MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 3Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 40.09,-103.3 Latitude: 40.09 Longitude: -103.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 1 950 504 2 900 980 SFC 855 1430 20.8 16.6 77 4.2 17.8 129 23 307.4 310.1 296.5 349.7 14.02 4 850 1478 20.3 16.3 78 4.0 17.5 132 29 307.5 310.0 296.5 349.3 13.86 5 800 2000 18.8 10.7 59 8.1 13.6 155 58 311.2 313.1 294.9 342.4 10.18 6 750 2554 17.6 12.7 73 4.9 14.3 148 43 315.7 318.1 297.5 354.4 12.41 7 700 3143 16.3 3.8 43 12.5 8.8 172 31 320.6 322.0 295.2 343.7 7.21 8 650 3767 11.0 -8.4 25 19.3 1.8 190 28 321.4 322.0 292.2 331.7 3.13 9 600 4427 5.0 -5.1 48 10.1 -0.0 214 26 321.9 322.8 293.4 336.3 4.38 10 550 5128 -1.8 -4.1 84 2.3 -3.0 223 27 322.0 323.0 294.0 338.7 5.13 11 500 5877 -8.5 -8.5 100 0.0 -8.5 242 31 322.7 323.5 293.3 336.0 4.03 12 450 6684 -15.2 -15.4 98 0.2 -15.3 258 41 324.2 324.7 292.5 332.8 2.57 13 400 7564 -21.0 -26.7 60 5.7 -22.3 271 52 327.7 327.9 292.2 331.5 1.08 14 350 8540 -26.0 -28.0 83 2.0 -26.4 278 59 333.7 334.0 293.7 337.7 1.09 15 300 9645 -31.1 -31.9 93 0.8 -31.3 290 61 341.5 341.7 295.5 344.9 0.88 16 250 10916 -39.5 -42.2 76 2.7 -39.8 300 64 347.3 347.4 296.4 348.8 0.37 17 200 12403 -51.0 -54.7 65 3.7 -51.1 311 71 352.1 352.1 297.2 352.5 0.11 18 150 14225 -60.5 -64.8 57 4.3 -60.6 293 52 365.9 365.9 299.9 366.1 0.04 19 100 16710 -59.7 -87.1 2 27.4 -60.0 206 18 412.4 412.4 306.8 412.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5814.89 m Freezing level: 563.06 mb = 4944.74 m = 16222.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 601.07 mb = 4411.87 m = 14474.47 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.21 % Est. max temperature: 32.87 C = 91.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 803.36 mb = 1964.41 m = 6444.84 ft T: 18.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 9.07 C/km ThetaE index: 22.67 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 636.23 mb = 3943.17 m = 12936.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.25 C = 93.66 F Cap Strength: 6.57 C Lifted Index: -4.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.57 C Showalter Index: -5.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.63 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.83 C Cross Totals Index: 24.81 C K Index: 32.66 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 376.49 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.56 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 863.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 338.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 733.44 mb = 2744.90 m = 9005.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 568.44 mb = 4862.06 m = 15951.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 268.44 mb = 10419.62 m = 34184.67 ft B at Equ Level: 859.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.44 mb = 14288.58 m = 46877.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 206.7 at 35.5 knts Storm direction: 236.7 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 1.3 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 42.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 518.8 neg: -161.2 tot: 357.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 119.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.2 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.72 Bulk Rich Number: 4.17 Bulk Shear: 206.83 m/s