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: 37.69,-100.85 Latitude: 37.69 Longitude: -100.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 86 1 950 543 SFC 915 875 30.8 16.3 42 14.5 20.6 146 14 311.7 314.2 296.9 351.2 12.86 3 900 1027 28.3 15.3 45 13.0 19.3 146 17 310.6 312.9 296.2 347.9 12.20 4 850 1530 23.2 14.2 57 8.9 17.1 147 19 310.4 312.7 296.0 347.3 12.08 5 800 2056 20.4 8.9 48 11.4 13.1 171 9 312.9 314.6 294.5 340.8 9.01 6 750 2611 18.1 -2.3 25 20.3 7.2 236 4 316.2 317.0 291.7 330.0 4.32 7 700 3195 13.1 -6.0 26 19.0 3.7 241 6 316.9 317.6 291.2 328.3 3.49 8 650 3811 8.4 -4.2 41 12.5 2.0 275 16 318.4 319.3 292.4 332.4 4.33 9 600 4466 3.3 -13.9 27 17.2 -3.6 320 14 320.0 320.4 290.9 327.3 2.18 10 550 5164 -2.2 -16.7 32 14.6 -7.5 313 21 321.5 321.9 291.1 327.9 1.88 11 500 5912 -8.3 -25.0 25 16.6 -13.0 315 28 322.9 323.1 290.7 326.4 1.01 12 450 6720 -13.9 -36.5 13 22.5 -18.3 315 34 325.7 325.8 290.9 327.1 0.38 13 400 7603 -19.7 -43.7 10 23.9 -23.1 316 39 329.3 329.4 291.7 330.1 0.20 14 350 8580 -26.3 -48.1 11 21.8 -28.6 317 46 333.4 333.4 292.8 333.9 0.14 15 300 9677 -34.4 -47.4 25 13.0 -35.5 318 50 337.0 337.0 293.7 337.7 0.18 16 250 10925 -43.4 -46.8 69 3.4 -43.6 317 53 341.6 341.6 294.9 342.5 0.23 17 200 12394 -53.3 -57.0 63 3.8 -53.4 309 60 348.4 348.4 296.4 348.8 0.09 18 150 14211 -60.8 -79.1 7 18.4 -60.9 275 33 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.01 19 100 16698 -65.2 -84.8 5 19.6 -65.4 195 4 401.7 401.7 305.5 401.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5825.90 m Freezing level: 569.65 mb = 4889.96 m = 16042.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.12 mb = 4039.67 m = 13253.36 ft Precipitable water: 0.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.39 % Est. max temperature: 34.13 C = 93.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 742.01 mb = 2701.28 m = 8862.36 ft T: 17.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.88 C/km ThetaE index: 22.94 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 669.53 mb = 3565.01 m = 11696.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.75 C = 98.16 F Cap Strength: 5.06 C Lifted Index: -4.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.30 C Showalter Index: -4.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.08 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.51 C Cross Totals Index: 22.57 C K Index: 26.69 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 337.98 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.98 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1074.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 228.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 736.45 mb = 2764.91 m = 9071.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 601.45 mb = 4446.56 m = 14588.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 211.45 mb = 12027.24 m = 39458.98 ft B at Equ Level: 1069.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 131.45 mb = 15020.21 m = 49278.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 298.1 at 17.6 knts Storm direction: 328.1 at 13.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 111.3 neg: -1.1 tot: 110.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.41 Bulk Rich Number: 7.13 Bulk Shear: 150.55 m/s