MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 1Z WED 27 AUG 25 Station: 35.42,-114.78 Latitude: 35.42 Longitude: -114.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 1 950 529 SFC 940 629 32.6 16.1 37 16.6 21.1 187 8 311.3 313.6 296.4 349.0 12.30 3 900 1013 28.1 15.4 46 12.7 19.3 200 11 310.4 312.8 296.2 348.1 12.31 4 850 1516 23.1 14.5 58 8.6 17.2 209 12 310.4 312.7 296.2 348.0 12.32 5 800 2041 18.0 13.5 75 4.5 15.0 212 14 310.4 312.7 296.1 347.8 12.27 6 750 2590 13.3 9.5 78 3.8 10.9 219 13 311.1 312.9 294.7 341.8 10.01 7 700 3167 9.4 3.2 65 6.1 5.9 226 9 312.9 314.2 292.9 334.4 6.91 8 650 3777 5.2 -0.7 65 6.0 2.1 232 8 314.9 315.9 292.4 332.5 5.58 9 600 4426 0.8 -2.9 76 3.7 -1.1 245 8 317.0 318.0 292.6 333.5 5.14 10 550 5120 -2.8 -8.1 67 5.3 -5.3 240 10 320.7 321.4 292.6 333.1 3.77 11 500 5870 -6.5 -32.0 11 25.4 -12.7 240 11 325.1 325.2 290.9 327.0 0.52 12 450 6685 -11.0 -46.6 4 35.6 -16.8 229 14 329.4 329.4 291.7 329.9 0.13 13 400 7578 -17.5 -56.1 2 38.6 -21.8 233 17 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.4 0.05 14 350 8563 -24.1 -57.9 3 33.9 -27.1 240 26 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.5 0.04 15 300 9671 -31.3 -64.5 2 33.1 -33.3 248 41 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.3 0.02 16 250 10941 -38.7 -66.2 4 27.5 -39.9 240 52 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.6 0.02 17 200 12438 -49.4 -75.0 3 25.6 -49.9 235 47 354.6 354.6 297.6 354.6 0.01 18 150 14264 -62.7 -80.8 7 18.1 -62.8 225 37 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.2 0.00 19 100 16728 -68.3 -84.3 8 15.9 -68.4 208 13 395.7 395.7 304.6 395.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5799.90 m Freezing level: 589.20 mb = 4575.88 m = 15012.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.28 mb = 4195.78 m = 13765.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.04 % Est. max temperature: 31.87 C = 89.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 739.04 mb = 2713.10 m = 8901.13 ft T: 12.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 16.52 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 737.01 mb = 2736.10 m = 8976.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.85 C = 91.13 F Cap Strength: 0.54 C Lifted Index: -2.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.73 C Showalter Index: -2.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.74 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.67 C Cross Totals Index: 21.07 C K Index: 38.05 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 244.95 Risk: None Energy Index: -4.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 748.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 746.77 mb = 2626.07 m = 8615.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 721.77 mb = 2910.85 m = 9549.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 261.77 mb = 10620.76 m = 34844.60 ft B at Equ Level: 742.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 151.77 mb = 14189.81 m = 46553.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.5 at 10.6 knts Storm direction: 255.5 at 8.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 26.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 18.4 neg: -2.9 tot: 15.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.40 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.4 stream: 1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 210.86 Bulk Shear: 3.55 m/s