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: 40.61,-101.66 Latitude: 40.61 Longitude: -101.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 1 950 532 SFC 901 1006 30.1 18.6 50 11.5 21.8 127 13 312.5 315.3 298.5 359.1 15.16 3 900 1016 28.9 17.8 51 11.1 21.0 127 12 311.3 314.1 297.8 355.5 14.42 4 850 1520 23.3 16.6 66 6.7 18.7 129 15 310.6 313.3 297.4 353.8 14.16 5 800 2047 20.6 11.6 56 9.0 14.7 186 9 313.2 315.2 295.8 346.5 10.79 6 750 2600 16.2 4.0 44 12.2 9.0 198 10 314.2 315.5 293.2 335.6 6.81 7 700 3182 12.0 -3.7 33 15.7 4.0 230 13 315.8 316.6 291.5 329.2 4.16 8 650 3797 7.4 -3.5 46 10.8 1.8 251 23 317.3 318.2 292.2 331.9 4.55 9 600 4449 2.5 -11.8 34 14.2 -3.5 297 15 319.0 319.5 291.0 327.5 2.58 10 550 5145 -3.3 -12.3 50 9.0 -7.0 323 23 320.1 320.6 291.5 329.1 2.70 11 500 5890 -9.5 -19.0 46 9.5 -12.6 311 25 321.4 321.7 290.9 327.2 1.70 12 450 6692 -16.3 -27.9 36 11.6 -18.9 301 32 322.8 323.0 290.5 325.9 0.86 13 400 7569 -21.0 -46.8 8 25.7 -24.2 308 38 327.6 327.7 291.2 328.2 0.14 14 350 8542 -27.6 -46.5 15 18.8 -29.6 309 36 331.5 331.5 292.3 332.1 0.17 15 300 9631 -36.2 -51.2 20 15.0 -37.3 308 38 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.7 0.11 16 250 10869 -45.3 -60.0 18 14.6 -45.9 305 59 338.6 338.7 294.0 338.8 0.05 17 200 12328 -54.2 -68.2 16 14.0 -54.5 303 69 346.9 346.9 296.0 346.9 0.02 18 150 14159 -58.0 -79.9 4 21.9 -58.2 270 40 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16688 -62.7 -87.0 2 24.3 -62.9 208 11 406.7 406.7 306.1 406.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5815.33 m Freezing level: 578.86 mb = 4743.65 m = 15562.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.88 mb = 4014.52 m = 13170.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.46 % Est. max temperature: 31.81 C = 89.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 762.60 mb = 2457.41 m = 8062.27 ft T: 17.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.97 C/km ThetaE index: 29.94 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 711.72 mb = 3041.95 m = 9980.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.02 C = 91.43 F Cap Strength: 2.53 C Lifted Index: -7.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.77 C Showalter Index: -7.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 59.07 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.88 C Cross Totals Index: 26.19 C K Index: 33.80 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 457.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.17 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2466.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 70.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 81.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 752.35 mb = 2573.50 m = 8443.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 677.35 mb = 3454.89 m = 11334.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 187.35 mb = 12743.76 m = 41809.72 ft B at Equ Level: 2466.05 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 285.4 at 19.3 knts Storm direction: 315.4 at 14.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 196.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 196.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.72 Bulk Rich Number: 17.84 Bulk Shear: 138.28 m/s