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: 39.68,-101.97 Latitude: 39.68 Longitude: -101.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 1 950 518 2 900 1002 SFC 894 1063 27.3 18.0 57 9.2 20.7 89 4 310.2 313.0 297.7 355.1 14.73 4 850 1506 23.9 14.6 56 9.3 17.5 139 11 311.2 313.5 296.4 349.1 12.38 5 800 2032 19.2 11.7 62 7.5 14.2 141 16 311.6 313.7 295.5 344.9 10.84 6 750 2584 15.6 9.5 67 6.1 11.7 158 15 313.5 315.5 295.4 344.5 9.99 7 700 3166 11.5 7.8 78 3.7 9.2 174 11 315.2 317.0 295.5 344.9 9.51 8 650 3782 7.5 5.2 86 2.3 6.1 188 12 317.4 319.1 295.4 344.4 8.57 9 600 4437 3.2 2.3 94 0.9 2.7 212 15 319.8 321.3 295.3 344.0 7.56 10 550 5139 -0.8 -0.8 100 0.0 -0.8 230 19 323.2 324.5 295.4 344.5 6.58 11 500 5895 -5.3 -5.3 100 0.0 -5.3 246 23 326.6 327.6 295.2 343.6 5.15 12 450 6715 -10.3 -10.3 100 0.0 -10.4 261 26 330.3 331.0 295.1 343.4 3.88 13 400 7611 -16.5 -16.5 100 0.0 -16.5 275 30 333.6 334.1 295.0 342.8 2.63 14 350 8600 -23.9 -23.9 100 0.0 -23.9 290 34 336.6 336.9 294.8 342.3 1.59 15 300 9711 -31.1 -31.1 100 -0.0 -31.1 302 42 341.6 341.8 295.6 345.2 0.95 16 250 10979 -40.8 -41.6 92 0.8 -40.8 305 55 345.5 345.6 296.0 347.1 0.40 17 200 12450 -54.6 -58.2 64 3.6 -54.7 306 65 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.6 0.07 18 150 14238 -64.4 -70.2 45 5.8 -64.5 308 48 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.2 0.02 19 100 16731 -65.9 -86.4 4 20.6 -66.0 222 17 400.5 400.5 305.3 400.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5835.13 m Freezing level: 559.82 mb = 5001.08 m = 16407.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 561.58 mb = 4970.88 m = 16308.48 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.48 % Est. max temperature: 30.68 C = 87.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 781.38 mb = 2233.53 m = 7327.76 ft T: 17.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.15 C/km ThetaE index: 10.64 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 702.25 mb = 3138.89 m = 10298.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.00 C = 89.61 F Cap Strength: 2.46 C Lifted Index: -2.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.14 C Showalter Index: -2.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.12 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.22 C Cross Totals Index: 19.90 C K Index: 40.10 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 221.85 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.11 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 687.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 78.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 741.97 mb = 2674.67 m = 8775.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 646.97 mb = 3820.42 m = 12534.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 186.97 mb = 12868.42 m = 42218.70 ft B at Equ Level: 682.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 126.97 mb = 15263.10 m = 50075.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.2 at 16.8 knts Storm direction: 245.2 at 12.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 92.0 neg: -1.0 tot: 91.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.33 Bulk Rich Number: 15.87 Bulk Shear: 43.34 m/s