MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031800F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031800F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 5Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 34.08,-100.36 Latitude: 34.08 Longitude: -100.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 98 1 950 553 SFC 948 573 27.7 20.6 66 7.0 22.6 121 11 305.4 308.5 297.6 354.5 16.37 3 900 1032 25.4 18.9 67 6.6 20.8 133 23 307.7 310.6 297.5 354.3 15.43 4 850 1534 23.1 15.1 61 8.0 17.6 163 17 310.3 312.8 296.5 349.5 12.82 5 800 2060 19.5 14.8 74 4.7 16.3 206 14 311.9 314.4 297.3 352.9 13.34 6 750 2613 15.1 14.2 94 0.9 14.5 254 16 313.0 315.6 297.7 355.2 13.67 7 700 3195 12.4 3.7 55 8.6 7.3 328 11 316.2 317.5 294.0 338.7 7.15 8 650 3812 8.9 -12.2 21 21.1 -0.2 337 17 319.0 319.5 290.7 326.7 2.31 9 600 4467 2.9 -10.3 37 13.2 -2.9 330 24 319.4 320.0 291.5 329.0 2.90 10 550 5162 -3.8 -8.3 71 4.5 -5.8 329 34 319.6 320.3 292.2 331.7 3.72 11 500 5908 -8.6 -12.6 73 3.9 -10.2 351 43 322.5 323.1 292.3 332.2 2.91 12 450 6717 -13.8 -18.3 69 4.4 -15.3 340 44 325.9 326.3 292.4 332.8 2.02 13 400 7603 -18.0 -24.3 57 6.4 -19.7 341 45 331.6 331.9 293.4 336.4 1.33 14 350 8590 -23.6 -44.8 12 21.2 -26.4 342 64 336.9 337.0 293.7 337.7 0.20 15 300 9696 -32.1 -35.5 72 3.3 -32.6 340 59 340.1 340.2 294.9 342.4 0.62 16 250 10957 -40.8 -47.2 50 6.4 -41.3 325 41 345.4 345.5 295.8 346.3 0.22 17 200 12442 -51.5 -56.7 54 5.2 -51.7 304 46 351.2 351.2 297.0 351.6 0.09 18 150 14253 -63.5 -80.1 9 16.5 -63.6 313 32 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.7 0.00 19 100 16703 -69.3 -84.5 9 15.2 -69.4 48 8 393.8 393.8 304.3 393.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5809.20 m Freezing level: 578.47 mb = 4766.52 m = 15637.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.05 mb = 3798.95 m = 12463.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.22 % Est. max temperature: 34.04 C = 93.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 856.17 mb = 1470.47 m = 4824.30 ft T: 23.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.74 C/km ThetaE index: 28.44 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 755.66 mb = 2548.36 m = 8360.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.95 C = 94.90 F Cap Strength: 3.45 C Lifted Index: -6.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.96 C Showalter Index: -5.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.48 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.72 C Cross Totals Index: 23.76 C K Index: 38.19 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 387.59 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.35 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1593.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 142.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 809.59 mb = 1956.75 m = 6419.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 644.59 mb = 3880.72 m = 12731.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 184.59 mb = 12946.97 m = 42476.43 ft B at Equ Level: 1580.82 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 332.1 at 24.1 knts Storm direction: 2.1 at 18.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 345.0 neg: -29.5 tot: 315.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 105.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.04 Bulk Rich Number: 7.22 Bulk Shear: 220.67 m/s