MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F029.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F029.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 29 hour NAM valid 17Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 37.62,-97.27 Latitude: 37.62 Longitude: -97.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 160 SFC 973 406 29.5 21.1 61 8.4 23.4 172 11 305.0 308.1 297.5 354.2 16.43 2 950 613 25.6 20.1 72 5.5 21.6 173 13 303.2 306.1 296.6 349.9 15.77 3 900 1087 20.9 19.0 89 1.9 19.5 175 14 303.0 305.9 296.4 349.1 15.54 4 850 1579 17.1 15.5 91 1.5 16.1 189 11 304.0 306.5 295.1 343.3 13.18 5 800 2096 16.0 4.8 47 11.3 9.5 178 12 308.3 309.5 291.4 328.9 6.74 6 750 2642 13.3 2.1 46 11.3 7.0 199 7 311.0 312.1 291.6 329.4 5.92 7 700 3219 10.3 -3.7 37 14.1 3.3 293 4 313.9 314.7 290.9 327.2 4.15 8 650 3831 5.9 -0.9 61 6.8 2.3 340 7 315.6 316.7 292.6 333.1 5.51 9 600 4481 1.4 -10.2 42 11.5 -3.6 328 16 317.7 318.3 290.9 327.3 2.94 10 550 5174 -3.4 -15.5 39 12.0 -7.9 324 21 320.0 320.4 290.9 327.0 2.08 11 500 5920 -8.5 -24.3 27 15.8 -13.0 334 17 322.7 322.9 290.7 326.4 1.07 12 450 6732 -12.0 -24.0 36 12.0 -15.4 315 19 328.2 328.5 292.4 332.6 1.23 13 400 7623 -17.7 -28.4 39 10.6 -20.3 315 23 331.9 332.1 293.2 335.3 0.92 14 350 8605 -25.5 -32.1 54 6.6 -26.8 311 34 334.3 334.5 293.6 337.1 0.74 15 300 9706 -33.0 -40.3 48 7.3 -33.9 288 35 338.8 338.9 294.4 340.3 0.38 16 250 10962 -43.0 -51.2 40 8.2 -43.5 307 39 342.1 342.1 295.0 342.6 0.14 17 200 12426 -54.1 -63.2 32 9.1 -54.2 299 41 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.3 0.04 18 150 14232 -62.9 -79.9 8 17.0 -63.0 306 31 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.7 0.00 19 100 16706 -64.5 -85.3 4 20.8 -64.6 182 12 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5760.09 m Freezing level: 585.90 mb = 4676.29 m = 15341.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.53 mb = 4077.67 m = 13378.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.39 % Est. max temperature: 30.73 C = 87.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 861.77 mb = 1460.51 m = 4791.64 ft T: 17.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.98 C/km ThetaE index: 25.24 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 867.38 mb = 1404.59 m = 4608.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.13 C = 82.63 F Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lifted Index: -5.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.10 C Showalter Index: -3.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.62 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.58 C Cross Totals Index: 24.04 C K Index: 27.07 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 238.07 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1375.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.62 mb = 1362.62 m = 4470.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.62 mb = 1512.19 m = 4961.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 826.62 mb = 1817.03 m = 5961.30 ft B at Equ Level: 8.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 776.62 mb = 2347.17 m = 7700.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 297.9 at 12.7 knts Storm direction: 327.9 at 9.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 0.1 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 6.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 34.4 neg: -12.0 tot: 22.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.16 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 0.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 20.59 Bulk Shear: 66.78 m/s