MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F025.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F025.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 25 hour NAM valid 13Z WED 27 AUG 25 Station: 37.56,-97.39 Latitude: 37.56 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 188 SFC 977 389 16.1 15.6 97 0.5 15.8 143 6 291.2 293.2 289.9 323.6 11.49 2 950 625 16.2 14.8 91 1.4 15.3 151 16 293.6 295.6 290.4 325.5 11.17 3 900 1083 13.1 9.6 79 3.5 11.0 138 14 295.0 296.5 288.5 319.1 8.36 4 850 1564 13.1 12.8 98 0.4 12.9 190 12 299.9 301.9 292.3 332.0 10.96 5 800 2075 13.5 13.6 100 -0.0 13.6 253 24 305.6 307.9 294.9 342.4 12.30 6 750 2617 10.5 10.5 100 -0.0 10.5 276 30 308.0 310.0 294.4 340.5 10.72 7 700 3191 8.2 8.2 100 0.1 8.2 287 26 311.6 313.4 294.7 341.7 9.77 8 650 3801 5.2 5.2 100 0.0 5.2 291 24 314.8 316.5 294.7 341.6 8.56 9 600 4451 1.2 0.8 98 0.3 1.0 288 23 317.5 318.8 294.1 339.0 6.80 10 550 5146 -2.4 -9.3 59 6.9 -5.4 294 24 321.3 321.9 292.4 332.6 3.44 11 500 5897 -6.5 -14.1 55 7.6 -9.4 285 22 325.1 325.7 292.7 333.9 2.57 12 450 6714 -11.8 -18.1 59 6.3 -13.9 286 20 328.4 328.9 293.2 335.6 2.05 13 400 7604 -17.9 -26.4 47 8.5 -20.1 289 34 331.7 331.9 293.2 335.7 1.10 14 350 8588 -24.7 -28.0 74 3.3 -25.4 295 38 335.5 335.7 294.2 339.5 1.10 15 300 9693 -32.5 -35.5 75 3.0 -33.0 293 33 339.5 339.7 294.8 341.9 0.62 16 250 10952 -42.7 -46.0 70 3.3 -42.9 300 47 342.6 342.7 295.2 343.6 0.25 17 200 12412 -55.2 -58.7 64 3.6 -55.3 304 57 345.4 345.4 295.7 345.7 0.07 18 150 14215 -62.9 -79.5 9 16.6 -63.0 318 53 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.8 0.00 19 100 16669 -68.8 -85.4 7 16.6 -68.9 324 31 394.8 394.8 304.5 394.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.04 m Freezing level: 583.58 mb = 4679.07 m = 15351.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 592.51 mb = 4551.03 m = 14931.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.36 % Est. max temperature: 27.32 C = 81.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.31 mb = 444.73 m = 1459.07 ft T: 16.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.43 C/km ThetaE index: 6.35 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 707.81 mb = 3098.37 m = 10165.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.77 C = 96.38 F Cap Strength: 7.51 C Lifted Index: 8.38 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.62 C Showalter Index: 3.81 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.85 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.62 C Cross Totals Index: 19.23 C K Index: 32.31 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 198.34 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.37 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8343.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.89 mb = 1102.55 m = 3617.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 275.6 at 21.7 knts Storm direction: 305.6 at 16.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 131.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 296.1 neg: -24.8 tot: 271.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 90.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 131.63 m/s