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: 41.87,-101.18 Latitude: 41.87 Longitude: -101.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 1 950 515 2 900 1001 SFC 896 1041 30.8 15.2 39 15.7 19.9 155 16 313.7 316.0 296.9 351.4 12.17 4 850 1508 25.4 13.4 47 12.0 17.2 158 21 312.8 314.9 296.2 348.1 11.46 5 800 2036 20.2 12.3 60 7.9 14.9 161 21 312.7 314.8 296.1 347.6 11.32 6 750 2588 14.8 11.2 79 3.6 12.4 163 21 312.6 314.8 296.0 347.2 11.21 7 700 3169 11.5 -1.1 42 12.6 4.8 211 12 315.2 316.2 292.0 331.2 5.04 8 650 3783 7.1 -2.6 50 9.7 2.1 260 16 317.0 318.0 292.4 332.7 4.87 9 600 4435 1.9 -9.0 44 10.9 -3.0 293 18 318.3 318.9 291.4 328.8 3.21 10 550 5129 -4.2 -9.4 67 5.1 -6.4 316 22 319.0 319.7 291.8 330.2 3.42 11 500 5873 -9.5 -14.8 65 5.3 -11.5 305 23 321.4 321.9 291.6 329.5 2.42 12 450 6678 -14.5 -24.8 42 10.2 -17.3 295 27 324.9 325.2 291.4 329.0 1.14 13 400 7558 -21.3 -35.5 27 14.2 -23.7 297 25 327.3 327.4 291.5 329.0 0.46 14 350 8527 -29.1 -39.3 37 10.2 -30.4 301 27 329.6 329.6 292.0 330.9 0.36 15 300 9609 -37.5 -40.7 72 3.2 -37.9 297 38 332.4 332.5 292.7 333.8 0.36 16 250 10845 -44.8 -48.5 67 3.6 -45.0 295 49 339.4 339.4 294.4 340.2 0.19 17 200 12310 -52.5 -56.5 63 3.9 -52.7 306 69 349.6 349.6 296.6 349.9 0.09 18 150 14154 -54.7 -83.3 2 28.5 -55.1 280 30 375.8 375.8 301.5 375.8 0.00 19 100 16690 -62.7 -87.0 2 24.3 -62.9 243 8 406.6 406.6 306.1 406.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5815.64 m Freezing level: 584.55 mb = 4649.71 m = 15254.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.12 mb = 4049.33 m = 13285.03 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.78 % Est. max temperature: 30.02 C = 86.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 713.57 mb = 3007.40 m = 9866.68 ft T: 12.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.78 C/km ThetaE index: 20.13 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 686.43 mb = 3331.26 m = 10929.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.78 C = 91.01 F Cap Strength: 1.44 C Lifted Index: -6.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.27 C Showalter Index: -5.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 57.93 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 34.95 C Cross Totals Index: 22.97 C K Index: 35.78 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 496.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1877.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 712.88 mb = 3015.52 m = 9893.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 647.88 mb = 3809.94 m = 12499.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 197.88 mb = 12378.06 m = 40609.93 ft B at Equ Level: 1853.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 117.88 mb = 15661.03 m = 51380.71 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 266.0 at 20.4 knts Storm direction: 296.0 at 15.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 129.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 129.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.02 Bulk Rich Number: 14.23 Bulk Shear: 131.94 m/s