MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F008.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F008.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 8 hour NAM valid 20Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 49.05,-84.95 Latitude: 49.05 Longitude: -84.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 195 SFC 981 364 21.2 16.7 76 4.5 18.2 281 7 296.0 298.2 292.1 331.4 12.29 2 950 637 18.3 13.2 72 5.0 15.1 293 13 295.7 297.5 290.2 324.8 10.10 3 900 1098 14.8 9.8 72 5.1 11.8 302 16 296.8 298.3 289.2 321.4 8.46 4 850 1578 10.6 7.4 81 3.2 8.8 303 17 297.2 298.6 288.5 319.4 7.61 5 800 2080 7.4 -2.5 49 9.9 2.7 302 25 299.1 299.8 285.7 311.0 3.97 6 750 2608 4.9 -17.4 18 22.3 -2.6 304 24 301.9 302.1 283.8 306.1 1.30 7 700 3166 0.9 -10.0 44 11.0 -3.4 306 24 303.5 304.0 285.8 311.5 2.54 8 650 3757 -2.8 -7.6 69 4.8 -4.8 309 26 305.8 306.4 287.5 316.1 3.31 9 600 4387 -6.8 -11.8 67 5.0 -8.7 311 28 308.2 308.7 287.6 316.4 2.57 10 550 5061 -11.1 -18.3 56 7.1 -13.3 315 27 310.9 311.2 287.5 316.3 1.65 11 500 5785 -16.5 -22.4 60 5.9 -18.0 319 27 313.0 313.2 287.8 317.2 1.27 12 450 6567 -22.4 -25.9 73 3.5 -23.2 315 29 315.1 315.2 288.3 318.5 1.03 13 400 7420 -29.4 -35.4 56 6.1 -30.2 317 30 316.8 316.9 288.2 318.5 0.47 14 350 8358 -36.7 -45.7 39 9.0 -37.4 317 31 319.2 319.2 288.7 319.9 0.18 15 300 9407 -45.0 -54.1 36 9.0 -45.4 315 37 321.9 321.9 289.4 322.2 0.08 16 250 10599 -53.8 -59.4 50 5.6 -53.9 309 42 326.1 326.1 290.6 326.3 0.05 17 200 12018 -55.3 -71.5 12 16.2 -55.5 313 36 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.01 18 150 13871 -51.2 -80.6 2 29.4 -51.8 303 36 381.8 381.8 302.5 381.8 0.00 19 100 16494 -53.3 -82.1 2 28.9 -53.9 302 22 424.8 424.8 308.3 424.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5589.61 m Freezing level: 687.54 mb = 3313.74 m = 10871.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 774.54 mb = 2344.78 m = 7692.76 ft Precipitable water: 0.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.46 % Est. max temperature: 23.11 C = 73.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.89 mb = 930.04 m = 3051.28 ft T: 16.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.65 C/km ThetaE index: 25.32 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 854.30 mb = 1535.91 m = 5039.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.36 C = 72.25 F Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lifted Index: -2.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.19 C Showalter Index: 0.27 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.87 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.02 C Cross Totals Index: 23.85 C K Index: 23.41 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 187.66 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.47 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 543.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.64 mb = 1425.07 m = 4675.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 830.64 mb = 1769.00 m = 5803.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 270.64 mb = 10080.10 m = 33070.78 ft B at Equ Level: 538.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 200.64 mb = 11997.49 m = 39361.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 309.1 at 23.5 knts Storm direction: 339.1 at 17.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 0.8 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 60.9 neg: -0.0 tot: 60.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.8 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 24.22 Bulk Shear: 22.46 m/s