MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508260600F053.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508260600F053.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 53 hour NAM valid 11Z THU 28 AUG 25 Station: 37.56,-97.23 Latitude: 37.56 Longitude: -97.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 123 SFC 968 400 16.2 16.1 99 0.2 16.1 85 12 292.1 294.2 290.6 326.0 11.95 2 950 559 16.1 16.1 100 -0.0 16.1 92 18 293.5 295.7 291.2 328.3 12.21 3 900 1023 18.9 15.7 81 3.3 16.8 349 4 301.0 303.3 293.8 337.9 12.54 4 850 1515 18.3 15.3 83 3.0 16.3 253 11 305.3 307.7 295.3 344.2 13.00 5 800 2034 16.0 15.2 95 0.8 15.5 255 19 308.2 310.8 296.6 349.8 13.74 6 750 2582 13.3 12.8 97 0.5 13.0 268 22 311.0 313.4 296.4 349.2 12.48 7 700 3160 9.8 9.5 98 0.4 9.6 281 26 313.4 315.4 295.8 346.4 10.69 8 650 3774 7.0 6.3 95 0.8 6.6 286 32 316.9 318.7 295.7 346.0 9.23 9 600 4428 2.5 2.0 97 0.5 2.2 289 35 319.0 320.4 294.9 342.5 7.39 10 550 5125 -2.7 -3.8 92 1.1 -3.3 291 38 320.9 321.9 293.8 337.9 5.27 11 500 5875 -7.2 -8.2 93 1.0 -7.6 287 37 324.3 325.1 293.8 338.0 4.14 12 450 6690 -11.5 -12.3 94 0.8 -11.9 280 37 328.7 329.4 294.3 340.0 3.31 13 400 7585 -16.1 -16.5 96 0.4 -16.2 269 37 334.1 334.6 295.1 343.3 2.63 14 350 8581 -21.3 -21.8 96 0.4 -21.5 264 38 340.0 340.4 296.0 346.9 1.92 15 300 9700 -29.5 -31.6 82 2.0 -29.9 273 37 343.8 344.0 296.0 347.2 0.91 16 250 10973 -40.4 -43.5 72 3.1 -40.7 283 38 346.0 346.1 296.0 347.3 0.32 17 200 12450 -53.1 -56.8 63 3.8 -53.2 282 37 348.7 348.7 296.4 349.1 0.09 18 150 14240 -67.8 -71.9 55 4.1 -67.8 298 40 353.3 353.3 297.4 353.4 0.02 19 100 16685 -70.6 -82.3 16 11.7 -70.6 300 32 391.4 391.4 304.0 391.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5752.16 m Freezing level: 576.19 mb = 4760.04 m = 15616.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 579.93 mb = 4700.66 m = 15421.93 ft Precipitable water: 2.14 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.24 % Est. max temperature: 31.17 C = 88.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.14 mb = 415.89 m = 1364.46 ft T: 16.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 11.88 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 968.00 mb = 399.53 m = 1310.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.70 C = 62.05 F Cap Strength: 4.83 C Lifted Index: 2.06 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.01 C Showalter Index: -2.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.97 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.46 C Cross Totals Index: 22.51 C K Index: 40.42 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 243.15 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 43.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5483.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.52 mb = 1104.59 m = 3623.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 283.5 at 26.4 knts Storm direction: 313.5 at 19.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 4.9 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 126.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 160.8 neg: -46.9 tot: 113.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.22 Bulk Shear: 200.80 m/s