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: 39.95,-102.35 Latitude: 39.95 Longitude: -102.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 1 950 504 2 900 995 SFC 880 1201 33.0 17.5 40 15.5 21.8 150 15 317.6 320.4 299.3 363.0 14.47 4 850 1507 28.0 16.0 48 12.0 19.5 151 18 315.5 318.1 298.3 357.9 13.61 5 800 2041 22.7 15.1 62 7.7 17.4 155 18 315.4 318.0 298.2 357.6 13.58 6 750 2599 17.3 13.9 81 3.4 15.0 159 19 315.4 317.9 298.1 357.3 13.47 7 700 3184 11.9 11.9 100 -0.0 11.9 171 19 315.7 318.1 297.7 355.0 12.63 8 650 3800 7.2 1.1 65 6.2 3.8 205 24 317.2 318.4 293.7 337.5 6.39 9 600 4454 3.0 -7.9 45 10.9 -2.0 308 4 319.6 320.2 292.0 331.0 3.51 10 550 5151 -3.2 -10.2 58 7.0 -6.1 341 13 320.3 321.0 292.0 330.9 3.21 11 500 5895 -9.8 -13.7 73 4.0 -11.2 335 17 321.1 321.6 291.7 330.0 2.65 12 450 6697 -16.5 -17.8 89 1.3 -16.9 317 18 322.5 322.9 291.6 329.6 2.09 13 400 7572 -22.4 -22.9 95 0.6 -22.5 307 24 325.9 326.2 292.0 331.2 1.51 14 350 8541 -28.1 -28.4 97 0.3 -28.2 307 30 330.9 331.1 293.0 334.7 1.05 15 300 9633 -34.7 -35.7 91 1.0 -34.8 304 35 336.5 336.6 294.0 338.8 0.61 16 250 10885 -42.5 -45.7 71 3.2 -42.8 295 41 342.8 342.9 295.3 343.9 0.26 17 200 12358 -52.1 -55.9 64 3.8 -52.2 290 56 350.3 350.3 296.8 350.7 0.10 18 150 14187 -57.0 -61.0 60 4.1 -57.1 279 41 371.9 372.0 300.9 372.3 0.07 19 100 16722 -62.2 -86.6 2 24.4 -62.4 162 11 407.5 407.5 306.2 407.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5848.98 m Freezing level: 575.71 mb = 4792.20 m = 15722.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.33 mb = 4221.26 m = 13849.10 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.29 % Est. max temperature: 30.98 C = 87.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 703.61 mb = 3140.14 m = 10302.17 ft T: 12.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.99 C/km ThetaE index: 33.37 C Layer 850.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 714.06 mb = 3015.06 m = 9891.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.07 C = 87.92 F Cap Strength: -0.12 C Lifted Index: -9.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.88 C Showalter Index: -9.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 63.60 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 37.79 C Cross Totals Index: 25.81 C K Index: 53.83 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 537.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.41 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3199.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 79.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 712.84 mb = 3029.61 m = 9939.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 707.84 mb = 3089.31 m = 10135.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 177.84 mb = 13104.97 m = 42994.80 ft B at Equ Level: 3189.33 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.9 at 16.7 knts Storm direction: 260.9 at 12.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -105.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 150.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 150.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.04 Bulk Rich Number: 52.13 Bulk Shear: 61.37 m/s