MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F056.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F056.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 56 hour NAM valid 20Z THU 28 AUG 25 Station: 34.93,-95.77 Latitude: 34.93 Longitude: -95.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 97 SFC 986 222 28.4 25.6 85 2.8 26.3 133 10 302.7 306.7 299.9 366.2 21.34 2 950 552 26.1 24.2 89 1.9 24.7 159 17 303.7 307.4 299.5 364.5 20.39 3 900 1028 22.7 22.5 99 0.2 22.5 182 22 304.9 308.5 299.2 362.8 19.35 4 850 1525 19.0 18.7 98 0.2 18.8 198 25 306.0 309.0 297.6 354.6 16.21 5 800 2044 16.3 12.3 77 4.0 13.7 227 27 308.5 310.7 295.0 342.9 11.34 6 750 2591 12.2 11.3 95 0.8 11.6 239 25 309.8 311.9 295.3 344.3 11.32 7 700 3167 8.8 7.0 89 1.8 7.7 233 21 312.2 314.0 294.4 340.2 9.05 8 650 3778 6.0 -2.7 54 8.7 1.5 247 26 315.7 316.7 292.0 331.2 4.83 9 600 4428 2.3 -6.9 51 9.2 -2.0 261 35 318.8 319.5 292.0 331.2 3.81 10 550 5127 -1.3 -10.0 52 8.6 -5.1 269 40 322.5 323.1 292.6 333.3 3.26 11 500 5879 -6.4 -13.0 59 6.7 -9.1 270 39 325.3 325.8 293.0 334.7 2.80 12 450 6694 -11.3 -28.8 22 17.5 -15.7 273 40 329.0 329.2 292.2 331.9 0.79 13 400 7588 -16.5 -32.0 25 15.5 -19.9 280 38 333.5 333.7 293.3 336.0 0.65 14 350 8578 -23.1 -30.4 51 7.4 -24.6 288 39 337.7 337.8 294.6 340.9 0.87 15 300 9692 -30.5 -34.5 68 4.1 -31.2 299 46 342.5 342.6 295.5 345.1 0.68 16 250 10964 -39.4 -42.6 71 3.2 -39.7 306 46 347.6 347.6 296.4 349.0 0.36 17 200 12453 -50.7 -54.4 65 3.7 -50.8 319 50 352.5 352.6 297.3 353.0 0.12 18 150 14269 -64.1 -68.2 57 4.1 -64.1 335 61 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.9 0.03 19 100 16708 -68.0 -82.2 11 14.3 -68.1 346 27 396.4 396.4 304.7 396.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5781.49 m Freezing level: 568.45 mb = 4869.28 m = 15975.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.23 mb = 4054.40 m = 13301.67 ft Precipitable water: 2.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.17 % Est. max temperature: 32.33 C = 90.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.14 mb = 578.12 m = 1896.68 ft T: 25.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.59 C/km ThetaE index: 23.27 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.42 mb = 955.46 m = 3134.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 20.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.34 C = 86.62 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -7.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -5.28 C Showalter Index: -5.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.43 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.34 C Cross Totals Index: 25.09 C K Index: 42.31 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 486.32 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.96 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3416.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 82.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.99 mb = 863.02 m = 2831.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 901.99 mb = 1008.30 m = 3308.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 141.99 mb = 14598.90 m = 47896.07 ft B at Equ Level: 3408.28 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.0 at 28.6 knts Storm direction: 274.0 at 21.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 58.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 282.5 neg: -16.6 tot: 265.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.94 Bulk Rich Number: 25.17 Bulk Shear: 135.76 m/s