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: 39.54,-101.79 Latitude: 39.54 Longitude: -101.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 1 950 513 2 900 1002 SFC 890 1107 30.1 18.1 49 12.0 21.4 158 12 313.5 316.4 298.5 359.3 14.81 4 850 1512 26.8 16.9 55 9.9 19.7 162 18 314.2 316.9 298.4 358.8 14.38 5 800 2044 21.6 15.8 70 5.8 17.5 164 18 314.2 316.9 298.4 358.5 14.30 6 750 2600 16.2 14.7 91 1.5 15.2 165 18 314.2 316.9 298.3 358.1 14.18 7 700 3184 13.5 -0.6 38 14.1 5.8 226 16 317.4 318.4 292.8 334.2 5.23 8 650 3802 8.7 -6.3 34 15.0 1.4 250 16 318.8 319.5 291.9 330.8 3.68 9 600 4458 3.5 -12.2 31 15.7 -3.1 314 12 320.2 320.6 291.3 328.5 2.49 10 550 5155 -2.7 -14.6 39 11.9 -7.3 323 15 320.9 321.3 291.2 328.4 2.24 11 500 5901 -8.8 -21.0 37 12.2 -12.6 302 21 322.3 322.6 290.9 327.2 1.43 12 450 6707 -14.7 -35.0 16 20.2 -18.7 294 31 324.7 324.8 290.6 326.3 0.43 13 400 7586 -21.3 -32.2 37 10.8 -23.4 295 31 327.3 327.4 291.6 329.6 0.64 14 350 8556 -28.7 -33.6 62 5.0 -29.5 293 31 330.1 330.2 292.4 332.4 0.64 15 300 9644 -35.1 -38.1 73 3.1 -35.4 299 35 336.0 336.1 293.7 337.8 0.47 16 250 10895 -43.2 -46.6 69 3.4 -43.5 307 61 341.9 341.9 295.0 342.8 0.23 17 200 12360 -53.5 -57.5 62 3.9 -53.7 306 74 348.0 348.0 296.3 348.3 0.08 18 150 14184 -58.9 -83.6 3 24.6 -59.2 266 40 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.00 19 100 16696 -64.5 -86.7 3 22.2 -64.6 207 15 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5845.69 m Freezing level: 571.90 mb = 4849.67 m = 15910.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.85 mb = 3995.54 m = 13108.58 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.98 % Est. max temperature: 31.33 C = 88.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 747.44 mb = 2628.89 m = 8624.86 ft T: 16.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.21 C/km ThetaE index: 32.98 C Layer 850.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 712.89 mb = 3029.69 m = 9939.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.98 C = 91.37 F Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lifted Index: -8.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.63 C Showalter Index: -8.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 61.31 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 35.60 C Cross Totals Index: 25.71 C K Index: 38.40 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 611.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.07 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3223.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 80.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 737.75 mb = 2739.35 m = 8987.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 682.75 mb = 3392.36 m = 11129.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 172.75 mb = 13288.56 m = 43597.10 ft B at Equ Level: 3223.59 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 266.8 at 18.7 knts Storm direction: 296.8 at 14.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 63.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 135.7 neg: -0.1 tot: 135.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.21 Bulk Rich Number: 32.01 Bulk Shear: 100.71 m/s