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: 40.39,-103.33 Latitude: 40.39 Longitude: -103.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 1 950 489 2 900 969 SFC 867 1295 23.6 17.1 67 6.6 19.1 127 31 309.1 311.8 297.2 352.5 14.29 4 850 1469 21.7 17.0 74 4.8 18.4 130 47 308.9 311.6 297.2 352.8 14.45 5 800 1997 22.4 16.8 71 5.5 18.4 149 47 315.0 317.9 299.2 362.4 15.27 6 750 2557 18.7 13.0 69 5.7 14.8 157 34 316.9 319.3 298.0 356.6 12.66 7 700 3146 15.0 6.2 56 8.8 9.5 173 31 319.1 320.7 295.7 346.1 8.50 8 650 3768 10.9 -13.9 16 24.8 0.4 172 26 321.3 321.7 291.2 328.1 2.01 9 600 4427 4.7 -10.6 32 15.3 -2.1 182 25 321.6 322.1 292.0 331.0 2.84 10 550 5128 -1.7 -7.9 62 6.3 -4.6 214 28 322.1 322.8 293.0 334.7 3.82 11 500 5877 -8.4 -12.7 72 4.2 -10.1 241 42 322.7 323.3 292.4 332.4 2.89 12 450 6684 -15.1 -18.0 78 2.9 -16.0 257 49 324.2 324.6 292.0 331.2 2.05 13 400 7563 -21.5 -26.7 63 5.2 -22.7 268 60 327.0 327.2 291.9 330.9 1.07 14 350 8536 -26.7 -29.4 78 2.6 -27.3 278 66 332.7 332.9 293.4 336.2 0.96 15 300 9636 -32.6 -35.5 75 2.9 -33.0 285 57 339.4 339.6 294.7 341.8 0.62 16 250 10899 -41.1 -44.3 71 3.2 -41.3 284 47 345.0 345.1 295.8 346.2 0.30 17 200 12378 -51.0 -54.8 64 3.8 -51.2 296 66 352.0 352.0 297.2 352.5 0.11 18 150 14217 -59.2 -63.3 59 4.1 -59.3 286 32 368.0 368.1 300.2 368.3 0.05 19 100 16703 -65.4 -85.0 5 19.5 -65.5 232 17 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5831.83 m Freezing level: 563.22 mb = 4942.75 m = 16216.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.46 mb = 3864.44 m = 12678.47 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.95 % Est. max temperature: 32.44 C = 90.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 787.71 mb = 2131.49 m = 6993.00 ft T: 21.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.57 C/km ThetaE index: 34.38 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 685.16 mb = 3325.83 m = 10911.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.79 C = 92.82 F Cap Strength: 3.71 C Lifted Index: -8.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.36 C Showalter Index: -6.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.57 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.17 C Cross Totals Index: 25.40 C K Index: 38.31 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 470.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.89 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2543.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 71.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 154.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 753.83 mb = 2512.72 m = 8243.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 628.83 mb = 4040.85 m = 13257.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 178.83 mb = 13093.14 m = 42955.98 ft B at Equ Level: 2534.22 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.1 at 37.1 knts Storm direction: 232.1 at 27.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 19.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 372.0 neg: -66.4 tot: 305.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 101.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.82 Bulk Rich Number: 9.04 Bulk Shear: 281.50 m/s