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: 40.09,-103.48 Latitude: 40.09 Longitude: -103.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 1 950 481 2 900 968 SFC 860 1378 27.4 18.7 59 8.6 21.1 133 26 313.8 316.9 299.4 363.5 16.04 4 850 1478 26.5 18.8 62 7.8 20.9 134 35 314.0 317.1 299.5 364.3 16.27 5 800 2010 21.6 17.7 79 3.8 18.8 145 40 314.1 317.2 299.5 364.2 16.17 6 750 2568 18.2 13.6 75 4.6 15.1 167 29 316.3 318.9 298.2 357.6 13.21 7 700 3156 14.7 14.2 97 0.5 14.4 189 28 318.8 321.6 299.7 365.3 14.75 8 650 3778 10.3 -7.0 29 17.3 1.9 211 25 320.6 321.3 292.3 332.1 3.49 9 600 4437 5.0 -9.8 33 14.8 -1.7 225 27 321.9 322.5 292.3 332.0 3.03 10 550 5138 -1.5 -6.8 67 5.3 -4.0 260 32 322.3 323.1 293.3 336.0 4.17 11 500 5888 -8.0 -13.1 66 5.2 -10.0 273 43 323.3 323.9 292.4 332.7 2.78 12 450 6697 -14.2 -25.1 39 10.9 -17.0 277 46 325.4 325.7 291.5 329.4 1.11 13 400 7582 -18.8 -40.9 12 22.1 -22.3 286 56 330.5 330.6 292.2 331.6 0.27 14 350 8564 -24.9 -49.5 8 24.6 -27.6 293 56 335.1 335.2 293.2 335.6 0.12 15 300 9666 -32.9 -44.7 30 11.7 -34.1 299 57 338.9 339.0 294.3 339.9 0.24 16 250 10923 -42.7 -50.6 42 7.9 -43.2 300 62 342.6 342.6 295.1 343.2 0.15 17 200 12389 -53.9 -57.8 62 3.9 -54.1 309 57 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.7 0.08 18 150 14200 -60.7 -87.0 2 26.3 -60.9 270 41 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.00 19 100 16688 -63.4 -86.3 3 22.9 -63.6 237 14 405.2 405.2 305.9 405.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5850.27 m Freezing level: 561.69 mb = 4974.45 m = 16320.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.49 mb = 4120.97 m = 13520.07 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.27 % Est. max temperature: 31.65 C = 88.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 758.24 mb = 2473.41 m = 8114.78 ft T: 18.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.29 C/km ThetaE index: 6.75 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 709.77 mb = 3038.06 m = 9967.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.64 C = 88.95 F Cap Strength: 1.82 C Lifted Index: -9.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.78 C Showalter Index: -9.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 61.26 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 34.50 C Cross Totals Index: 26.75 C K Index: 52.84 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 583.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.08 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3527.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 83.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 43.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 748.17 mb = 2588.72 m = 8493.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 673.17 mb = 3484.27 m = 11431.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 153.17 mb = 14068.68 m = 46156.52 ft B at Equ Level: 3511.17 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.4 at 35.3 knts Storm direction: 266.4 at 26.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 45.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 381.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 381.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 127.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.68 Bulk Rich Number: 9.23 Bulk Shear: 382.07 m/s