MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F033.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F033.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 21Z WED 27 AUG 25 Station: 37.42,-100.63 Latitude: 37.42 Longitude: -100.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 92 1 950 545 SFC 917 858 28.9 19.7 58 9.1 22.2 182 11 309.6 312.6 298.4 358.2 15.98 3 900 1025 25.6 18.8 66 6.8 20.7 184 13 307.9 310.7 297.5 354.2 15.33 4 850 1524 20.5 17.7 84 2.8 18.5 187 14 307.7 310.5 297.4 353.5 15.17 5 800 2046 18.7 11.9 65 6.8 14.2 231 14 311.1 313.2 295.5 344.8 11.01 6 750 2599 16.3 7.2 55 9.1 10.6 230 19 314.3 315.9 294.5 340.8 8.50 7 700 3182 11.9 4.7 61 7.2 7.6 240 23 315.7 317.2 294.3 339.9 7.70 8 650 3798 7.7 -0.2 57 7.9 3.4 257 28 317.6 318.7 293.3 336.1 5.79 9 600 4451 2.8 -4.8 57 7.6 -0.9 262 26 319.4 320.3 292.8 333.9 4.47 10 550 5150 -1.3 -10.7 49 9.3 -5.3 268 23 322.5 323.1 292.4 332.8 3.09 11 500 5903 -6.2 -10.8 70 4.6 -8.2 280 24 325.5 326.1 293.5 336.7 3.35 12 450 6720 -10.9 -13.3 83 2.4 -11.9 282 23 329.5 330.1 294.3 339.9 3.05 13 400 7615 -16.6 -18.8 83 2.3 -17.3 288 26 333.5 333.9 294.6 341.1 2.16 14 350 8605 -23.3 -26.0 79 2.7 -24.0 286 22 337.3 337.5 294.8 342.1 1.31 15 300 9715 -31.9 -35.0 74 3.1 -32.4 277 28 340.4 340.5 295.0 342.9 0.65 16 250 10975 -41.8 -50.7 37 8.9 -42.3 280 36 344.0 344.0 295.4 344.6 0.15 17 200 12453 -51.8 -69.2 11 17.4 -52.2 304 44 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.7 0.02 18 150 14262 -64.9 -78.0 15 13.1 -65.0 304 39 358.2 358.2 298.4 358.2 0.01 19 100 16703 -68.5 -85.8 7 17.3 -68.5 321 20 395.5 395.5 304.6 395.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5811.56 m Freezing level: 565.75 mb = 4930.16 m = 16174.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.73 mb = 4306.54 m = 14128.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.08 % Est. max temperature: 32.34 C = 90.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 803.31 mb = 2010.83 m = 6597.14 ft T: 18.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.67 C/km ThetaE index: 25.39 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 735.64 mb = 2761.97 m = 9061.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.83 C = 92.89 F Cap Strength: 2.38 C Lifted Index: -4.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.50 C Showalter Index: -4.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.68 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.76 C Cross Totals Index: 23.92 C K Index: 37.25 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 297.83 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.30 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1385.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 94.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 804.16 mb = 2001.72 m = 6567.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 679.16 mb = 3432.88 m = 11262.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 179.16 mb = 13144.80 m = 43125.47 ft B at Equ Level: 1376.24 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.7 at 21.5 knts Storm direction: 284.7 at 16.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 123.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 123.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.64 Bulk Rich Number: 23.75 Bulk Shear: 58.35 m/s