MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F008.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F008.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 8 hour NAM valid 20Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 40.09,-102.13 Latitude: 40.09 Longitude: -102.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 1 950 522 2 900 1009 SFC 893 1081 31.9 18.2 44 13.7 22.0 117 12 315.1 318.0 299.0 361.5 14.92 4 850 1517 25.6 16.4 57 9.2 19.1 124 14 313.0 315.7 297.9 356.1 13.97 5 800 2046 20.4 15.4 73 5.0 16.9 133 14 312.9 315.6 297.8 355.7 13.89 6 750 2601 16.9 6.2 49 10.6 10.3 197 12 314.9 316.4 294.3 339.8 7.97 7 700 3184 12.7 -4.1 31 16.8 4.1 217 16 316.5 317.3 291.6 329.5 4.03 8 650 3800 7.6 -3.8 44 11.4 1.8 238 21 317.5 318.4 292.2 331.8 4.43 9 600 4453 3.2 -11.3 34 14.5 -3.0 300 16 319.8 320.3 291.3 328.6 2.68 10 550 5151 -3.1 -12.4 48 9.4 -6.8 322 20 320.5 321.0 291.5 329.3 2.67 11 500 5895 -9.4 -18.4 48 9.0 -12.4 315 22 321.5 321.9 291.0 327.6 1.79 12 450 6698 -15.9 -28.5 33 12.6 -18.8 296 29 323.2 323.3 290.6 326.1 0.81 13 400 7575 -21.2 -44.9 10 23.6 -24.3 302 42 327.4 327.4 291.2 328.0 0.18 14 350 8548 -27.5 -46.9 14 19.4 -29.5 308 40 331.7 331.8 292.3 332.4 0.16 15 300 9639 -35.6 -54.4 13 18.7 -36.8 310 41 335.1 335.2 293.2 335.5 0.08 16 250 10880 -44.9 -60.6 16 15.6 -45.5 307 62 339.3 339.3 294.2 339.4 0.04 17 200 12339 -54.5 -68.8 15 14.4 -54.7 304 72 346.5 346.5 295.9 346.6 0.02 18 150 14162 -59.1 -78.6 6 19.5 -59.3 263 40 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.01 19 100 16680 -63.4 -87.6 2 24.2 -63.6 201 12 405.3 405.3 305.9 405.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5831.05 m Freezing level: 574.62 mb = 4807.22 m = 15771.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.50 mb = 4035.56 m = 13239.85 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.88 % Est. max temperature: 31.90 C = 89.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 732.62 mb = 2798.89 m = 9182.60 ft T: 15.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.15 C/km ThetaE index: 32.03 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 714.16 mb = 3014.76 m = 9890.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.80 C = 91.05 F Cap Strength: 1.62 C Lifted Index: -8.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.22 C Showalter Index: -8.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 60.96 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 35.08 C Cross Totals Index: 25.89 C K Index: 34.75 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 485.72 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3160.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 79.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 740.44 mb = 2709.19 m = 8888.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 685.44 mb = 3358.79 m = 11019.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 165.44 mb = 13541.36 m = 44426.50 ft B at Equ Level: 3118.54 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 279.9 at 19.0 knts Storm direction: 309.9 at 14.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 228.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 228.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.93 Bulk Rich Number: 24.46 Bulk Shear: 129.21 m/s