MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 22Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 37.62,-97.27 Latitude: 37.62 Longitude: -97.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 125 SFC 969 406 30.6 18.8 49 11.8 22.2 120 8 306.5 309.1 296.5 349.2 14.22 2 950 580 27.5 17.7 55 9.8 20.7 120 8 305.1 307.7 295.7 345.6 13.55 3 900 1056 22.8 16.6 68 6.2 18.5 122 8 305.0 307.5 295.4 344.8 13.32 4 850 1550 18.1 14.9 82 3.2 15.9 123 7 305.1 307.4 295.0 342.7 12.61 5 800 2068 16.3 4.8 46 11.5 9.6 333 4 308.5 309.8 291.5 329.3 6.76 6 750 2614 13.0 3.8 54 9.1 7.7 313 13 310.6 311.9 292.1 331.4 6.72 7 700 3189 8.3 0.7 59 7.5 4.2 354 14 311.6 312.7 291.6 329.6 5.76 8 650 3796 3.8 -2.7 62 6.5 0.5 347 19 313.3 314.2 291.3 328.6 4.84 9 600 4441 -0.8 -7.6 60 6.7 -3.8 336 21 315.1 315.8 290.8 326.7 3.61 10 550 5131 -4.2 -18.6 31 14.5 -9.1 337 25 319.2 319.5 290.2 324.6 1.60 11 500 5875 -8.4 -32.0 13 23.6 -13.9 331 27 322.7 322.8 290.2 324.6 0.52 12 450 6683 -14.3 -36.4 14 22.0 -18.5 324 36 325.2 325.3 290.7 326.6 0.38 13 400 7564 -20.5 -41.9 13 21.3 -23.7 320 33 328.3 328.3 291.5 329.2 0.24 14 350 8537 -28.0 -45.0 18 17.1 -29.8 326 39 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.8 0.20 15 300 9627 -35.7 -55.5 11 19.8 -37.0 321 48 335.0 335.0 293.1 335.3 0.07 16 250 10871 -44.0 -63.4 10 19.5 -44.6 317 55 340.7 340.7 294.5 340.9 0.03 17 200 12348 -48.5 -75.8 3 27.3 -49.0 306 52 356.0 356.0 297.9 356.1 0.01 18 150 14199 -57.5 -82.8 3 25.4 -57.7 281 29 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.1 0.00 19 100 16696 -65.7 -85.2 5 19.5 -65.8 223 6 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5750.02 m Freezing level: 609.03 mb = 4324.37 m = 14187.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.78 mb = 3873.65 m = 12708.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.15 % Est. max temperature: 31.27 C = 88.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 816.78 mb = 1891.12 m = 6204.38 ft T: 16.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.22 C/km ThetaE index: 19.96 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 769.14 mb = 2401.11 m = 7877.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.89 C = 93.00 F Cap Strength: 1.98 C Lifted Index: -3.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.02 C Showalter Index: -2.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.82 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.50 C Cross Totals Index: 23.32 C K Index: 33.83 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 236.37 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1258.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 58.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 820.97 mb = 1847.38 m = 6060.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 715.97 mb = 3001.24 m = 9846.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.97 mb = 11253.26 m = 36919.69 ft B at Equ Level: 1255.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.97 mb = 14367.04 m = 47135.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 339.5 at 16.6 knts Storm direction: 9.5 at 12.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 2.8 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 139.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 48.8 neg: -7.1 tot: 41.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.24 Bulk Rich Number: 17.54 Bulk Shear: 71.77 m/s