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: 39.59,-101.82 Latitude: 39.59 Longitude: -101.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 1 950 503 2 900 992 SFC 889 1106 30.1 18.7 51 11.4 21.8 147 12 313.7 316.6 299.0 361.5 15.47 4 850 1501 26.6 17.5 57 9.2 20.1 156 21 314.1 316.9 298.8 360.4 14.95 5 800 2033 21.5 16.8 75 4.7 18.2 164 21 314.1 317.0 299.0 361.2 15.23 6 750 2590 16.2 15.7 97 0.5 15.8 170 20 314.2 317.1 298.9 361.1 15.14 7 700 3174 13.6 3.5 50 10.1 7.6 235 14 317.5 318.9 294.3 339.8 7.03 8 650 3794 9.1 -7.5 30 16.6 1.3 253 13 319.3 320.0 291.8 330.3 3.35 9 600 4449 3.2 -12.6 30 15.8 -3.4 253 6 319.8 320.3 291.1 327.8 2.42 10 550 5146 -2.9 -14.5 40 11.6 -7.4 244 13 320.6 321.0 291.2 328.2 2.25 11 500 5891 -9.7 -18.3 49 8.6 -12.5 261 25 321.2 321.6 291.0 327.4 1.81 12 450 6693 -16.0 -23.2 54 7.1 -17.9 278 29 323.1 323.4 291.0 327.7 1.32 13 400 7574 -19.2 -20.9 87 1.6 -19.7 302 28 330.0 330.4 293.4 336.4 1.81 14 350 8556 -24.7 -25.2 96 0.4 -24.8 314 41 335.4 335.7 294.4 340.5 1.42 15 300 9661 -32.4 -33.6 89 1.2 -32.6 314 58 339.7 339.8 294.9 342.5 0.75 16 250 10920 -42.3 -45.5 71 3.2 -42.5 314 68 343.2 343.3 295.3 344.3 0.26 17 200 12390 -53.1 -56.9 63 3.8 -53.2 319 68 348.7 348.7 296.4 349.0 0.09 18 150 14210 -60.3 -85.8 2 25.6 -60.4 283 43 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.3 0.00 19 100 16698 -66.1 -86.7 4 20.6 -66.2 228 19 400.0 400.0 305.2 400.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5841.08 m Freezing level: 574.00 mb = 4811.47 m = 15785.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.50 mb = 3965.65 m = 13010.52 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.73 % Est. max temperature: 31.30 C = 88.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 753.34 mb = 2551.35 m = 8370.46 ft T: 16.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.56 C/km ThetaE index: 33.39 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 734.38 mb = 2768.00 m = 9081.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.57 C = 88.82 F Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lifted Index: -10.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.19 C Showalter Index: -10.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 63.49 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 36.33 C Cross Totals Index: 27.16 C K Index: 43.70 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 711.33 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3238.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 80.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 746.71 mb = 2626.90 m = 8618.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 691.71 mb = 3273.89 m = 10740.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 161.71 mb = 13734.16 m = 45059.03 ft B at Equ Level: 3227.85 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.9 at 17.9 knts Storm direction: 265.9 at 13.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -2.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 110.0 neg: -3.2 tot: 106.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.22 Bulk Rich Number: 45.33 Bulk Shear: 71.45 m/s