MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 37.47,-102.27 Latitude: 37.47 Longitude: -102.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 1 950 504 2 900 992 SFC 881 1188 30.0 16.5 44 13.5 20.4 158 21 314.4 317.0 298.0 356.3 13.52 4 850 1502 26.7 15.5 50 11.3 18.9 160 30 314.2 316.7 297.7 354.8 13.13 5 800 2033 21.6 14.2 63 7.3 16.5 162 31 314.1 316.6 297.5 354.0 12.86 6 750 2588 16.2 13.3 83 2.9 14.2 165 31 314.1 316.6 297.5 354.1 12.90 7 700 3172 12.4 10.3 87 2.1 11.0 207 29 316.2 318.4 297.0 351.5 11.29 8 650 3793 11.0 -9.9 22 21.0 1.4 232 17 321.4 322.0 291.9 330.6 2.76 9 600 4453 5.4 -16.2 19 21.6 -3.1 245 15 322.3 322.7 291.3 328.4 1.79 10 550 5155 -0.9 -21.2 20 20.4 -7.7 261 17 323.0 323.3 291.0 327.5 1.27 11 500 5906 -6.9 -33.6 10 26.8 -13.0 277 25 324.7 324.8 290.7 326.3 0.45 12 450 6715 -14.3 -22.8 49 8.5 -16.7 286 31 325.3 325.5 291.7 330.0 1.36 13 400 7599 -18.4 -20.4 85 2.0 -19.0 289 37 331.0 331.4 293.7 337.7 1.89 14 350 8585 -24.1 -26.5 81 2.3 -24.7 298 41 336.2 336.5 294.5 340.8 1.26 15 300 9693 -31.2 -34.1 76 2.8 -31.7 309 55 341.3 341.5 295.3 344.1 0.71 16 250 10962 -40.0 -43.2 72 3.2 -40.3 311 62 346.6 346.6 296.2 347.9 0.34 17 200 12445 -51.7 -55.6 63 3.9 -51.9 320 65 350.8 350.9 296.9 351.3 0.10 18 150 14257 -64.4 -72.8 30 8.5 -64.4 317 46 359.2 359.2 298.5 359.3 0.01 19 100 16716 -65.9 -85.4 5 19.5 -66.0 213 4 400.4 400.4 305.3 400.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5858.77 m Freezing level: 557.10 mb = 5054.98 m = 16584.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.85 mb = 3987.53 m = 13082.27 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.19 % Est. max temperature: 30.52 C = 86.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 723.72 mb = 2890.33 m = 9482.59 ft T: 14.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.04 C/km ThetaE index: 27.76 C Layer 700.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 700.59 mb = 3165.37 m = 10384.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.74 C = 89.13 F Cap Strength: 1.96 C Lifted Index: -5.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.54 C Showalter Index: -5.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.94 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.60 C Cross Totals Index: 22.34 C K Index: 46.96 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 544.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1627.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 56.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 720.19 mb = 2931.72 m = 9618.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 605.19 mb = 4381.96 m = 14376.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 175.19 mb = 13279.46 m = 43567.27 ft B at Equ Level: 1622.89 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.7 at 24.7 knts Storm direction: 258.7 at 18.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 12.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 219.3 neg: -16.6 tot: 202.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.22 Bulk Rich Number: 14.14 Bulk Shear: 115.09 m/s