MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F007.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F007.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 7 hour NAM valid 19Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 43.12,-80.43 Latitude: 43.12 Longitude: -80.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 218 SFC 995 258 20.4 16.9 80 3.5 18.1 84 3 293.9 296.1 291.4 328.9 12.25 2 950 657 15.9 12.1 78 3.8 13.6 54 7 293.3 295.0 288.8 320.1 9.38 3 900 1114 13.2 6.8 65 6.4 9.6 18 10 295.1 296.3 287.1 315.1 6.90 4 850 1591 8.6 5.3 80 3.3 6.8 10 10 295.1 296.3 286.8 314.2 6.56 5 800 2089 4.9 2.6 85 2.3 3.8 358 10 296.4 297.5 286.5 313.4 5.79 6 750 2614 3.1 1.7 90 1.4 2.4 300 7 300.0 301.0 287.8 317.2 5.79 7 700 3170 1.8 1.0 94 0.8 1.4 281 10 304.5 305.6 289.5 322.3 5.88 8 650 3765 -1.5 -14.8 36 13.3 -6.2 293 19 307.3 307.6 286.5 313.3 1.87 9 600 4398 -5.1 -24.7 20 19.6 -10.4 284 23 310.2 310.4 286.4 313.1 0.86 10 550 5075 -9.4 -36.4 9 27.1 -14.5 283 29 313.0 313.0 286.8 314.1 0.31 11 500 5805 -13.4 -49.7 3 36.4 -18.0 281 38 316.8 316.8 287.8 317.1 0.08 12 450 6597 -18.7 -49.1 5 30.4 -22.2 273 49 319.7 319.7 288.8 320.1 0.10 13 400 7465 -24.2 -51.7 6 27.6 -26.8 267 60 323.5 323.6 289.9 323.9 0.08 14 350 8425 -30.4 -51.4 11 21.0 -32.1 261 72 327.8 327.8 291.2 328.1 0.10 15 300 9503 -38.5 -48.9 33 10.3 -39.2 256 80 331.0 331.1 292.2 331.6 0.15 16 250 10731 -46.7 -58.5 25 11.7 -47.1 250 76 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.8 0.06 17 200 12191 -50.0 -71.1 7 21.0 -50.5 256 75 353.5 353.5 297.4 353.6 0.01 18 150 14051 -54.9 -83.4 2 28.5 -55.3 251 58 375.4 375.4 301.5 375.4 0.00 19 100 16600 -60.0 -87.3 2 27.4 -60.3 262 46 411.9 411.9 306.7 411.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5586.90 m Freezing level: 672.49 mb = 3497.83 m = 11475.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 690.80 mb = 3276.74 m = 10750.33 ft Precipitable water: 0.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.61 % Est. max temperature: 21.72 C = 71.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.50 mb = 696.88 m = 2286.33 ft T: 15.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.76 C/km ThetaE index: 15.47 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.97 mb = 1378.32 m = 4521.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.58 C = 70.84 F Cap Strength: 1.70 C Lifted Index: 2.74 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.16 C Showalter Index: 6.37 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.56 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.94 C Cross Totals Index: 18.62 C K Index: 26.38 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 120.92 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.68 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 46.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.78 mb = 1237.87 m = 4061.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 851.78 mb = 1573.81 m = 5163.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 731.78 mb = 2812.09 m = 9225.91 ft B at Equ Level: 46.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 631.78 mb = 3990.01 m = 13090.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 293.7 at 18.2 knts Storm direction: 323.7 at 13.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 2.4 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 23.9 neg: -35.7 tot: -11.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -3.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.12 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 0.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.73 Bulk Shear: 64.05 m/s