MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040600F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040600F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 1Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 41.05,-103.38 Latitude: 41.05 Longitude: -103.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 1 950 535 2 900 1005 SFC 858 1415 17.1 16.8 98 0.4 16.9 346 25 303.3 305.9 295.6 345.2 14.13 4 850 1496 16.2 16.2 100 -0.0 16.3 344 33 303.2 305.7 295.3 344.1 13.80 5 800 2014 15.9 14.6 92 1.3 15.0 6 33 308.0 310.5 296.1 347.8 13.15 6 750 2562 14.0 11.6 85 2.4 12.4 45 17 311.8 314.0 296.0 347.3 11.56 7 700 3143 11.6 9.1 85 2.5 10.0 114 21 315.3 317.3 296.1 347.8 10.42 8 650 3760 7.5 7.4 99 0.1 7.4 138 30 317.4 319.3 296.4 348.8 9.98 9 600 4417 4.4 4.3 100 0.0 4.4 146 34 321.2 322.9 296.4 349.2 8.75 10 550 5121 0.5 0.5 100 0.0 0.5 152 33 324.7 326.2 296.3 348.3 7.25 11 500 5881 -4.2 -4.2 100 0.0 -4.2 159 27 328.0 329.1 295.9 346.6 5.62 12 450 6703 -10.6 -10.6 100 0.0 -10.6 186 22 329.9 330.7 295.0 342.8 3.80 13 400 7596 -17.8 -17.8 100 0.0 -17.8 221 28 331.9 332.4 294.3 340.1 2.36 14 350 8583 -24.1 -24.1 100 0.0 -24.1 243 37 336.2 336.6 294.8 341.8 1.55 15 300 9690 -32.0 -32.3 97 0.3 -32.0 258 47 340.3 340.5 295.1 343.5 0.85 16 250 10953 -41.2 -43.7 77 2.5 -41.5 269 58 344.8 344.8 295.7 346.1 0.32 17 200 12428 -53.0 -56.7 64 3.7 -53.2 283 69 348.8 348.8 296.4 349.1 0.09 18 150 14224 -63.0 -67.5 54 4.5 -63.0 288 50 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.7 0.03 19 100 16730 -61.9 -86.4 2 24.5 -62.1 230 10 408.1 408.1 306.3 408.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5813.06 m Freezing level: 544.29 mb = 5207.79 m = 17085.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 544.24 mb = 5204.99 m = 17076.52 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.09 % Est. max temperature: 28.10 C = 82.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 853.44 mb = 1461.52 m = 4794.96 ft T: 16.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.75 C/km ThetaE index: 1.11 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 730.47 mb = 2783.96 m = 9133.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.59 C = 79.86 F Cap Strength: 1.95 C Lifted Index: 0.04 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.95 C Showalter Index: 1.00 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 40.81 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.40 C Cross Totals Index: 20.41 C K Index: 34.16 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 288.29 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.43 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 394.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 134.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 793.89 mb = 2079.00 m = 6820.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 498.89 mb = 5898.23 m = 19350.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.89 mb = 11253.88 m = 36921.74 ft B at Equ Level: 392.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.89 mb = 13864.69 m = 45487.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 143.8 at 27.6 knts Storm direction: 173.8 at 20.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 10.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 10.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 125.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 566.7 neg: -10.5 tot: 556.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 185.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.7 stream: 10.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.23 Bulk Rich Number: 0.89 Bulk Shear: 445.34 m/s