MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F059.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F059.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 59 hour NAM valid 23Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 38.54,-98.56 Latitude: 38.54 Longitude: -98.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 103 SFC 951 555 34.9 20.1 42 14.8 24.0 166 18 312.4 315.4 298.9 360.9 15.74 2 950 567 34.4 19.7 42 14.7 23.6 166 17 312.1 315.0 298.5 359.2 15.33 3 900 1054 29.3 18.3 51 11.0 21.4 169 27 311.7 314.5 298.1 357.2 14.84 4 850 1560 24.4 17.3 65 7.1 19.4 172 28 311.7 314.5 298.1 357.1 14.78 5 800 2088 19.8 15.7 77 4.1 16.9 187 28 312.3 314.9 297.8 355.7 14.13 6 750 2645 19.7 6.0 41 13.8 11.2 211 27 318.0 319.5 295.0 342.8 7.82 7 700 3235 16.5 -3.1 26 19.6 6.0 216 17 320.7 321.5 293.0 334.8 4.33 8 650 3859 11.0 -7.8 26 18.7 2.0 217 13 321.3 322.0 292.3 332.2 3.27 9 600 4519 5.3 -11.8 28 17.1 -2.1 251 15 322.2 322.7 292.0 330.9 2.59 10 550 5220 -1.0 -13.7 37 12.7 -6.1 285 18 322.9 323.4 292.0 331.0 2.41 11 500 5970 -8.1 -12.2 72 4.1 -9.8 294 24 323.1 323.7 292.6 333.1 2.99 12 450 6780 -13.8 -32.6 19 18.9 -17.8 303 25 326.0 326.1 291.1 327.9 0.55 13 400 7663 -19.3 -44.2 9 24.9 -22.8 304 28 329.8 329.9 291.9 330.6 0.19 14 350 8644 -25.3 -50.1 8 24.8 -27.9 300 29 334.6 334.6 293.0 335.0 0.11 15 300 9745 -33.7 -46.0 28 12.3 -34.8 303 36 337.9 337.9 294.0 338.7 0.21 16 250 10994 -44.0 -55.4 27 11.4 -44.6 304 36 340.6 340.6 294.6 340.9 0.08 17 200 12456 -53.7 -73.2 7 19.5 -53.9 305 33 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.8 0.01 18 150 14255 -64.2 -80.6 9 16.4 -64.3 298 43 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.5 0.00 19 100 16727 -65.2 -85.9 4 20.7 -65.4 276 13 401.7 401.7 305.5 401.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5866.98 m Freezing level: 558.01 mb = 5107.87 m = 16757.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.84 mb = 4170.88 m = 13683.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.23 % Est. max temperature: 34.66 C = 94.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 769.53 mb = 2422.85 m = 7948.89 ft T: 19.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.99 C/km ThetaE index: 29.97 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 676.66 mb = 3520.29 m = 11549.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.32 C = 109.97 F Cap Strength: 4.65 C Lifted Index: -7.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.83 C Showalter Index: -7.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.99 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.54 C Cross Totals Index: 25.45 C K Index: 30.26 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 598.90 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.59 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2747.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 74.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 198.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 767.33 mb = 2447.52 m = 8029.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 622.33 mb = 4217.27 m = 13836.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 152.33 mb = 14158.27 m = 46450.46 ft B at Equ Level: 2726.89 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.2 at 21.3 knts Storm direction: 254.2 at 16.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 14.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 158.6 neg: -28.4 tot: 130.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.61 Bulk Rich Number: 49.45 Bulk Shear: 55.56 m/s