MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031800F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031800F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 10Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 35.09,-97.84 Latitude: 35.09 Longitude: -97.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 121 SFC 975 343 22.4 22.2 98 0.3 22.3 159 5 297.8 300.9 296.3 348.6 17.51 2 950 568 22.2 20.6 90 1.7 21.1 163 18 299.8 302.7 296.0 347.3 16.27 3 900 1038 20.7 16.6 78 4.1 17.9 170 11 302.8 305.3 294.8 342.3 13.33 4 850 1531 18.7 13.8 73 4.9 15.4 147 6 305.7 307.9 294.6 341.0 11.76 5 800 2051 16.5 10.4 67 6.1 12.6 25 3 308.7 310.6 294.1 339.1 9.98 6 750 2597 12.9 7.5 69 5.5 9.6 5 7 310.6 312.3 293.6 337.3 8.68 7 700 3173 8.9 -0.3 52 9.2 4.0 6 9 312.4 313.4 291.5 329.2 5.36 8 650 3781 4.1 0.1 75 4.0 2.0 355 12 313.6 314.7 292.3 332.3 5.95 9 600 4427 -0.1 -5.9 65 5.7 -2.8 329 21 316.0 316.8 291.5 329.2 4.12 10 550 5120 -4.0 -10.9 58 7.0 -6.8 327 27 319.4 320.0 291.5 329.3 3.02 11 500 5864 -8.1 -15.3 56 7.2 -10.8 355 32 323.1 323.6 292.0 331.0 2.33 12 450 6673 -14.3 -20.8 58 6.5 -16.2 339 27 325.3 325.6 292.0 330.9 1.62 13 400 7557 -19.2 -26.1 55 6.8 -20.9 338 29 330.0 330.2 292.8 334.1 1.14 14 350 8537 -25.2 -28.0 77 2.8 -25.8 312 28 334.8 335.0 294.0 338.8 1.09 15 300 9641 -32.3 -35.7 72 3.4 -32.9 315 28 339.8 339.9 294.8 342.1 0.61 16 250 10902 -41.6 -45.1 68 3.5 -41.8 317 41 344.3 344.3 295.6 345.4 0.27 17 200 12381 -50.9 -71.6 7 20.6 -51.3 309 64 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.2 0.01 18 150 14216 -59.1 -83.6 3 24.5 -59.3 307 32 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 19 100 16694 -67.1 -85.4 6 18.3 -67.2 74 4 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5743.67 m Freezing level: 601.37 mb = 4409.29 m = 14465.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.42 mb = 4040.78 m = 13256.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.92 % Est. max temperature: 31.84 C = 89.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.23 mb = 375.17 m = 1230.86 ft T: 22.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.34 C/km ThetaE index: 19.38 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 797.75 mb = 2074.36 m = 6805.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.42 C = 92.16 F Cap Strength: 2.30 C Lifted Index: -3.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.23 C Showalter Index: -1.76 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.76 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.82 C Cross Totals Index: 21.93 C K Index: 31.43 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 209.55 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.98 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 767.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 114.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 887.97 mb = 1154.07 m = 3786.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 702.97 mb = 3137.39 m = 10293.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 262.97 mb = 10552.51 m = 34620.67 ft B at Equ Level: 766.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.97 mb = 14091.15 m = 46230.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 344.5 at 15.9 knts Storm direction: 14.5 at 11.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 4.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 47.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 32.0 neg: -32.0 tot: -0.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.07 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 6.60 Bulk Shear: 116.35 m/s