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: 41.80,-104.23 Latitude: 41.80 Longitude: -104.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 28 1 950 485 2 900 976 SFC 865 1333 33.4 12.6 28 20.9 19.1 151 13 319.6 321.6 297.3 353.3 10.63 4 850 1489 29.7 11.7 33 18.0 17.5 154 14 317.2 319.2 296.5 349.3 10.21 5 800 2025 24.2 10.5 42 13.7 15.1 157 15 316.9 318.9 296.3 348.4 10.02 6 750 2584 18.7 9.3 54 9.4 12.6 160 16 316.9 318.8 296.1 347.9 9.87 7 700 3171 14.2 -2.5 31 16.7 5.3 186 15 318.2 319.1 292.5 332.8 4.53 8 650 3790 8.9 -9.2 27 18.1 0.6 226 11 319.1 319.6 291.3 328.7 2.93 9 600 4445 3.2 -11.0 34 14.3 -2.9 281 14 319.9 320.4 291.4 329.0 2.75 10 550 5142 -2.9 -15.6 37 12.7 -7.7 292 19 320.6 321.0 291.0 327.5 2.05 11 500 5886 -9.9 -19.3 46 9.4 -12.9 287 23 321.0 321.4 290.7 326.7 1.66 12 450 6688 -16.9 -26.7 43 9.7 -19.3 284 31 321.9 322.1 290.3 325.3 0.96 13 400 7561 -21.6 -44.3 11 22.7 -24.6 284 35 326.9 326.9 291.0 327.6 0.19 14 350 8533 -27.9 -44.5 19 16.6 -29.8 291 37 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.9 0.21 15 300 9621 -36.6 -49.9 24 13.3 -37.5 293 41 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.4 0.13 16 250 10856 -45.9 -58.9 22 13.0 -46.4 293 57 337.8 337.9 293.9 338.1 0.05 17 200 12312 -54.7 -65.9 24 11.2 -54.9 291 73 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.3 0.03 18 150 14142 -56.2 -84.4 2 28.2 -56.5 260 37 373.2 373.2 301.1 373.2 0.00 19 100 16662 -61.8 -86.3 2 24.5 -62.1 242 13 408.2 408.2 306.3 408.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5858.22 m Freezing level: 573.79 mb = 4810.21 m = 15781.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.39 mb = 3898.93 m = 12791.60 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.43 % Est. max temperature: 31.74 C = 89.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 639.27 mb = 3926.03 m = 12880.52 ft T: 7.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.86 C/km ThetaE index: 24.55 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 634.18 mb = 3991.41 m = 13095.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.22 C = 91.79 F Cap Strength: 1.62 C Lifted Index: -6.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.91 C Showalter Index: -6.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 61.05 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 39.50 C Cross Totals Index: 21.55 C K Index: 34.45 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 432.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.35 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1978.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 62.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 48.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 652.80 mb = 3753.85 m = 12315.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 617.80 mb = 4205.62 m = 13797.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 187.80 mb = 12712.18 m = 41706.11 ft B at Equ Level: 1946.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 117.80 mb = 15643.91 m = 51324.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 260.7 at 19.3 knts Storm direction: 290.7 at 14.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 52.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 85.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 85.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.82 Bulk Rich Number: 20.71 Bulk Shear: 95.50 m/s