MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F006.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F006.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 18Z TUE 26 AUG 25 Station: 26.17,-97.39 Latitude: 26.17 Longitude: -97.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1016 3 32.2 25.7 69 6.5 27.3 142 8 304.0 307.8 299.9 366.4 20.91 1 1000 141 29.6 25.1 77 4.5 26.2 147 8 302.7 306.5 299.3 363.3 20.40 2 950 600 25.0 24.2 95 0.8 24.4 152 8 302.5 306.3 299.2 362.9 20.36 3 900 1074 21.1 21.0 99 0.2 21.0 184 7 303.3 306.5 297.8 355.6 17.60 4 850 1569 19.0 15.6 81 3.4 16.7 178 9 306.0 308.5 295.7 345.7 13.21 5 800 2088 16.5 10.0 65 6.5 12.3 170 9 308.7 310.5 293.9 338.1 9.67 6 750 2635 13.9 2.0 45 11.8 7.2 171 9 311.6 312.7 291.7 330.1 5.92 7 700 3213 10.7 1.6 53 9.1 5.6 166 7 314.3 315.5 292.7 333.6 6.13 8 650 3827 6.8 3.6 80 3.3 4.9 150 4 316.7 318.2 294.5 340.8 7.64 9 600 4481 2.8 -0.9 77 3.6 0.8 95 5 319.3 320.5 294.0 338.5 5.99 10 550 5180 -1.3 -6.6 67 5.3 -3.8 85 11 322.6 323.4 293.4 336.6 4.26 11 500 5934 -5.4 -12.8 56 7.4 -8.5 103 16 326.4 327.0 293.3 336.1 2.85 12 450 6753 -10.4 -20.0 46 9.5 -13.6 116 14 330.1 330.4 293.4 336.2 1.74 13 400 7649 -16.3 -21.5 64 5.1 -17.9 117 6 333.7 334.1 294.3 339.8 1.72 14 350 8639 -24.0 -28.1 69 4.1 -24.9 303 3 336.3 336.6 294.4 340.3 1.08 15 300 9747 -31.3 -44.6 26 13.2 -32.8 307 5 341.2 341.2 294.8 342.2 0.24 16 250 11012 -41.4 -50.8 35 9.5 -42.0 314 1 344.6 344.6 295.6 345.2 0.14 17 200 12486 -52.8 -62.7 29 9.8 -53.1 110 9 349.1 349.1 296.5 349.3 0.04 18 150 14285 -65.8 -74.8 28 8.9 -65.9 148 4 356.6 356.6 298.0 356.7 0.01 19 100 16699 -72.3 -83.9 16 11.5 -72.4 77 7 387.9 387.9 303.5 388.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5792.77 m Freezing level: 565.66 mb = 4961.16 m = 16276.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 591.45 mb = 4596.09 m = 15078.86 ft Precipitable water: 2.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.45 % Est. max temperature: 33.36 C = 92.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 925.92 mb = 824.78 m = 2705.93 ft T: 23.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 36.37 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 932.81 mb = 759.77 m = 2492.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 20.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.97 C = 87.75 F Cap Strength: -0.01 C Lifted Index: -6.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.08 C Showalter Index: -0.89 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.45 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.43 C Cross Totals Index: 21.02 C K Index: 30.92 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 219.81 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.89 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3401.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 82.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.30 mb = 755.14 m = 2477.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 928.30 mb = 802.22 m = 2631.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 138.30 mb = 14767.92 m = 48450.59 ft B at Equ Level: 3396.94 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 139.9 at 8.2 knts Storm direction: 169.9 at 6.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.8 neg: 0.3 tot: 1.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: -2.0 tot: 0.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 0.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.19 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 1.7 stream: 0.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 18749.50 Bulk Shear: 0.18 m/s