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: 38.8,-121.19 Latitude: 38.80 Longitude: -121.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 116 24.0 12.6 49 11.3 16.8 176 9 297.1 298.8 289.9 323.9 9.22 1 1000 118 23.1 12.9 53 10.2 16.6 176 8 296.2 297.9 289.8 323.4 9.37 2 950 562 21.2 11.8 55 9.4 15.3 196 12 298.7 300.4 290.5 325.6 9.19 3 900 1033 23.8 9.4 40 14.4 14.8 146 8 306.1 307.6 292.0 331.0 8.25 4 850 1531 20.6 11.3 55 9.3 14.6 288 3 307.8 309.6 293.8 337.9 9.96 5 800 2052 17.5 8.3 55 9.1 11.8 281 9 309.8 311.4 293.4 336.2 8.63 6 750 2599 13.6 5.8 59 7.8 8.9 279 10 311.3 312.8 293.1 335.2 7.73 7 700 3176 8.7 2.7 66 6.1 5.3 281 10 312.2 313.4 292.5 332.8 6.63 8 650 3784 3.7 -2.4 65 6.1 0.6 311 8 313.1 314.0 291.3 328.7 4.93 9 600 4427 -1.8 -4.6 81 2.9 -3.1 311 7 314.1 315.0 291.3 328.4 4.52 10 550 5114 -6.8 -8.3 89 1.5 -7.5 330 8 316.0 316.7 291.2 328.0 3.71 11 500 5850 -12.1 -12.6 96 0.5 -12.3 352 9 318.3 318.8 291.1 327.8 2.91 12 450 6648 -17.2 -21.2 71 3.9 -18.3 87 5 321.6 321.9 290.9 327.0 1.57 13 400 7523 -21.9 -36.2 26 14.3 -24.2 161 7 326.5 326.6 291.2 328.1 0.43 14 350 8490 -29.6 -51.3 10 21.7 -31.4 172 13 328.8 328.8 291.5 329.2 0.10 15 300 9569 -38.1 -46.3 42 8.3 -38.7 177 25 331.7 331.8 292.4 332.5 0.20 16 250 10803 -45.7 -64.2 11 18.4 -46.3 191 25 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.2 0.03 17 200 12276 -48.8 -76.0 3 27.2 -49.3 206 31 355.5 355.5 297.8 355.5 0.01 18 150 14138 -55.1 -83.6 2 28.5 -55.5 200 23 375.2 375.2 301.5 375.2 0.00 19 100 16674 -62.8 -86.7 3 23.9 -63.0 198 9 406.4 406.4 306.0 406.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5731.83 m Freezing level: 616.20 mb = 4218.79 m = 13841.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.92 mb = 3884.59 m = 12744.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.62 % Est. max temperature: 34.62 C = 94.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 846.51 mb = 1565.87 m = 5137.32 ft T: 20.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.80 C/km ThetaE index: 10.98 C Layer 800.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 677.15 mb = 3448.27 m = 11313.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.47 C = 103.04 F Cap Strength: 8.90 C Lifted Index: 0.88 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.74 C Showalter Index: -4.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.16 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.74 C Cross Totals Index: 23.43 C K Index: 37.96 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 293.18 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 36.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7559.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 807.71 mb = 1969.15 m = 6460.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 292.2 at 8.2 knts Storm direction: 322.2 at 6.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 1.0 tot: 2.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 42.5 neg: -35.8 tot: 6.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.20 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 1.36 Bulk Shear: 27.15 m/s