MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040000F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040000F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 23Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 39.38,-101.87 Latitude: 39.38 Longitude: -101.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 1 950 515 2 900 1003 SFC 886 1143 31.8 16.0 39 15.8 20.6 162 15 315.6 318.1 297.9 356.1 12.98 4 850 1513 27.0 14.5 46 12.6 18.4 163 19 314.5 316.8 297.2 352.6 12.27 5 800 2045 21.8 13.2 58 8.6 16.0 163 19 314.4 316.7 297.0 351.7 12.01 6 750 2600 17.5 6.8 50 10.6 10.9 171 17 315.5 317.1 294.7 341.6 8.31 7 700 3186 13.5 -1.3 36 14.9 5.5 222 14 317.5 318.4 292.6 333.4 4.95 8 650 3804 8.8 -6.5 33 15.2 1.4 261 13 318.9 319.6 291.9 330.7 3.63 9 600 4459 3.2 -9.1 40 12.2 -2.3 317 10 319.8 320.4 291.8 330.3 3.21 10 550 5156 -2.8 -13.4 44 10.6 -7.0 308 17 320.7 321.2 291.5 329.0 2.47 11 500 5902 -8.7 -22.1 33 13.5 -12.7 301 25 322.5 322.7 290.9 327.0 1.30 12 450 6709 -14.3 -34.7 16 20.4 -18.4 313 37 325.2 325.3 290.8 326.9 0.45 13 400 7589 -20.6 -47.6 7 27.0 -23.9 313 39 328.1 328.2 291.3 328.7 0.13 14 350 8565 -26.8 -49.3 10 22.6 -29.0 315 40 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.2 0.12 15 300 9658 -35.3 -53.5 14 18.1 -36.6 314 43 335.5 335.6 293.3 335.9 0.09 16 250 10902 -44.2 -57.0 23 12.8 -44.8 315 67 340.3 340.3 294.4 340.6 0.07 17 200 12364 -53.7 -64.7 25 11.1 -53.9 310 75 347.8 347.8 296.2 347.9 0.03 18 150 14187 -58.8 -82.0 3 23.2 -59.0 280 37 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.00 19 100 16700 -64.7 -83.4 6 18.8 -64.8 224 12 402.8 402.8 305.6 402.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5846.40 m Freezing level: 573.61 mb = 4826.53 m = 15834.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.48 mb = 4040.38 m = 13255.69 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.21 % Est. max temperature: 32.16 C = 89.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 704.80 mb = 3127.77 m = 10261.59 ft T: 13.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.17 C/km ThetaE index: 29.20 C Layer 850.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 670.31 mb = 3547.24 m = 11637.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.35 C = 93.83 F Cap Strength: 2.38 C Lifted Index: -6.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.28 C Showalter Index: -6.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.81 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 35.70 C Cross Totals Index: 23.11 C K Index: 35.26 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 541.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.91 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2157.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 69.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 704.52 mb = 3131.15 m = 10272.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 639.52 mb = 3936.86 m = 12916.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 179.52 mb = 13048.77 m = 42810.40 ft B at Equ Level: 2125.39 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 278.6 at 19.9 knts Storm direction: 308.6 at 14.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 25.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 111.1 neg: -3.7 tot: 107.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.40 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.23 Bulk Rich Number: 16.10 Bulk Shear: 134.02 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040000F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040000F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 23Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 37.69,-101.97 Latitude: 37.69 Longitude: -101.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 1 950 521 2 900 1009 SFC 893 1079 32.1 17.9 43 14.2 21.9 150 15 315.3 318.1 298.9 360.9 14.63 4 850 1519 26.5 16.5 54 10.0 19.4 153 19 313.9 316.6 298.2 357.4 14.02 5 800 2050 21.3 15.6 70 5.8 17.3 155 19 313.9 316.6 298.2 357.4 14.06 6 750 2606 16.3 12.5 78 3.7 13.7 163 18 314.2 316.6 297.1 352.2 12.25 7 700 3191 13.8 4.4 53 9.4 8.1 235 14 317.7 319.2 294.7 341.5 7.50 8 650 3810 9.7 -6.2 32 15.9 1.9 264 10 320.0 320.7 292.3 332.1 3.71 9 600 4468 4.1 -10.9 33 15.0 -2.5 288 10 320.8 321.3 291.7 330.0 2.77 10 550 5167 -1.8 -19.4 24 17.7 -7.8 305 20 322.0 322.3 290.9 327.1 1.49 11 500 5915 -7.7 -28.4 17 20.8 -13.0 308 27 323.7 323.9 290.7 326.3 0.73 12 450 6726 -13.4 -38.4 10 24.9 -18.0 312 33 326.3 326.4 291.0 327.5 0.31 13 400 7610 -19.5 -44.4 9 24.9 -22.9 313 40 329.7 329.7 291.8 330.4 0.18 14 350 8589 -25.8 -51.3 7 25.4 -28.4 315 50 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.3 0.10 15 300 9687 -34.0 -51.8 15 17.8 -35.4 320 54 337.4 337.4 293.8 337.8 0.11 16 250 10938 -43.2 -53.5 32 10.2 -43.8 319 59 341.8 341.8 294.8 342.2 0.11 17 200 12402 -54.1 -62.7 34 8.6 -54.4 310 61 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.2 0.04 18 150 14213 -62.0 -81.1 6 19.1 -62.2 285 32 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.2 0.00 19 100 16700 -64.7 -84.3 5 19.7 -64.8 193 9 402.8 402.8 305.6 402.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5853.76 m Freezing level: 565.09 mb = 4955.98 m = 16259.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.44 mb = 4087.20 m = 13409.29 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.24 % Est. max temperature: 31.53 C = 88.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 727.16 mb = 2867.86 m = 9408.87 ft T: 15.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.86 C/km ThetaE index: 31.07 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 697.56 mb = 3219.95 m = 10564.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.56 C = 94.21 F Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lifted Index: -7.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.09 C Showalter Index: -7.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.33 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 34.19 C Cross Totals Index: 24.14 C K Index: 41.29 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 525.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2831.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 75.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 732.96 mb = 2800.48 m = 9187.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 657.96 mb = 3708.42 m = 12166.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 157.96 mb = 13887.83 m = 45563.19 ft B at Equ Level: 2805.37 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 278.6 at 19.4 knts Storm direction: 308.6 at 14.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 30.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 134.1 neg: -5.7 tot: 128.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.23 Bulk Rich Number: 20.02 Bulk Shear: 141.45 m/s