MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031800F028.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031800F028.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 28 hour NAM valid 22Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 35.86,-102.73 Latitude: 35.86 Longitude: -102.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 1 950 518 2 900 1006 SFC 878 1228 31.3 19.2 49 12.1 22.5 146 16 316.0 319.1 299.9 366.5 16.19 4 850 1516 26.4 18.1 60 8.3 20.4 148 18 313.8 316.8 299.1 362.0 15.57 5 800 2047 21.4 15.6 70 5.8 17.4 155 19 314.0 316.7 298.2 357.6 14.09 6 750 2605 19.4 4.9 39 14.4 10.6 199 13 317.6 319.0 294.5 340.7 7.28 7 700 3194 15.5 -6.5 21 22.0 4.5 242 15 319.7 320.3 291.9 330.7 3.35 8 650 3816 10.5 -11.4 20 21.8 0.7 256 10 320.8 321.3 291.5 329.0 2.46 9 600 4474 4.4 -14.3 24 18.7 -3.2 270 12 321.2 321.6 291.2 328.2 2.10 10 550 5174 -0.6 -26.9 12 26.3 -8.3 303 17 323.4 323.5 290.6 326.1 0.77 11 500 5927 -5.7 -37.7 6 32.0 -12.6 314 27 326.1 326.2 290.9 327.2 0.30 12 450 6742 -11.8 -39.1 8 27.3 -16.9 312 32 328.5 328.5 291.6 329.6 0.29 13 400 7633 -17.8 -34.2 22 16.5 -21.0 309 38 331.9 332.0 292.7 333.9 0.53 14 350 8616 -25.4 -38.9 27 13.4 -27.5 318 42 334.4 334.5 293.3 335.9 0.38 15 300 9715 -33.7 -52.1 14 18.4 -35.1 318 48 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.2 0.10 16 250 10971 -41.8 -54.8 23 12.9 -42.6 319 43 343.8 343.9 295.3 344.2 0.09 17 200 12446 -52.6 -67.2 15 14.6 -52.9 310 38 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.5 0.02 18 150 14252 -63.5 -77.2 14 13.7 -63.7 284 20 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.6 0.01 19 100 16704 -67.2 -85.2 6 18.1 -67.2 218 10 398.0 398.0 304.9 398.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5869.06 m Freezing level: 556.18 mb = 5087.00 m = 16689.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.79 mb = 3932.86 m = 12902.93 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 30.19 % Est. max temperature: 33.70 C = 92.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 737.32 mb = 2750.64 m = 9024.29 ft T: 18.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.76 C/km ThetaE index: 40.45 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 680.66 mb = 3428.82 m = 11249.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.26 C = 95.47 F Cap Strength: 3.48 C Lifted Index: -5.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.49 C Showalter Index: -6.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.85 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.07 C Cross Totals Index: 23.79 C K Index: 28.13 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 418.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.56 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2676.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 73.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 117.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 736.18 mb = 2763.77 m = 9067.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 641.18 mb = 3927.87 m = 12886.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 151.18 mb = 14202.75 m = 46596.38 ft B at Equ Level: 2658.16 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 282.0 at 19.3 knts Storm direction: 312.0 at 14.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 44.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 150.3 neg: -11.9 tot: 138.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.43 Bulk Rich Number: 17.54 Bulk Shear: 152.58 m/s