MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 22Z TUE 26 AUG 25 Station: 38.25,-122.14 Latitude: 38.25 Longitude: -122.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 80 27.2 11.1 36 16.2 17.1 266 11 300.1 301.7 290.2 324.6 8.28 1 1000 103 24.8 11.0 42 13.7 16.3 267 11 297.9 299.4 289.4 322.2 8.29 2 950 551 25.7 4.9 26 20.7 13.7 240 13 303.2 304.3 288.9 320.5 5.73 3 900 1025 24.1 3.7 26 20.4 12.4 186 8 306.4 307.4 289.8 323.3 5.54 4 850 1521 21.6 2.0 27 19.6 10.6 183 11 308.7 309.7 290.2 324.8 5.19 5 800 2043 18.0 11.3 65 6.6 13.6 195 12 310.3 312.3 295.0 342.7 10.59 6 750 2592 14.0 6.9 62 7.0 9.6 187 8 311.7 313.3 293.7 337.5 8.35 7 700 3170 9.7 -0.8 48 10.5 4.1 198 4 313.2 314.2 291.6 329.4 5.16 8 650 3779 4.4 -4.0 54 8.4 0.3 149 3 314.0 314.8 291.1 327.9 4.38 9 600 4425 -0.5 -8.3 56 7.8 -4.0 212 4 315.5 316.1 290.7 326.5 3.41 10 550 5114 -5.8 -12.1 61 6.2 -8.3 279 5 317.1 317.7 290.6 326.2 2.75 11 500 5851 -11.7 -16.7 66 5.0 -13.4 126 1 318.7 319.1 290.5 325.6 2.06 12 450 6649 -17.2 -32.5 25 15.3 -20.1 128 4 321.7 321.8 289.9 323.7 0.56 13 400 7524 -21.5 -50.2 6 28.7 -24.7 220 6 327.0 327.0 291.0 327.4 0.10 14 350 8491 -29.8 -52.7 9 22.9 -31.7 221 8 328.5 328.5 291.4 328.8 0.08 15 300 9571 -37.8 -57.9 10 20.1 -38.9 225 14 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.2 0.05 16 250 10803 -46.0 -63.1 13 17.1 -46.6 211 19 337.6 337.6 293.7 337.7 0.03 17 200 12277 -47.8 -78.0 2 30.2 -48.4 216 24 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.0 0.00 18 150 14148 -54.2 -82.8 2 28.7 -54.5 213 20 376.8 376.8 301.7 376.8 0.00 19 100 16688 -63.8 -86.2 3 22.3 -64.0 208 12 404.4 404.4 305.8 404.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5747.85 m Freezing level: 605.48 mb = 4353.82 m = 14284.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.34 mb = 3824.81 m = 12548.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.20 % Est. max temperature: 35.69 C = 96.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 791.21 mb = 2137.26 m = 7011.93 ft T: 17.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.98 C/km ThetaE index: 19.00 C Layer 750.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 606.15 mb = 4342.30 m = 14246.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.39 C = 108.30 F Cap Strength: 9.09 C Lifted Index: 3.74 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.53 C Showalter Index: 2.07 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.01 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 33.30 C Cross Totals Index: 13.71 C K Index: 24.82 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 46.33 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.23 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 31.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9859.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 722.33 mb = 2906.97 m = 9537.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.0 at 6.3 knts Storm direction: 237.0 at 4.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.7 neg: 2.4 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -162.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: -35.3 tot: -28.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -9.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: -3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 3.39 Bulk Shear: 9.34 m/s