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: 42.19,-101.82 Latitude: 42.19 Longitude: -101.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 1 950 532 2 900 1022 SFC 886 1161 32.5 20.2 48 12.3 23.3 147 7 316.4 319.6 300.5 369.7 17.06 4 850 1534 27.5 19.1 60 8.3 21.3 154 8 314.9 318.1 299.9 366.6 16.62 5 800 2068 22.2 17.9 77 4.3 19.1 161 8 314.8 318.0 299.8 365.6 16.34 6 750 2626 16.9 16.3 96 0.6 16.5 175 7 314.9 318.0 299.5 363.9 15.76 7 700 3213 15.0 -4.5 26 19.5 5.0 265 18 319.1 319.9 292.2 331.9 3.91 8 650 3834 10.1 -12.5 19 22.6 0.3 262 22 320.3 320.8 291.1 327.8 2.24 9 600 4490 3.8 -13.2 28 17.0 -3.2 264 19 320.6 321.0 291.2 328.3 2.30 10 550 5188 -2.2 -20.1 24 17.9 -8.2 276 20 321.5 321.8 290.7 326.3 1.41 11 500 5937 -7.4 -27.5 18 20.0 -12.8 282 25 324.0 324.1 290.8 326.8 0.80 12 450 6748 -12.8 -34.2 15 21.3 -17.3 278 30 327.1 327.2 291.4 328.8 0.47 13 400 7632 -20.5 -32.8 33 12.2 -22.9 278 31 328.3 328.4 291.9 330.5 0.61 14 350 8604 -28.0 -46.1 16 18.1 -29.9 287 35 331.0 331.0 292.2 331.7 0.18 15 300 9697 -34.7 -53.6 13 18.9 -36.0 296 35 336.5 336.6 293.6 336.9 0.09 16 250 10942 -45.1 -57.9 23 12.8 -45.7 289 42 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.2 0.06 17 200 12396 -54.5 -68.9 16 14.3 -54.8 289 42 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.5 0.02 18 150 14202 -62.0 -75.2 15 13.3 -62.1 278 35 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.01 19 100 16703 -63.5 -85.9 3 22.4 -63.6 253 18 405.1 405.1 305.9 405.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5861.64 m Freezing level: 568.08 mb = 4935.93 m = 16193.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.32 mb = 3880.20 m = 12730.16 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.87 % Est. max temperature: 32.18 C = 89.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 742.59 mb = 2710.36 m = 8892.14 ft T: 16.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.26 C/km ThetaE index: 41.89 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 752.15 mb = 2601.14 m = 8533.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.10 C = 87.97 F Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lifted Index: -9.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -14.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.32 C Showalter Index: -9.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 61.49 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 34.92 C Cross Totals Index: 26.58 C K Index: 34.51 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 519.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -7.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4693.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 96.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 750.39 mb = 2621.40 m = 8600.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 745.39 mb = 2678.33 m = 8787.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 725.39 mb = 2909.60 m = 9545.80 ft B at Equ Level: 9.23 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 266.2 at 18.5 knts Storm direction: 296.2 at 13.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 99.5 neg: -1.4 tot: 98.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.59 Bulk Rich Number: 68.66 Bulk Shear: 68.37 m/s