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: 38.10,-102.80 Latitude: 38.10 Longitude: -102.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 1 950 481 2 900 974 SFC 883 1152 34.5 16.1 33 18.5 21.3 189 14 318.9 321.4 298.8 360.3 13.13 4 850 1489 30.3 14.4 38 15.9 19.2 192 18 317.9 320.2 298.0 356.3 12.22 5 800 2027 25.0 13.5 49 11.4 17.1 196 19 317.8 320.1 298.0 356.4 12.28 6 750 2589 19.5 12.4 64 7.1 14.7 199 19 317.7 320.1 297.9 355.9 12.14 7 700 3178 13.8 11.3 85 2.5 12.1 202 19 317.7 320.1 297.8 355.8 12.12 8 650 3798 9.4 3.4 66 6.0 5.8 264 18 319.6 321.0 295.2 343.6 7.52 9 600 4458 5.3 -12.2 27 17.4 -2.2 298 27 322.2 322.7 291.9 330.6 2.50 10 550 5160 -0.4 -22.9 16 22.5 -7.7 305 33 323.6 323.8 291.0 327.5 1.10 11 500 5913 -5.7 -36.5 7 30.8 -12.5 308 36 326.1 326.2 291.0 327.3 0.34 12 450 6728 -11.3 -39.8 8 28.4 -16.7 308 36 329.0 329.0 291.7 330.0 0.27 13 400 7621 -17.4 -35.7 19 18.3 -21.0 307 36 332.3 332.4 292.8 334.0 0.45 14 350 8606 -24.5 -38.7 26 14.1 -26.7 307 38 335.7 335.7 293.6 337.1 0.38 15 300 9710 -32.7 -49.7 17 17.0 -34.1 314 42 339.4 339.4 294.3 339.9 0.14 16 250 10968 -42.1 -50.9 38 8.8 -42.7 309 45 343.4 343.5 295.3 344.0 0.14 17 200 12439 -53.4 -66.5 19 13.1 -53.7 310 42 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.3 0.03 18 150 14243 -64.3 -78.9 12 14.6 -64.4 323 15 359.2 359.2 298.5 359.2 0.01 19 100 16696 -66.3 -85.4 5 19.1 -66.4 227 8 399.6 399.6 305.2 399.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5886.86 m Freezing level: 553.53 mb = 5110.22 m = 16765.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 613.75 mb = 4271.09 m = 14012.61 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.10 % Est. max temperature: 33.43 C = 92.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 676.32 mb = 3465.98 m = 11371.18 ft T: 11.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.12 C/km ThetaE index: 29.05 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 666.89 mb = 3583.49 m = 11756.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.60 C = 94.27 F Cap Strength: 0.57 C Lifted Index: -5.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.22 C Showalter Index: -4.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.07 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 35.97 C Cross Totals Index: 20.10 C K Index: 47.90 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 523.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.44 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2182.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 675.81 mb = 3472.30 m = 11391.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 650.81 mb = 3788.00 m = 12427.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 150.81 mb = 14209.45 m = 46618.36 ft B at Equ Level: 2148.27 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 280.7 at 26.3 knts Storm direction: 310.7 at 19.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 148.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 148.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 49.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.76 Bulk Rich Number: 17.24 Bulk Shear: 126.59 m/s