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: 40.43,-103.46 Latitude: 40.43 Longitude: -103.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 487 2 900 967 SFC 869 1280 24.5 16.5 61 8.0 18.9 112 14 309.9 312.5 297.0 351.6 13.70 4 850 1469 22.5 16.5 69 6.0 18.3 121 29 309.7 312.4 297.1 352.3 14.00 5 800 1994 18.6 16.7 89 1.9 17.2 139 44 311.0 313.8 298.1 357.2 15.12 6 750 2550 18.3 15.6 84 2.7 16.4 157 42 316.5 319.4 299.4 363.4 15.02 7 700 3138 13.4 11.0 86 2.3 11.8 172 38 317.3 319.6 297.6 354.6 11.88 8 650 3758 8.7 8.7 100 0.0 8.7 179 36 318.8 320.9 297.3 353.3 10.92 9 600 4420 6.0 5.6 98 0.3 5.8 186 37 323.0 324.9 297.5 353.9 9.59 10 550 5126 -0.6 -1.1 97 0.5 -0.9 196 35 323.3 324.6 295.3 344.3 6.44 11 500 5877 -8.0 -9.0 92 1.1 -8.4 210 35 323.3 324.1 293.3 336.2 3.87 12 450 6686 -14.4 -14.5 100 0.0 -14.5 226 36 325.1 325.6 292.9 334.4 2.77 13 400 7570 -19.4 -19.4 100 0.0 -19.4 244 42 329.7 330.1 293.5 336.9 2.05 14 350 8549 -26.2 -26.2 100 -0.0 -26.2 259 52 333.5 333.7 293.9 338.1 1.29 15 300 9644 -34.9 -35.0 99 0.1 -34.9 277 59 336.2 336.3 294.0 338.6 0.65 16 250 10896 -42.2 -45.4 71 3.2 -42.4 293 71 343.4 343.4 295.4 344.4 0.27 17 200 12375 -50.2 -54.2 63 4.0 -50.4 302 92 353.2 353.3 297.4 353.8 0.12 18 150 14223 -57.7 -65.3 38 7.6 -57.9 281 60 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.8 0.04 19 100 16720 -64.7 -85.6 4 20.9 -64.9 214 22 402.7 402.7 305.6 402.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5831.97 m Freezing level: 554.71 mb = 5059.12 m = 16597.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 556.49 mb = 5030.47 m = 16503.97 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.27 % Est. max temperature: 31.31 C = 88.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 772.28 mb = 2297.58 m = 7537.91 ft T: 18.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.78 C/km ThetaE index: 10.13 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 709.28 mb = 3025.80 m = 9927.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.45 C = 88.61 F Cap Strength: 3.72 C Lifted Index: -6.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.27 C Showalter Index: -5.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.88 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.46 C Cross Totals Index: 24.42 C K Index: 44.58 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 408.78 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2174.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 98.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 771.71 mb = 2304.01 m = 7559.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 666.71 mb = 3545.42 m = 11631.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 186.71 mb = 12817.28 m = 42050.94 ft B at Equ Level: 2153.61 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 185.4 at 36.8 knts Storm direction: 215.4 at 27.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 510.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 510.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 170.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.61 Bulk Rich Number: 14.28 Bulk Shear: 152.28 m/s