.0 -8.9 299 27 332.0 332.9 295.9 346.8 4.33 13 400 7626 -14.3 -14.4 100 0.0 -14.3 303 25 336.4 337.0 296.0 347.4 3.15 14 350 8625 -21.2 -21.2 100 0.0 -21.2 312 23 340.2 340.6 296.1 347.5 2.02 15 300 9744 -30.1 -30.1 100 -0.0 -30.1 312 24 343.0 343.2 296.0 346.9 1.05 16 250 11017 -39.7 -41.0 87 1.3 -39.9 324 23 347.0 347.1 296.3 348.7 0.42 17 200 12498 -52.7 -56.4 64 3.7 -52.8 317 34 349.3 349.4 296.5 349.7 0.09 18 150 14297 -63.7 -68.5 52 4.8 -63.8 297 52 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.4 0.03 19 100 16768 -67.2 -84.4 7 17.2 -67.4 200 7 397.8 397.8 304.9 397.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5769.22 m Freezing level: 566.80 mb = 4907.43 m = 16100.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 569.13 mb = 4867.60 m = 15969.61 ft Precipitable water: 2.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.40 % Est. max temperature: 31.36 C = 88.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.42 mb = 363.57 m = 1192.81 ft T: 21.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.87 C/km ThetaE index: 11.22 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 878.12 mb = 1257.11 m = 4124.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.30 C = 82.94 F Cap Strength: 1.22 C Lifted Index: -0.75 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.27 C Showalter Index: -2.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 45.91 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.94 C Cross Totals Index: 22.96 C K Index: 40.56 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 270.93 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.59 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 242.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 39.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.10 mb = 862.35 m = 2829.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 764.10 mb = 2446.29 m = 8025.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 274.10 mb = 10374.18 m = 34035.61 ft B at Equ Level: 241.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 164.10 mb = 13735.01 m = 45061.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 303.4 at 18.6 knts Storm direction: 333.4 at 13.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.9 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 150.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 272.6 neg: -2.3 tot: 270.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 90.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.38 Bulk Rich Number: 1.55 Bulk Shear: 156.73 m/s