MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F039.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F039.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 3Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 44.3,-99.99 Latitude: 44.30 Longitude: -99.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 SFC 958 458 28.9 21.3 64 7.6 23.4 169 12 305.8 309.0 298.0 356.6 16.93 2 950 531 28.9 21.1 63 7.8 23.2 171 15 306.5 309.6 298.1 357.1 16.83 3 900 1010 25.3 19.0 68 6.3 20.8 184 32 307.6 310.5 297.6 354.7 15.59 4 850 1511 21.6 17.4 77 4.2 18.6 198 39 308.7 311.5 297.4 353.8 14.87 5 800 2035 18.6 16.5 88 2.1 17.1 237 22 311.0 313.8 298.1 356.8 14.96 6 750 2587 15.6 15.6 100 -0.0 15.7 264 23 313.5 316.4 298.7 360.2 15.08 7 700 3171 13.0 -1.2 38 14.1 5.4 289 30 316.8 317.8 292.5 332.9 5.01 8 650 3788 8.8 -10.1 25 19.0 0.3 274 23 319.0 319.5 291.1 328.0 2.72 9 600 4444 3.7 -12.7 29 16.4 -3.2 256 27 320.3 320.8 291.2 328.3 2.39 10 550 5141 -2.7 -13.8 42 11.1 -7.1 248 30 320.8 321.3 291.4 328.8 2.39 11 500 5886 -9.5 -19.0 46 9.4 -12.6 249 32 321.4 321.7 290.9 327.2 1.71 12 450 6691 -15.5 -29.1 30 13.6 -18.6 266 31 323.8 323.9 290.7 326.5 0.76 13 400 7567 -21.8 -33.9 33 12.1 -23.9 279 33 326.7 326.8 291.3 328.7 0.54 14 350 8537 -28.3 -44.4 20 16.1 -30.1 285 31 330.6 330.6 292.1 331.4 0.21 15 300 9626 -35.7 -50.8 20 15.1 -36.8 298 30 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.5 0.12 16 250 10871 -44.2 -47.6 69 3.4 -44.5 309 19 340.3 340.3 294.6 341.1 0.21 17 200 12330 -54.2 -58.0 62 3.9 -54.3 22 28 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.3 0.08 18 150 14142 -59.9 -74.6 13 14.7 -60.1 296 14 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.01 19 100 16679 -61.0 -84.7 3 23.7 -61.3 213 20 409.8 409.8 306.5 409.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5810.19 m Freezing level: 571.48 mb = 4841.61 m = 15884.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.51 mb = 3844.73 m = 12613.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.09 % Est. max temperature: 33.66 C = 92.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 858.02 mb = 1428.57 m = 4686.86 ft T: 22.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.29 C/km ThetaE index: 32.20 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 769.92 mb = 2363.18 m = 7753.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.53 C = 95.96 F Cap Strength: 2.20 C Lifted Index: -8.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.99 C Showalter Index: -7.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.04 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.10 C Cross Totals Index: 26.94 C K Index: 34.35 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 621.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2818.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 75.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 98.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 826.69 mb = 1751.37 m = 5745.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 661.69 mb = 3639.50 m = 11940.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 171.69 mb = 13291.66 m = 43607.29 ft B at Equ Level: 2794.06 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.9 at 28.0 knts Storm direction: 274.9 at 21.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -173.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 333.5 neg: -9.1 tot: 324.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 108.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.7 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.55 Bulk Rich Number: 27.64 Bulk Shear: 102.01 m/s