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: 39.63,-101.89 Latitude: 39.63 Longitude: -101.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 1 950 501 2 900 989 SFC 887 1122 30.4 18.4 49 11.9 21.7 138 11 314.1 317.1 299.0 361.3 15.23 4 850 1499 26.9 17.3 56 9.6 20.0 150 19 314.3 317.1 298.7 360.1 14.78 5 800 2031 21.7 16.1 71 5.6 17.7 156 20 314.2 317.0 298.5 359.3 14.53 6 750 2588 16.2 14.8 91 1.4 15.2 158 20 314.1 316.8 298.4 358.2 14.23 7 700 3171 13.6 0.3 40 13.3 6.2 196 14 317.5 318.6 293.2 335.4 5.59 8 650 3790 8.7 -12.1 22 20.8 -0.2 222 14 318.8 319.3 290.7 326.6 2.33 9 600 4444 2.3 -10.2 39 12.5 -3.1 217 8 318.8 319.4 291.3 328.5 2.94 10 550 5139 -3.7 -13.9 45 10.2 -7.7 211 15 319.7 320.1 291.0 327.6 2.37 11 500 5881 -10.2 -16.6 60 6.4 -12.4 252 22 320.6 321.0 291.0 327.6 2.09 12 450 6685 -14.3 -18.2 73 3.8 -15.6 290 29 325.2 325.6 292.3 332.2 2.03 13 400 7573 -17.9 -19.0 91 1.1 -18.3 320 31 331.7 332.1 294.1 339.2 2.13 14 350 8559 -24.0 -24.2 98 0.2 -24.0 320 40 336.4 336.8 294.8 342.0 1.55 15 300 9669 -31.1 -31.5 96 0.4 -31.2 314 52 341.5 341.7 295.5 344.9 0.91 16 250 10932 -42.2 -45.4 71 3.2 -42.5 314 64 343.3 343.3 295.4 344.3 0.26 17 200 12402 -53.0 -57.0 61 4.0 -53.1 321 66 348.9 348.9 296.5 349.3 0.09 18 150 14220 -59.7 -80.7 5 21.0 -59.9 291 43 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.00 19 100 16711 -66.3 -86.9 4 20.5 -66.5 229 18 399.5 399.5 305.2 399.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5833.36 m Freezing level: 580.73 mb = 4711.56 m = 15457.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.68 mb = 3768.75 m = 12364.53 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.91 % Est. max temperature: 31.21 C = 88.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 745.81 mb = 2635.10 m = 8645.25 ft T: 15.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.79 C/km ThetaE index: 34.74 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 721.48 mb = 2915.70 m = 9565.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.21 C = 89.98 F Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lifted Index: -10.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.46 C Showalter Index: -10.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 64.59 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 37.08 C Cross Totals Index: 27.51 C K Index: 41.07 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 728.49 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2924.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 76.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 739.75 mb = 2704.19 m = 8871.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 684.75 mb = 3355.45 m = 11008.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 164.75 mb = 13627.31 m = 44708.49 ft B at Equ Level: 2907.96 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.7 at 18.4 knts Storm direction: 250.7 at 13.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 23.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 90.9 neg: -5.5 tot: 85.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.54 Bulk Rich Number: 50.77 Bulk Shear: 57.61 m/s