MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 39.84,-102.42 Latitude: 39.84 Longitude: -102.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 40 1 950 499 2 900 989 SFC 878 1213 32.8 16.1 37 16.7 20.9 156 13 317.6 320.1 298.5 359.2 13.25 4 850 1502 28.6 14.7 43 14.0 18.9 160 16 316.1 318.5 297.7 355.0 12.45 5 800 2037 23.3 13.4 54 9.9 16.5 165 17 316.0 318.3 297.5 354.0 12.16 6 750 2595 17.9 12.2 69 5.7 14.1 169 18 316.0 318.3 297.4 353.5 12.01 7 700 3181 12.2 10.9 92 1.3 11.3 173 18 316.0 318.3 297.3 352.8 11.77 8 650 3798 7.9 -1.8 50 9.7 2.7 210 20 317.9 318.9 292.9 334.4 5.16 9 600 4452 3.6 -12.6 30 16.1 -3.2 235 7 320.2 320.7 291.2 328.3 2.42 10 550 5150 -2.7 -13.1 45 10.4 -6.8 270 8 320.9 321.4 291.5 329.3 2.54 11 500 5896 -9.3 -16.0 58 6.7 -11.6 278 16 321.7 322.2 291.5 329.1 2.20 12 450 6699 -15.9 -26.2 41 10.3 -18.4 284 30 323.3 323.5 290.8 326.8 1.00 13 400 7574 -22.6 -35.6 30 12.9 -24.8 291 45 325.6 325.7 290.9 327.3 0.46 14 350 8542 -28.2 -35.9 48 7.7 -29.3 295 45 330.7 330.8 292.4 332.6 0.51 15 300 9635 -34.3 -36.7 79 2.4 -34.6 300 43 337.0 337.1 294.1 339.1 0.55 16 250 10889 -42.2 -45.4 71 3.2 -42.5 306 49 343.3 343.3 295.4 344.3 0.26 17 200 12363 -52.3 -56.1 64 3.8 -52.5 311 66 349.9 349.9 296.7 350.3 0.10 18 150 14190 -59.1 -79.2 6 20.0 -59.3 280 44 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.01 19 100 16702 -62.8 -87.1 2 24.3 -63.0 187 11 406.4 406.4 306.0 406.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5856.09 m Freezing level: 571.61 mb = 4848.60 m = 15907.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.95 mb = 4093.15 m = 13428.79 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.83 % Est. max temperature: 31.32 C = 88.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 689.68 mb = 3304.62 m = 10841.81 ft T: 11.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.91 C/km ThetaE index: 30.84 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 691.21 mb = 3286.14 m = 10781.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.61 C = 88.90 F Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lifted Index: -8.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.24 C Showalter Index: -8.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 61.87 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 37.92 C Cross Totals Index: 23.95 C K Index: 51.26 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 617.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.00 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2545.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 71.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 691.92 mb = 3277.64 m = 10753.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 686.92 mb = 3338.01 m = 10951.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 176.92 mb = 13141.76 m = 43115.50 ft B at Equ Level: 2516.53 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.4 at 17.5 knts Storm direction: 262.4 at 13.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 22.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 94.1 neg: -12.3 tot: 81.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.72 Bulk Rich Number: 48.91 Bulk Shear: 52.05 m/s