MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031800F030.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031800F030.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 0Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 35.85,-103.03 Latitude: 35.85 Longitude: -103.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 1 950 504 2 900 994 SFC 870 1300 30.8 17.6 45 13.1 21.3 145 18 316.3 319.1 299.2 362.4 14.75 4 850 1506 28.2 16.6 49 11.7 19.9 147 24 315.7 318.5 298.7 359.7 14.12 5 800 2041 23.1 15.6 63 7.4 17.8 151 25 315.7 318.4 298.7 359.7 14.12 6 750 2599 17.7 14.7 82 3.1 15.6 166 23 315.8 318.6 298.7 359.9 14.12 7 700 3187 13.4 10.9 85 2.4 11.7 207 21 317.3 319.5 297.5 354.3 11.80 8 650 3807 10.9 -14.9 15 25.8 0.1 261 21 321.2 321.6 291.0 327.5 1.85 9 600 4467 5.6 -16.3 19 21.8 -3.0 297 20 322.5 322.9 291.3 328.6 1.79 10 550 5170 0.6 -28.7 9 29.3 -7.9 305 27 324.7 324.9 290.9 327.1 0.65 11 500 5926 -5.1 -35.7 7 30.6 -12.1 311 28 326.8 326.9 291.2 328.1 0.36 12 450 6743 -10.8 -38.8 8 27.9 -16.3 307 33 329.6 329.7 291.9 330.7 0.30 13 400 7635 -17.6 -39.5 13 21.8 -21.4 308 40 332.0 332.1 292.6 333.2 0.31 14 350 8620 -25.0 -43.0 17 17.9 -27.4 312 45 335.0 335.0 293.3 335.9 0.25 15 300 9721 -32.8 -51.5 14 18.6 -34.4 316 47 339.1 339.1 294.2 339.5 0.11 16 250 10981 -41.2 -56.0 19 14.9 -41.9 314 39 344.9 344.9 295.6 345.2 0.08 17 200 12460 -52.3 -68.0 13 15.6 -52.7 319 38 349.9 349.9 296.6 350.0 0.02 18 150 14269 -64.0 -77.8 14 13.8 -64.1 291 24 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.8 0.01 19 100 16707 -68.5 -86.0 6 17.4 -68.7 270 11 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5880.92 m Freezing level: 545.16 mb = 5243.24 m = 17202.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.84 mb = 3834.83 m = 12581.31 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.71 % Est. max temperature: 31.17 C = 88.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 719.07 mb = 2957.73 m = 9703.72 ft T: 15.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.75 C/km ThetaE index: 32.40 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 704.39 mb = 3133.24 m = 10279.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.59 C = 88.86 F Cap Strength: 0.88 C Lifted Index: -5.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.21 C Showalter Index: -5.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.11 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.38 C Cross Totals Index: 21.73 C K Index: 47.54 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 397.77 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.95 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2554.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 71.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 717.63 mb = 2974.86 m = 9759.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 632.63 mb = 4030.63 m = 13223.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 142.63 mb = 14572.22 m = 47808.54 ft B at Equ Level: 2507.32 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 276.8 at 25.7 knts Storm direction: 306.8 at 19.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 316.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 316.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 105.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.97 Bulk Rich Number: 10.00 Bulk Shear: 255.33 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031800F030.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031800F030.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 0Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 39.34,-102.74 Latitude: 39.34 Longitude: -102.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 43 1 950 494 2 900 983 SFC 862 1364 29.2 17.1 48 12.2 20.5 151 22 315.5 318.2 298.7 360.2 14.35 4 850 1493 27.6 16.5 51 11.2 19.7 153 29 315.1 317.8 298.4 358.7 14.00 5 800 2027 22.3 15.5 65 6.9 17.5 156 32 315.0 317.6 298.4 358.3 13.95 6 750 2584 17.3 13.4 78 3.9 14.6 166 31 315.4 317.9 297.9 355.9 13.01 7 700 3172 15.6 -8.3 18 23.9 4.1 205 24 319.8 320.3 291.5 329.4 2.92 8 650 3793 10.1 -12.7 19 22.9 0.3 214 21 320.4 320.9 291.1 327.8 2.21 9 600 4450 4.3 -17.6 18 21.9 -4.0 241 18 321.1 321.4 290.7 326.5 1.59 10 550 5149 -1.5 -20.8 21 19.2 -8.0 266 23 322.2 322.5 290.8 326.8 1.33 11 500 5899 -7.5 -24.1 25 16.6 -12.3 292 35 324.0 324.2 291.1 327.8 1.09 12 450 6709 -13.8 -38.4 11 24.6 -18.3 296 42 325.9 326.0 290.9 327.1 0.31 13 400 7591 -20.1 -41.5 13 21.4 -23.2 294 50 328.9 329.0 291.7 329.9 0.25 14 350 8568 -26.2 -48.8 10 22.7 -28.5 299 52 333.5 333.5 292.8 334.0 0.13 15 300 9666 -33.8 -54.2 11 20.4 -35.3 307 63 337.7 337.8 293.9 338.1 0.08 16 250 10919 -43.1 -55.0 26 11.9 -43.7 308 67 342.0 342.0 294.9 342.4 0.09 17 200 12385 -53.5 -57.8 59 4.3 -53.6 307 71 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.5 0.08 18 150 14201 -61.3 -84.8 3 23.5 -61.5 309 43 364.4 364.4 299.5 364.4 0.00 19 100 16685 -63.6 -85.2 4 21.6 -63.8 237 13 404.8 404.8 305.9 404.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5856.06 m Freezing level: 563.25 mb = 4963.85 m = 16285.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.99 mb = 3830.78 m = 12568.02 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.79 % Est. max temperature: 32.28 C = 90.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 722.49 mb = 2902.40 m = 9522.20 ft T: 16.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.45 C/km ThetaE index: 33.63 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 672.95 mb = 3501.98 m = 11489.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.72 C = 92.69 F Cap Strength: 2.87 C Lifted Index: -7.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.87 C Showalter Index: -7.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 59.03 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 35.10 C Cross Totals Index: 23.93 C K Index: 27.67 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 597.66 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.89 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2786.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 74.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 72.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 720.69 mb = 2923.68 m = 9592.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 645.69 mb = 3847.33 m = 12622.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 165.69 mb = 13573.45 m = 44531.79 ft B at Equ Level: 2776.76 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.2 at 29.5 knts Storm direction: 278.2 at 22.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 30.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 238.7 neg: -6.0 tot: 232.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.08 Bulk Rich Number: 11.40 Bulk Shear: 244.31 m/s