MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508260600F033.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508260600F033.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 15Z 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 179 SFC 974 405 17.4 17.1 98 0.3 17.2 130 9 292.7 295.0 291.3 328.8 12.68 2 950 618 17.2 17.1 100 0.1 17.1 153 24 294.6 296.9 292.2 331.8 13.01 3 900 1079 15.8 15.1 96 0.7 15.4 158 21 297.8 300.0 292.5 332.9 12.08 4 850 1565 14.8 13.8 94 1.0 14.1 170 12 301.7 303.8 293.4 336.3 11.73 5 800 2079 14.9 13.8 93 1.1 14.1 266 23 307.0 309.4 295.4 344.6 12.47 6 750 2622 10.7 7.0 78 3.7 8.5 264 24 308.2 309.8 292.7 333.7 8.39 7 700 3196 8.3 5.5 82 2.8 6.6 259 27 311.7 313.2 293.5 336.7 8.10 8 650 3805 4.6 2.3 85 2.3 3.4 254 24 314.2 315.6 293.3 336.1 6.99 9 600 4452 0.5 -0.1 96 0.6 0.2 268 13 316.7 317.9 293.6 336.9 6.36 10 550 5147 -2.7 -3.2 96 0.5 -3.0 289 15 320.8 321.9 294.0 338.6 5.49 11 500 5898 -7.7 -8.7 92 1.0 -8.1 305 8 323.7 324.4 293.5 336.8 3.96 12 450 6712 -11.9 -13.4 89 1.5 -12.5 258 20 328.2 328.8 294.0 338.5 3.03 13 400 7605 -16.8 -18.6 86 1.8 -17.4 246 29 333.2 333.7 294.6 341.0 2.21 14 350 8595 -23.1 -25.3 82 2.3 -23.7 259 42 337.7 338.0 295.0 342.8 1.39 15 300 9706 -31.5 -34.1 78 2.6 -31.9 273 47 341.0 341.1 295.2 343.7 0.71 16 250 10966 -42.8 -45.8 73 3.0 -43.0 278 50 342.4 342.4 295.1 343.4 0.25 17 200 12426 -55.8 -59.5 63 3.8 -55.8 275 54 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.7 0.06 18 150 14214 -64.2 -77.1 16 12.9 -64.3 317 58 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.5 0.01 19 100 16681 -68.1 -86.3 6 18.2 -68.2 319 22 396.1 396.1 304.7 396.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.21 m Freezing level: 592.29 mb = 4559.62 m = 14959.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 596.94 mb = 4493.27 m = 14741.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.94 % Est. max temperature: 28.96 C = 84.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.99 mb = 439.92 m = 1443.29 ft T: 17.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 10.87 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 782.03 mb = 2270.38 m = 7448.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.98 C = 89.57 F Cap Strength: 4.33 C Lifted Index: 2.48 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.19 C Showalter Index: 0.66 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.97 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.50 C Cross Totals Index: 21.47 C K Index: 33.44 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 197.78 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.05 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 25.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5324.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.91 mb = 920.30 m = 3019.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.2 at 18.3 knts Storm direction: 281.2 at 13.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.6 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 122.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 207.3 neg: -15.1 tot: 192.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.22 Bulk Shear: 114.28 m/s