MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F034.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F034.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 34 hour NAM valid 22Z 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 138 SFC 970 406 31.5 20.6 53 10.9 23.6 147 14 307.3 310.3 297.8 355.5 15.98 2 950 595 28.4 19.5 59 8.9 22.1 148 17 306.0 308.8 297.0 351.6 15.20 3 900 1072 23.6 18.5 73 5.1 20.1 150 18 305.9 308.7 296.9 351.2 15.10 4 850 1569 19.7 13.3 66 6.4 15.5 165 18 306.8 308.9 294.6 341.0 11.36 5 800 2091 19.2 -0.7 26 19.9 8.5 210 15 311.7 312.5 290.6 326.0 4.55 6 750 2641 15.6 -1.9 30 17.5 6.3 219 13 313.5 314.3 291.0 327.5 4.42 7 700 3222 12.1 -6.3 27 18.4 3.1 229 6 315.8 316.5 290.8 326.8 3.40 8 650 3836 7.2 -6.6 37 13.8 0.6 293 5 317.1 317.8 291.3 328.7 3.59 9 600 4489 2.5 -3.4 65 5.9 -0.5 317 12 319.0 319.9 293.0 334.9 4.95 10 550 5188 -1.3 -17.4 28 16.2 -7.1 325 23 322.6 322.9 291.3 328.7 1.77 11 500 5937 -8.0 -18.5 43 10.5 -11.5 331 27 323.3 323.7 291.6 329.4 1.78 12 450 6748 -12.6 -34.3 15 21.7 -17.1 318 30 327.4 327.5 291.5 329.1 0.47 13 400 7636 -18.5 -31.8 30 13.3 -21.3 307 29 330.9 331.0 292.6 333.3 0.67 14 350 8617 -25.7 -36.2 37 10.5 -27.4 301 31 334.0 334.1 293.3 335.9 0.49 15 300 9717 -33.0 -41.0 45 8.0 -34.0 304 35 338.9 338.9 294.4 340.2 0.35 16 250 10975 -42.8 -49.0 51 6.2 -43.2 284 39 342.5 342.5 295.1 343.2 0.18 17 200 12438 -54.4 -63.1 33 8.7 -54.5 288 47 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.9 0.04 18 150 14245 -62.2 -79.6 8 17.4 -62.4 297 24 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.9 0.00 19 100 16713 -65.7 -84.3 6 18.6 -65.9 229 11 400.7 400.7 305.3 400.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5799.04 m Freezing level: 566.89 mb = 4951.83 m = 16245.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.49 mb = 4175.80 m = 13699.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.99 % Est. max temperature: 33.85 C = 92.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 829.36 mb = 1780.77 m = 5842.35 ft T: 19.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.37 C/km ThetaE index: 29.52 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 747.85 mb = 2665.45 m = 8744.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.73 C = 99.91 F Cap Strength: 3.53 C Lifted Index: -5.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.25 C Showalter Index: -1.59 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.94 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.69 C Cross Totals Index: 21.24 C K Index: 22.60 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 222.49 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.20 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1508.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 142.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 829.39 mb = 1780.38 m = 5841.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 664.39 mb = 3654.58 m = 11989.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 184.39 mb = 12948.46 m = 42481.32 ft B at Equ Level: 1500.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.39 mb = 15894.44 m = 52146.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 281.3 at 16.1 knts Storm direction: 311.3 at 12.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 19.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 123.2 neg: -18.8 tot: 104.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.16 Bulk Rich Number: 12.57 Bulk Shear: 120.03 m/s