MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F014.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F014.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 14 hour NAM valid 2Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 37.1,-102.72 Latitude: 37.10 Longitude: -102.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 1 950 498 2 900 983 SFC 861 1374 27.0 15.8 50 11.2 19.2 40 6 313.3 315.8 297.5 354.2 13.26 4 850 1490 25.9 15.6 53 10.3 18.7 68 5 313.2 315.7 297.5 354.0 13.21 5 800 2020 20.9 14.3 66 6.6 16.3 146 15 313.4 315.9 297.3 353.2 12.89 6 750 2575 15.6 13.0 85 2.6 13.8 161 24 313.5 315.9 297.2 352.8 12.70 7 700 3157 11.1 11.1 100 -0.0 11.1 171 30 314.7 317.0 297.0 351.8 11.93 8 650 3775 9.4 9.4 100 -0.0 9.3 181 33 319.5 321.8 297.8 355.8 11.44 9 600 4436 4.8 4.8 100 0.0 4.8 199 37 321.7 323.4 296.8 350.6 9.03 10 550 5140 -0.1 -0.4 98 0.3 -0.3 217 40 323.9 325.3 295.7 345.9 6.76 11 500 5897 -5.3 -5.3 100 0.0 -5.3 235 43 326.6 327.6 295.2 343.6 5.15 12 450 6716 -10.7 -11.5 94 0.8 -11.0 252 48 329.8 330.5 294.8 341.9 3.54 13 400 7613 -16.2 -17.2 92 1.0 -16.6 265 54 334.0 334.5 295.0 342.7 2.48 14 350 8603 -23.9 -24.3 96 0.4 -24.0 276 60 336.6 336.9 294.8 342.1 1.53 15 300 9712 -31.0 -31.5 95 0.5 -31.1 291 65 341.7 341.9 295.6 345.2 0.91 16 250 10985 -38.7 -40.4 84 1.7 -38.8 305 74 348.6 348.7 296.7 350.4 0.45 17 200 12481 -49.5 -53.1 66 3.6 -49.7 317 86 354.4 354.4 297.7 355.0 0.14 18 150 14299 -63.7 -68.1 55 4.4 -63.8 328 104 360.3 360.4 298.8 360.5 0.03 19 100 16745 -64.5 -84.3 5 19.8 -64.6 240 26 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5842.44 m Freezing level: 551.15 mb = 5124.09 m = 16811.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 552.98 mb = 5096.47 m = 16720.50 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.00 % Est. max temperature: 28.17 C = 82.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 731.34 mb = 2787.16 m = 9144.12 ft T: 13.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 2.43 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 717.58 mb = 2947.42 m = 9669.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.02 C = 82.43 F Cap Strength: 0.65 C Lifted Index: -3.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.43 C Showalter Index: -3.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.05 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.16 C Cross Totals Index: 20.89 C K Index: 46.74 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 301.51 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1010.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 727.16 mb = 2835.58 m = 9302.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 702.16 mb = 3130.68 m = 10271.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 672.16 mb = 3495.53 m = 11468.15 ft B at Equ Level: 3.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 652.16 mb = 3747.75 m = 12295.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.0 at 34.6 knts Storm direction: 245.0 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 441.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 441.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 147.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 8.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.11 Bulk Rich Number: 5.11 Bulk Shear: 197.69 m/s