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: 40.61,-102.72 Latitude: 40.61 Longitude: -102.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 1 950 518 2 900 1003 SFC 874 1260 30.0 17.7 48 12.3 21.2 121 14 315.0 317.9 298.8 360.8 14.73 4 850 1511 25.4 16.4 58 9.0 19.1 122 16 312.7 315.4 297.8 355.7 13.93 5 800 2040 21.9 6.6 37 15.3 12.4 149 12 314.4 315.9 293.9 338.4 7.66 6 750 2596 18.1 -5.5 19 23.6 6.2 187 14 316.3 316.9 290.9 327.2 3.37 7 700 3180 12.7 -0.5 40 13.2 5.5 210 20 316.6 317.6 292.6 333.5 5.29 8 650 3796 8.2 -5.5 37 13.7 1.5 235 21 318.3 319.0 292.0 330.9 3.90 9 600 4451 3.3 -11.8 32 15.1 -3.1 308 16 320.0 320.5 291.3 328.6 2.58 10 550 5148 -3.2 -12.5 48 9.3 -6.9 315 19 320.3 320.9 291.5 329.2 2.66 11 500 5893 -9.6 -19.0 47 9.3 -12.6 306 22 321.3 321.6 290.9 327.1 1.71 12 450 6695 -16.0 -28.2 34 12.2 -18.8 285 28 323.2 323.3 290.6 326.1 0.83 13 400 7571 -21.3 -43.5 12 22.2 -24.3 298 39 327.3 327.3 291.2 328.1 0.20 14 350 8544 -27.7 -46.4 15 18.8 -29.6 302 39 331.5 331.5 292.3 332.1 0.17 15 300 9634 -35.7 -53.8 14 18.1 -36.9 305 41 335.0 335.1 293.2 335.4 0.08 16 250 10875 -44.9 -60.5 16 15.6 -45.5 304 63 339.3 339.3 294.2 339.5 0.04 17 200 12334 -54.4 -67.9 17 13.5 -54.6 301 71 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.8 0.02 18 150 14161 -58.9 -79.5 5 20.6 -59.2 260 35 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.6 0.00 19 100 16674 -61.7 -86.2 2 24.5 -61.9 203 6 408.6 408.6 306.3 408.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5831.81 m Freezing level: 574.23 mb = 4810.20 m = 15781.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.76 mb = 4003.30 m = 13134.03 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.19 % Est. max temperature: 31.38 C = 88.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 731.19 mb = 2810.65 m = 9221.19 ft T: 16.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.26 C/km ThetaE index: 33.64 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 646.97 mb = 3834.50 m = 12580.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.25 C = 91.84 F Cap Strength: 2.73 C Lifted Index: -5.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.35 C Showalter Index: -8.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 61.07 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 35.02 C Cross Totals Index: 26.05 C K Index: 38.21 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 492.73 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1411.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 130.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 686.61 mb = 3340.35 m = 10959.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 601.61 mb = 4429.13 m = 14531.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 201.61 mb = 12281.99 m = 40294.75 ft B at Equ Level: 1404.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 121.61 mb = 15461.50 m = 50726.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 271.5 at 20.0 knts Storm direction: 301.5 at 15.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 241.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 241.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.56 Bulk Rich Number: 9.34 Bulk Shear: 151.18 m/s