MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F031.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F031.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 31 hour NAM valid 19Z WED 27 AUG 25 Station: 37.62,-97.27 Latitude: 37.62 Longitude: -97.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 173 SFC 973 405 15.4 14.8 96 0.6 15.0 123 11 290.8 292.7 289.2 321.6 10.93 2 950 607 14.2 14.2 100 -0.0 14.1 129 25 291.5 293.5 289.3 322.0 10.75 3 900 1065 13.9 13.7 99 0.2 13.8 153 33 295.8 297.8 291.0 327.6 11.01 4 850 1549 14.5 14.5 100 -0.0 14.6 196 21 301.4 303.6 293.7 337.7 12.34 5 800 2064 14.6 14.2 98 0.4 14.4 261 33 306.7 309.1 295.6 345.4 12.85 6 750 2609 11.6 11.2 97 0.5 11.3 268 36 309.2 311.3 295.1 343.2 11.18 7 700 3184 8.8 8.0 94 0.8 8.3 275 39 312.2 314.1 294.8 342.0 9.64 8 650 3796 5.8 5.1 96 0.6 5.4 280 43 315.5 317.1 294.8 342.2 8.54 9 600 4447 1.4 0.9 96 0.5 1.1 280 43 317.7 319.0 294.1 339.4 6.82 10 550 5144 -2.0 -2.1 100 0.0 -2.1 283 45 321.7 322.8 294.6 341.0 5.99 11 500 5895 -7.6 -7.9 98 0.3 -7.7 273 44 323.8 324.6 293.7 337.8 4.23 12 450 6710 -12.0 -12.5 96 0.5 -12.2 285 35 328.1 328.7 294.1 339.1 3.24 13 400 7603 -16.4 -17.1 94 0.7 -16.7 295 36 333.7 334.2 294.9 342.4 2.50 14 350 8596 -22.6 -24.4 86 1.8 -23.1 294 40 338.2 338.6 295.2 343.8 1.52 15 300 9706 -32.1 -34.6 79 2.5 -32.5 299 37 340.1 340.3 295.0 342.7 0.68 16 250 10967 -41.9 -45.1 71 3.2 -42.2 303 32 343.8 343.8 295.5 344.9 0.27 17 200 12434 -55.2 -59.0 62 3.8 -55.2 306 27 345.4 345.4 295.7 345.7 0.07 18 150 14230 -64.6 -77.9 15 13.3 -64.7 309 57 358.8 358.8 298.5 358.8 0.01 19 100 16679 -67.9 -86.1 6 18.2 -68.0 330 24 396.5 396.5 304.8 396.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5722.79 m Freezing level: 579.78 mb = 4729.25 m = 15515.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 582.42 mb = 4685.54 m = 15372.33 ft Precipitable water: 2.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.59 % Est. max temperature: 28.68 C = 83.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.91 mb = 475.51 m = 1560.07 ft T: 14.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 3.37 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 960.43 mb = 514.92 m = 1689.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.77 C = 60.39 F Cap Strength: 6.49 C Lifted Index: 5.80 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.09 C Showalter Index: 0.18 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.27 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.13 C Cross Totals Index: 22.14 C K Index: 35.82 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 406.70 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.03 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 32.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7379.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.68 mb = 881.87 m = 2893.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.1 at 37.1 knts Storm direction: 297.1 at 27.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 124.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 652.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 652.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 217.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.4 stream: 11.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 0.08 Bulk Shear: 413.86 m/s