MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 6Z WED 27 AUG 25 Station: 37.65,-97.26 Latitude: 37.65 Longitude: -97.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 189 SFC 974 412 16.7 12.2 75 4.5 14.0 113 5 292.0 293.7 288.2 318.2 9.20 2 950 629 20.0 9.0 49 11.0 13.4 135 17 297.5 298.9 288.6 319.8 7.60 3 900 1092 16.7 6.9 52 9.8 11.0 163 11 298.7 300.0 288.5 319.2 6.94 4 850 1577 16.0 -33.5 2 49.5 2.3 159 11 302.9 302.9 282.9 303.8 0.27 5 800 2088 13.6 -18.0 10 31.6 2.0 152 11 305.6 305.9 285.1 309.4 1.15 6 750 2627 9.5 3.8 68 5.7 6.3 181 7 306.9 308.2 291.0 327.4 6.74 7 700 3197 7.0 5.5 91 1.4 6.1 244 13 310.2 311.7 293.1 335.2 8.15 8 650 3804 4.2 -0.0 74 4.3 2.0 254 16 313.8 314.9 292.3 332.3 5.88 9 600 4451 0.1 -3.2 79 3.2 -1.6 265 16 316.2 317.1 292.3 332.3 5.04 10 550 5144 -2.8 -11.0 53 8.2 -6.2 286 19 320.7 321.3 291.9 330.6 3.00 11 500 5894 -5.9 -30.5 12 24.5 -12.2 309 21 325.8 325.9 291.2 328.0 0.61 12 450 6711 -11.3 -22.3 39 11.1 -14.6 314 28 329.1 329.4 292.8 334.1 1.42 13 400 7603 -17.4 -27.3 42 9.9 -19.8 308 36 332.3 332.6 293.3 336.1 1.02 14 350 8588 -24.9 -30.4 60 5.5 -26.1 307 42 335.1 335.3 293.9 338.3 0.87 15 300 9690 -33.3 -40.1 51 6.8 -34.1 318 45 338.4 338.5 294.3 339.9 0.39 16 250 10944 -43.5 -47.0 68 3.6 -43.7 316 59 341.5 341.5 294.9 342.4 0.22 17 200 12404 -54.8 -59.0 60 4.1 -54.9 305 64 345.9 345.9 295.8 346.2 0.07 18 150 14208 -62.8 -82.7 5 19.9 -62.9 317 50 361.9 361.9 299.1 361.9 0.00 19 100 16664 -68.1 -86.3 6 18.2 -68.2 324 32 396.2 396.2 304.7 396.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.90 m Freezing level: 599.14 mb = 4462.84 m = 14641.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.22 mb = 4157.05 m = 13638.45 ft Precipitable water: 0.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.83 % Est. max temperature: 28.85 C = 83.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 910.97 mb = 988.58 m = 3243.34 ft T: 17.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.79 C/km ThetaE index: 15.98 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 609.77 mb = 4320.42 m = 14174.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.20 C = 104.35 F Cap Strength: 9.79 C Lifted Index: 11.84 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.58 C Showalter Index: 18.81 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: -5.68 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.90 C Cross Totals Index: -27.58 C K Index: -13.03 Risk: None Sweat Index: 42.22 Risk: None Energy Index: 5.02 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10682.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 781.99 mb = 2278.11 m = 7474.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.6 at 14.8 knts Storm direction: 284.6 at 11.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 0.2 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 110.1 neg: -10.6 tot: 99.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.28 Bulk Shear: 77.20 m/s