MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040600F026.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040600F026.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 26 hour NAM valid 8Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 41.94,-103.06 Latitude: 41.94 Longitude: -103.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 108 1 950 550 2 900 1016 SFC 870 1301 15.9 14.9 94 1.0 15.2 71 16 300.7 303.0 293.5 336.9 12.30 4 850 1503 14.7 13.9 95 0.7 14.2 86 24 301.5 303.7 293.4 336.4 11.84 5 800 2018 15.9 15.6 98 0.4 15.7 160 40 308.1 310.8 296.8 350.6 14.05 6 750 2568 15.0 14.5 97 0.5 14.7 187 37 312.9 315.5 297.9 356.1 14.01 7 700 3153 13.0 12.9 99 0.1 13.0 204 37 316.9 319.5 298.5 359.2 13.51 8 650 3773 9.1 8.9 99 0.2 9.0 222 42 319.2 321.4 297.5 354.4 11.10 9 600 4433 4.5 1.2 79 3.3 2.6 233 42 321.3 322.6 295.2 343.7 6.95 10 550 5135 -1.1 -7.1 63 6.1 -3.9 238 40 322.8 323.6 293.4 336.2 4.07 11 500 5886 -7.7 -13.2 65 5.5 -9.8 242 40 323.7 324.2 292.5 333.0 2.77 12 450 6697 -12.5 -32.8 16 20.4 -16.9 252 35 327.6 327.7 291.6 329.5 0.54 13 400 7587 -17.4 -47.0 6 29.6 -21.5 267 26 332.4 332.4 292.5 332.9 0.14 14 350 8572 -24.9 -40.1 23 15.2 -27.1 264 19 335.2 335.3 293.4 336.5 0.33 15 300 9675 -32.9 -38.3 59 5.4 -33.6 290 24 338.9 339.0 294.5 340.8 0.47 16 250 10927 -43.9 -52.2 39 8.3 -44.3 289 40 340.8 340.8 294.6 341.3 0.12 17 200 12387 -55.0 -61.2 46 6.2 -55.2 294 53 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.8 0.05 18 150 14183 -64.6 -77.7 15 13.1 -64.7 279 33 358.8 358.8 298.5 358.8 0.01 19 100 16657 -63.5 -84.3 4 20.7 -63.7 189 20 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5778.41 m Freezing level: 559.63 mb = 4999.93 m = 16403.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 580.03 mb = 4706.16 m = 15439.97 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.41 % Est. max temperature: 29.79 C = 85.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 857.60 mb = 1427.52 m = 4683.41 ft T: 15.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.56 C/km ThetaE index: 0.45 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.80 mb = 1307.34 m = 4289.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.90 C = 60.62 F Cap Strength: 3.86 C Lifted Index: -2.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.86 C Showalter Index: 0.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.89 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.31 C Cross Totals Index: 21.58 C K Index: 36.16 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 254.97 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 558.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 259.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 812.64 mb = 1885.23 m = 6185.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 557.64 mb = 5023.89 m = 16482.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 207.64 mb = 12141.90 m = 39835.14 ft B at Equ Level: 553.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.64 mb = 14707.97 m = 48253.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.7 at 37.3 knts Storm direction: 252.7 at 27.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 126.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 985.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 985.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 328.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 17.6 stream: 14.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.12 Bulk Rich Number: 1.41 Bulk Shear: 395.65 m/s