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: 38.42,-102.32 Latitude: 38.42 Longitude: -102.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 35 1 950 491 2 900 980 SFC 874 1246 31.7 18.3 45 13.4 21.9 126 19 316.9 319.8 299.7 364.9 15.35 4 850 1491 27.5 17.2 53 10.3 20.2 135 27 315.0 317.8 298.8 360.8 14.72 5 800 2025 22.2 16.2 69 6.0 17.9 140 29 314.8 317.6 298.8 360.3 14.65 6 750 2582 16.7 15.2 91 1.5 15.7 143 29 314.7 317.5 298.7 360.2 14.65 7 700 3167 12.2 12.2 100 -0.0 12.2 157 26 316.0 318.5 298.0 356.2 12.89 8 650 3785 9.5 -1.8 45 11.3 3.5 179 21 319.7 320.7 293.4 336.5 5.17 9 600 4444 4.3 -5.5 49 9.9 -0.6 192 17 321.1 322.0 293.0 334.9 4.22 10 550 5143 -2.0 -11.0 50 9.0 -5.8 191 14 321.7 322.3 292.2 331.7 3.00 11 500 5892 -8.2 -11.7 76 3.5 -9.6 225 15 323.1 323.7 292.7 333.5 3.12 12 450 6702 -13.1 -15.7 81 2.6 -14.0 250 23 326.7 327.2 293.1 335.3 2.50 13 400 7591 -18.1 -19.4 90 1.3 -18.5 263 32 331.4 331.9 294.0 338.7 2.06 14 350 8577 -23.8 -24.0 98 0.2 -23.8 280 38 336.7 337.0 294.9 342.4 1.57 15 300 9689 -30.3 -30.3 100 -0.0 -30.3 298 46 342.6 342.8 295.8 346.5 1.02 16 250 10964 -39.2 -40.4 88 1.2 -39.4 312 63 347.8 347.9 296.5 349.6 0.45 17 200 12446 -52.8 -56.7 63 3.9 -52.9 313 80 349.1 349.2 296.5 349.5 0.09 18 150 14246 -63.5 -68.2 52 4.8 -63.6 304 49 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.8 0.03 19 100 16748 -64.8 -85.6 4 20.8 -64.9 202 11 402.6 402.6 305.6 402.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5856.69 m Freezing level: 565.77 mb = 4922.66 m = 16150.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 607.00 mb = 4348.29 m = 14265.89 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.89 % Est. max temperature: 30.30 C = 86.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 719.90 mb = 2929.18 m = 9610.06 ft T: 14.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.48 C/km ThetaE index: 33.24 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 729.49 mb = 2816.94 m = 9241.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.15 C = 86.27 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -8.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.17 C Showalter Index: -8.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 61.10 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 35.70 C Cross Totals Index: 25.41 C K Index: 52.94 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 518.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2803.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 74.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 730.95 mb = 2800.01 m = 9186.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 725.95 mb = 2858.22 m = 9377.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 145.95 mb = 14415.25 m = 47293.54 ft B at Equ Level: 2772.10 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 181.4 at 21.5 knts Storm direction: 211.4 at 16.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 41.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 119.7 neg: -0.9 tot: 118.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.90 Bulk Rich Number: 56.93 Bulk Shear: 49.25 m/s