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: 34.98,-95.77 Latitude: 34.98 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 91 SFC 987 207 27.4 24.8 86 2.6 25.4 101 10 301.6 305.4 299.0 361.7 20.30 2 950 544 24.8 23.8 94 0.9 24.1 118 18 302.3 306.0 299.0 361.5 19.96 3 900 1018 22.4 22.5 100 -0.0 22.5 160 20 304.6 308.2 299.2 362.5 19.37 4 850 1516 20.6 20.6 100 -0.0 20.6 191 25 307.7 311.1 299.3 363.0 18.28 5 800 2041 18.0 18.0 100 -0.0 18.0 211 30 310.4 313.5 298.8 360.7 16.48 6 750 2591 13.3 13.3 100 0.0 13.3 217 25 311.0 313.4 296.7 350.4 12.88 7 700 3169 9.9 9.9 100 0.0 9.9 227 23 313.5 315.6 296.1 347.5 11.01 8 650 3782 5.6 4.1 90 1.5 4.7 241 26 315.3 316.8 294.3 340.1 7.92 9 600 4433 1.8 -0.3 86 2.1 0.7 254 32 318.2 319.4 293.9 338.2 6.27 10 550 5131 -1.9 -4.0 86 2.1 -3.0 260 39 321.8 322.8 294.0 338.7 5.18 11 500 5882 -6.9 -8.2 90 1.3 -7.5 262 44 324.7 325.5 293.9 338.4 4.13 12 450 6696 -12.6 -18.8 60 6.2 -14.6 264 45 327.4 327.8 292.8 334.1 1.93 13 400 7585 -18.0 -23.6 61 5.6 -19.6 268 43 331.6 331.9 293.5 336.7 1.42 14 350 8571 -23.5 -24.4 92 1.0 -23.7 276 42 337.1 337.4 295.0 342.6 1.51 15 300 9685 -29.7 -30.8 90 1.1 -29.9 292 44 343.5 343.7 296.0 347.2 0.97 16 250 10962 -38.5 -41.3 74 2.9 -38.8 306 49 348.9 349.0 296.7 350.5 0.41 17 200 12457 -50.0 -53.7 65 3.7 -50.1 318 60 353.6 353.6 297.5 354.1 0.13 18 150 14275 -64.3 -68.4 57 4.1 -64.3 330 70 359.3 359.3 298.6 359.4 0.03 19 100 16720 -66.8 -80.9 12 14.1 -66.9 348 27 398.7 398.7 305.0 398.7 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5791.25 m Freezing level: 575.62 mb = 4773.31 m = 15660.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 590.53 mb = 4560.47 m = 14961.99 ft Precipitable water: 2.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.77 % Est. max temperature: 34.09 C = 93.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.88 mb = 535.40 m = 1756.53 ft T: 24.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.18 C/km ThetaE index: 24.77 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.89 mb = 893.39 m = 2931.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 19.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.75 C = 85.55 F Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lifted Index: -7.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.69 C Showalter Index: -8.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.92 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.45 C Cross Totals Index: 27.47 C K Index: 48.04 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 601.43 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.89 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2941.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 76.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.81 mb = 779.45 m = 2557.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 829.81 mb = 1724.32 m = 5657.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 139.81 mb = 14698.85 m = 48223.99 ft B at Equ Level: 2895.40 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.7 at 29.1 knts Storm direction: 264.7 at 21.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 350.7 neg: -7.3 tot: 343.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 114.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.41 Bulk Rich Number: 14.69 Bulk Shear: 200.30 m/s