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: 40.66,-103.94 Latitude: 40.66 Longitude: -103.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 1 950 463 2 900 957 SFC 851 1465 33.2 9.6 24 23.6 17.5 143 13 320.8 322.6 296.4 349.2 8.87 4 850 1473 32.3 8.5 23 23.8 16.8 143 13 320.0 321.6 295.8 346.2 8.23 5 800 2012 26.9 7.1 29 19.7 14.3 150 17 319.8 321.4 295.6 345.2 7.96 6 750 2576 21.3 6.3 38 15.1 11.9 156 17 319.7 321.3 295.6 345.2 7.99 7 700 3167 15.6 5.1 49 10.5 9.2 162 18 319.7 321.3 295.5 344.9 7.88 8 650 3790 9.5 3.7 67 5.8 6.1 169 18 319.8 321.3 295.4 344.4 7.72 9 600 4447 3.5 0.2 79 3.4 1.7 203 16 320.2 321.4 294.6 340.9 6.46 10 550 5147 -1.7 -14.3 38 12.5 -6.7 258 20 322.0 322.5 291.6 329.8 2.30 11 500 5895 -8.1 -18.3 44 10.2 -11.6 262 26 323.1 323.5 291.5 329.3 1.80 12 450 6703 -14.1 -35.0 15 20.9 -18.2 280 37 325.5 325.6 290.9 327.1 0.43 13 400 7587 -19.5 -54.3 3 34.8 -23.2 284 38 329.7 329.7 291.7 329.9 0.06 14 350 8565 -26.5 -49.9 9 23.5 -28.8 289 37 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.5 0.11 15 300 9661 -34.3 -54.0 12 19.7 -35.7 296 52 337.0 337.0 293.7 337.4 0.08 16 250 10909 -44.3 -50.2 51 6.0 -44.6 298 60 340.3 340.3 294.6 340.9 0.15 17 200 12368 -54.3 -62.7 35 8.3 -54.5 293 66 346.7 346.7 296.0 346.9 0.04 18 150 14182 -59.4 -82.6 3 23.1 -59.6 270 36 367.7 367.7 300.1 367.7 0.00 19 100 16683 -61.6 -86.1 2 24.5 -61.9 279 6 408.7 408.7 306.3 408.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5893.84 m Freezing level: 566.61 mb = 4914.24 m = 16122.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 590.02 mb = 4582.08 m = 15032.90 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.57 % Est. max temperature: 32.15 C = 89.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 604.31 mb = 4388.56 m = 14397.98 ft T: 4.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.70 C/km ThetaE index: 18.12 C Layer 700.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 595.31 mb = 4510.35 m = 14797.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.72 C = 90.90 F Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lifted Index: -3.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.08 C Showalter Index: -3.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 57.09 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 40.42 C Cross Totals Index: 16.67 C K Index: 38.42 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 314.98 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.24 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 901.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 599.45 mb = 4454.71 m = 14615.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 584.45 mb = 4658.36 m = 15283.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 204.45 mb = 12224.52 m = 40106.19 ft B at Equ Level: 890.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.45 mb = 14857.43 m = 48744.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.5 at 22.6 knts Storm direction: 266.5 at 16.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 32.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 94.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 94.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.5 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 9.52 Bulk Shear: 94.60 m/s