MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F006.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F006.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 18Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 35.24,-101.71 Latitude: 35.24 Longitude: -101.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 109 1 950 562 2 900 1041 SFC 895 1094 27.1 20.3 66 6.8 22.2 122 10 310.0 313.2 299.1 361.9 17.02 4 850 1541 22.0 14.9 64 7.1 17.2 127 10 309.2 311.6 296.1 347.7 12.67 5 800 2067 20.7 3.5 32 17.2 10.6 147 7 313.2 314.4 292.4 332.4 6.14 6 750 2620 17.4 0.9 33 16.5 8.2 248 2 315.5 316.5 292.4 332.8 5.46 7 700 3205 13.2 -0.4 39 13.6 5.8 288 4 317.1 318.1 292.8 334.1 5.32 8 650 3822 8.1 -1.6 50 9.7 2.9 329 5 318.1 319.1 293.0 334.9 5.23 9 600 4476 2.8 -4.9 57 7.8 -1.0 315 10 319.4 320.3 292.7 333.8 4.42 10 550 5174 -2.4 -15.4 36 13.0 -7.3 341 15 321.2 321.6 291.2 328.3 2.09 11 500 5923 -6.8 -31.4 12 24.6 -12.8 340 19 324.8 324.9 290.8 326.8 0.55 12 450 6738 -11.1 -43.5 5 32.3 -16.7 320 29 329.2 329.3 291.7 329.9 0.18 13 400 7627 -18.3 -47.3 6 28.9 -22.2 316 35 331.1 331.2 292.2 331.7 0.13 14 350 8609 -25.6 -43.1 18 17.4 -27.9 324 37 334.2 334.2 293.1 335.1 0.24 15 300 9708 -33.7 -45.3 30 11.6 -34.8 324 43 337.9 338.0 294.0 338.8 0.22 16 250 10962 -42.5 -58.4 16 15.9 -43.3 314 44 342.8 342.8 295.0 343.0 0.06 17 200 12431 -53.2 -63.5 27 10.4 -53.4 307 47 348.6 348.6 296.4 348.8 0.04 18 150 14237 -63.7 -77.6 14 13.8 -63.8 278 11 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.3 0.01 19 100 16689 -67.2 -84.7 7 17.5 -67.4 214 5 397.8 397.8 304.9 397.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5813.26 m Freezing level: 572.92 mb = 4853.99 m = 15924.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.62 mb = 4306.15 m = 14127.63 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.56 % Est. max temperature: 32.58 C = 90.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 810.16 mb = 1957.06 m = 6420.73 ft T: 20.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.34 C/km ThetaE index: 29.48 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 667.68 mb = 3598.64 m = 11806.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.62 C = 94.32 F Cap Strength: 4.83 C Lifted Index: -2.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.74 C Showalter Index: -2.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.46 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.76 C Cross Totals Index: 21.70 C K Index: 30.13 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 246.89 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.95 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 681.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 226.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 735.76 mb = 2782.79 m = 9129.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 610.76 mb = 4331.05 m = 14209.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.76 mb = 11781.10 m = 38651.43 ft B at Equ Level: 674.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.76 mb = 14621.61 m = 47970.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 328.7 at 12.4 knts Storm direction: 358.7 at 9.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 56.4 neg: -0.7 tot: 55.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.0 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 10.94 Bulk Shear: 62.31 m/s