MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508260600F032.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508260600F032.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 32 hour NAM valid 14Z WED 27 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 185 SFC 975 405 16.9 16.3 97 0.5 16.5 156 4 292.2 294.3 290.7 326.3 12.06 2 950 623 17.0 16.9 99 0.1 16.9 171 19 294.4 296.7 292.0 331.1 12.82 3 900 1083 14.8 14.3 97 0.5 14.4 170 20 296.7 298.8 291.6 329.8 11.45 4 850 1568 14.1 14.0 100 0.1 14.0 186 13 300.9 303.0 293.3 335.8 11.89 5 800 2079 13.2 13.2 100 -0.0 13.2 255 16 305.2 307.5 294.6 341.2 12.02 6 750 2621 10.1 9.8 98 0.3 9.9 270 25 307.5 309.5 293.9 338.3 10.18 7 700 3193 6.9 6.5 97 0.4 6.7 274 26 310.2 311.8 293.6 336.9 8.71 8 650 3801 4.8 4.8 100 0.0 4.8 264 27 314.4 316.0 294.4 340.4 8.33 9 600 4450 1.0 1.0 100 0.0 1.0 257 16 317.3 318.6 294.1 339.2 6.89 10 550 5146 -3.4 -3.9 96 0.5 -3.7 267 12 320.0 321.0 293.6 336.9 5.21 11 500 5892 -8.2 -9.3 91 1.1 -8.7 295 13 323.0 323.8 293.2 335.5 3.77 12 450 6707 -11.4 -12.5 91 1.1 -11.8 298 26 328.9 329.6 294.3 340.0 3.25 13 400 7601 -16.9 -18.4 88 1.5 -17.4 298 35 333.0 333.5 294.6 340.9 2.24 14 350 8590 -23.9 -26.1 83 2.1 -24.5 292 43 336.5 336.8 294.6 341.2 1.31 15 300 9695 -32.7 -35.5 76 2.8 -33.1 284 48 339.4 339.5 294.7 341.7 0.62 16 250 10953 -42.8 -46.0 71 3.2 -43.0 277 54 342.5 342.6 295.1 343.5 0.25 17 200 12415 -55.5 -59.3 62 3.8 -55.6 280 62 344.9 344.9 295.6 345.1 0.06 18 150 14209 -63.3 -78.6 11 15.3 -63.4 316 50 361.1 361.1 298.9 361.1 0.01 19 100 16675 -68.4 -85.7 7 17.3 -68.5 320 25 395.6 395.6 304.6 395.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.32 m Freezing level: 588.43 mb = 4611.35 m = 15128.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 589.16 mb = 4596.03 m = 15078.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.93 % Est. max temperature: 27.67 C = 81.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.99 mb = 471.96 m = 1548.42 ft T: 16.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.61 C/km ThetaE index: 4.28 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 911.33 mb = 977.07 m = 3205.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.87 C = 69.56 F Cap Strength: 3.56 C Lifted Index: 2.91 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.52 C Showalter Index: 0.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.44 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.26 C Cross Totals Index: 22.19 C K Index: 35.81 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 206.49 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.13 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5682.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.21 mb = 903.78 m = 2965.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.7 at 18.4 knts Storm direction: 285.7 at 13.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.2 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 139.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 144.7 neg: -6.1 tot: 138.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.29 Bulk Shear: 73.77 m/s