MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040600F027.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040600F027.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 9Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 41.69,-102.82 Latitude: 41.69 Longitude: -102.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 111 1 950 554 2 900 1020 SFC 876 1248 16.2 15.3 95 0.8 15.6 32 15 300.5 302.8 293.7 337.4 12.60 4 850 1507 15.2 14.6 96 0.6 14.8 53 16 302.1 304.3 294.0 338.7 12.42 5 800 2023 15.3 15.4 100 -0.0 15.4 173 34 307.5 310.1 296.5 349.3 13.85 6 750 2571 14.5 9.4 72 5.1 11.3 204 40 312.3 314.2 295.0 343.0 9.95 7 700 3155 12.8 9.4 80 3.4 10.6 215 48 316.7 318.8 296.7 350.1 10.64 8 650 3774 7.9 7.3 96 0.5 7.5 222 50 317.9 319.8 296.5 349.3 9.96 9 600 4428 1.9 -1.2 80 3.1 0.3 230 46 318.4 319.5 293.6 337.1 5.87 10 550 5124 -2.3 -4.7 84 2.4 -3.6 231 35 321.3 322.3 293.6 337.2 4.90 11 500 5878 -4.8 -4.9 99 0.1 -4.8 257 31 327.2 328.3 295.5 345.0 5.34 12 450 6699 -11.1 -13.0 86 1.9 -11.9 270 39 329.3 329.9 294.3 339.9 3.12 13 400 7590 -18.5 -26.2 51 7.7 -20.4 283 38 330.9 331.2 293.0 335.0 1.13 14 350 8572 -25.5 -31.7 56 6.2 -26.6 290 31 334.4 334.6 293.6 337.3 0.77 15 300 9673 -32.9 -42.5 38 9.5 -34.0 304 35 339.0 339.1 294.4 340.2 0.30 16 250 10930 -43.2 -54.3 29 11.0 -43.8 305 42 341.8 341.8 294.8 342.2 0.10 17 200 12390 -55.4 -62.8 39 7.4 -55.6 299 50 345.0 345.0 295.6 345.2 0.04 18 150 14177 -64.9 -82.1 8 17.3 -65.0 280 30 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.4 0.00 19 100 16660 -63.4 -85.8 3 22.4 -63.6 197 14 405.2 405.2 305.9 405.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5767.22 m Freezing level: 577.45 mb = 4741.64 m = 15556.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 595.96 mb = 4481.93 m = 14704.32 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.38 % Est. max temperature: 29.56 C = 85.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 865.51 mb = 1352.83 m = 4438.37 ft T: 15.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.46 C/km ThetaE index: 6.24 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 852.46 mb = 1482.27 m = 4863.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.56 C = 63.61 F Cap Strength: 4.15 C Lifted Index: 0.67 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.15 C Showalter Index: 2.55 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 39.34 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.95 C Cross Totals Index: 19.39 C K Index: 31.14 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 238.97 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.17 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 325.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 206.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 817.70 mb = 1836.64 m = 6025.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 602.70 mb = 4391.21 m = 14406.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 512.70 mb = 5679.78 m = 18634.23 ft B at Equ Level: 74.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 162.70 mb = 13672.31 m = 44856.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.8 at 38.1 knts Storm direction: 260.8 at 28.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 10.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 10.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 128.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1095.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 1095.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 365.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 18.2 stream: 16.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.10 Bulk Rich Number: 0.80 Bulk Shear: 406.36 m/s