MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F006.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F006.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 18Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 41.62,-71.29 Latitude: 41.62 Longitude: -71.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1021 -1 19.8 17.0 84 2.8 17.9 22 12 291.2 293.3 290.3 325.1 12.00 1 1000 174 17.5 15.5 88 2.0 16.3 21 15 290.7 292.7 289.4 322.2 11.17 2 950 612 13.6 13.2 98 0.4 13.4 23 22 291.0 292.8 288.6 319.5 10.10 3 900 1066 11.2 8.2 82 2.9 9.5 33 28 293.0 294.4 287.1 314.9 7.61 4 850 1542 10.3 3.8 64 6.5 6.8 21 17 296.9 298.0 286.8 314.3 5.91 5 800 2046 9.5 4.5 71 4.9 6.8 331 8 301.3 302.5 289.0 321.0 6.63 6 750 2580 7.2 6.2 93 1.0 6.6 298 10 304.4 305.8 291.2 328.2 7.94 7 700 3147 5.6 -2.7 55 8.3 1.5 293 15 308.7 309.5 289.5 322.6 4.47 8 650 3750 3.6 -12.5 30 16.1 -2.9 282 19 313.1 313.5 288.9 320.4 2.25 9 600 4396 0.9 -22.0 16 22.8 -6.5 270 26 317.1 317.3 289.0 320.9 1.10 10 550 5088 -4.2 -16.0 39 11.8 -8.4 253 31 319.1 319.5 290.5 325.8 2.00 11 500 5834 -7.7 -43.1 4 35.3 -14.1 255 34 323.6 323.7 290.0 324.3 0.17 12 450 6646 -11.3 -41.5 6 30.2 -16.8 244 48 329.0 329.0 291.7 329.9 0.22 13 400 7538 -17.5 -40.8 11 23.3 -21.3 236 53 332.3 332.3 292.6 333.3 0.27 14 350 8525 -23.0 -54.0 4 30.9 -26.2 240 62 337.7 337.7 293.8 338.0 0.07 15 300 9635 -31.8 -39.7 45 8.0 -32.8 227 71 340.6 340.7 294.8 342.2 0.40 16 250 10898 -41.2 -45.1 66 3.9 -41.5 227 79 344.9 344.9 295.7 346.0 0.27 17 200 12377 -52.0 -60.6 34 8.7 -52.2 225 85 350.5 350.5 296.8 350.7 0.05 18 150 14185 -63.4 -75.3 18 11.9 -63.5 228 82 360.9 360.9 298.9 360.9 0.01 19 100 16665 -64.9 -85.6 4 20.8 -65.0 232 39 402.4 402.4 305.5 402.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.55 m Freezing level: 591.32 mb = 4516.50 m = 14817.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 682.88 mb = 3348.44 m = 10985.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.40 % Est. max temperature: 23.85 C = 74.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.72 mb = 348.91 m = 1144.71 ft T: 15.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.96 C/km ThetaE index: 10.78 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 951.95 mb = 594.30 m = 1949.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.53 C = 67.15 F Cap Strength: 7.51 C Lifted Index: 8.37 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.94 C Showalter Index: 11.94 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 29.51 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.00 C Cross Totals Index: 11.51 C K Index: 13.47 Risk: None Sweat Index: 113.90 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.25 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 950.54 mb = 607.02 m = 1991.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 945.54 mb = 651.41 m = 2137.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 885.54 mb = 1201.03 m = 3940.35 ft B at Equ Level: 8.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 845.54 mb = 1585.95 m = 5203.19 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 295.1 at 21.0 knts Storm direction: 325.1 at 15.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 5.5 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 58.6 neg: -38.6 tot: 20.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.24 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 87.53 m/s