MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F032.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F032.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 32 hour NAM valid 20Z 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 169 SFC 973 405 16.0 15.4 96 0.6 15.7 108 12 291.5 293.5 289.9 323.7 11.39 2 950 604 14.4 14.4 100 -0.0 14.4 117 21 291.8 293.7 289.6 322.7 10.92 3 900 1062 14.2 14.3 100 -0.0 14.3 152 28 296.2 298.3 291.5 329.1 11.43 4 850 1546 15.6 15.6 100 -0.0 15.6 217 17 302.5 304.9 294.7 341.7 13.25 5 800 2062 15.3 12.7 85 2.6 13.6 272 29 307.5 309.6 295.0 342.6 11.64 6 750 2607 11.9 11.4 97 0.4 11.6 273 31 309.5 311.6 295.3 344.1 11.38 7 700 3183 9.6 8.1 91 1.5 8.6 277 34 313.1 314.9 295.1 343.2 9.73 8 650 3796 5.8 3.6 86 2.1 4.5 292 36 315.5 316.9 294.2 339.5 7.66 9 600 4447 1.9 0.2 88 1.7 1.0 295 41 318.3 319.6 294.1 339.0 6.49 10 550 5144 -2.6 -3.7 92 1.1 -3.1 289 39 321.0 322.0 293.9 338.2 5.31 11 500 5894 -7.1 -8.2 92 1.1 -7.7 290 36 324.3 325.1 293.8 337.9 4.11 12 450 6709 -11.9 -25.2 32 13.3 -15.6 289 36 328.3 328.6 292.3 332.3 1.10 13 400 7600 -17.6 -23.2 61 5.6 -19.1 290 36 332.2 332.5 293.7 337.4 1.48 14 350 8588 -23.1 -27.3 68 4.2 -24.1 302 34 337.5 337.8 294.7 341.8 1.16 15 300 9698 -31.5 -35.4 68 3.9 -32.1 299 33 341.0 341.1 295.1 343.4 0.62 16 250 10961 -42.3 -45.7 69 3.4 -42.5 296 31 343.2 343.3 295.3 344.3 0.26 17 200 12425 -53.6 -61.9 36 8.3 -53.8 302 44 347.9 347.9 296.2 348.1 0.05 18 150 14225 -65.0 -78.5 14 13.5 -65.1 310 56 358.0 358.0 298.3 358.1 0.01 19 100 16670 -67.3 -85.7 6 18.3 -67.5 331 23 397.6 397.6 304.9 397.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.52 m Freezing level: 578.87 mb = 4741.74 m = 15556.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 588.33 mb = 4604.50 m = 15106.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.52 % Est. max temperature: 29.60 C = 85.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.02 mb = 480.11 m = 1575.15 ft T: 15.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 11.85 C Layer 700.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 961.49 mb = 502.47 m = 1648.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.18 C = 61.13 F Cap Strength: 6.37 C Lifted Index: 5.43 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.25 C Showalter Index: -1.02 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.54 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.76 C Cross Totals Index: 22.78 C K Index: 36.93 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 401.41 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.80 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 33.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.81 mb = 868.19 m = 2848.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 915.81 mb = 914.23 m = 2999.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 905.81 mb = 1007.07 m = 3303.98 ft B at Equ Level: 32.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 855.81 mb = 1487.99 m = 4881.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 279.0 at 32.3 knts Storm direction: 309.0 at 24.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 120.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 578.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 578.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 192.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.0 stream: 10.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 354.18 m/s