MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 23Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 35.27,-102.82 Latitude: 35.27 Longitude: -102.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 1 950 515 2 900 1006 SFC 879 1215 33.0 17.9 41 15.1 22.1 151 13 317.6 320.5 299.5 364.2 14.84 4 850 1520 28.7 16.7 48 12.1 20.1 156 15 316.3 319.0 298.8 360.6 14.19 5 800 2055 23.5 15.6 61 7.9 17.9 162 15 316.2 319.0 298.7 360.3 14.09 6 750 2615 18.1 14.5 79 3.7 15.6 175 14 316.3 319.0 298.7 359.9 13.96 7 700 3202 12.7 12.3 98 0.3 12.4 205 15 316.5 319.0 298.1 357.1 13.00 8 650 3822 10.4 -7.9 27 18.2 1.7 274 19 320.7 321.3 292.1 331.4 3.25 9 600 4481 5.2 -15.4 21 20.5 -3.1 293 17 322.1 322.5 291.3 328.6 1.92 10 550 5183 -0.6 -23.4 16 22.8 -7.9 302 18 323.3 323.5 290.9 327.0 1.05 11 500 5936 -5.7 -36.1 7 30.5 -12.5 313 22 326.2 326.2 291.0 327.5 0.35 12 450 6752 -11.0 -43.4 5 32.4 -16.7 313 29 329.3 329.4 291.7 330.1 0.18 13 400 7644 -17.8 -46.8 6 29.0 -21.8 309 35 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.4 0.14 14 350 8627 -25.3 -41.8 20 16.4 -27.6 315 37 334.6 334.6 293.2 335.7 0.28 15 300 9726 -34.0 -44.1 35 10.2 -35.0 319 37 337.5 337.6 294.0 338.5 0.25 16 250 10980 -42.2 -54.6 25 12.3 -42.9 304 30 343.3 343.3 295.2 343.6 0.09 17 200 12449 -53.9 -63.6 29 9.7 -54.1 304 39 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.7 0.04 18 150 14250 -63.5 -79.4 10 15.9 -63.7 276 16 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.6 0.00 19 100 16696 -67.0 -85.4 6 18.3 -67.2 247 9 398.2 398.2 304.9 398.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5881.15 m Freezing level: 555.60 mb = 5104.05 m = 16745.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.40 mb = 4047.84 m = 13280.17 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.75 % Est. max temperature: 31.81 C = 89.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 707.39 mb = 3112.27 m = 10210.72 ft T: 13.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.69 C/km ThetaE index: 37.19 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 711.62 mb = 3061.56 m = 10044.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.88 C = 89.38 F Cap Strength: 0.01 C Lifted Index: -6.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.73 C Showalter Index: -6.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.72 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 34.39 C Cross Totals Index: 22.33 C K Index: 50.76 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 406.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3045.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 78.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 711.92 mb = 3058.01 m = 10032.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 706.92 mb = 3117.97 m = 10229.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 146.92 mb = 14375.31 m = 47162.52 ft B at Equ Level: 3023.64 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 281.9 at 19.2 knts Storm direction: 311.9 at 14.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 178.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 178.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.81 Bulk Rich Number: 25.90 Bulk Shear: 117.60 m/s