MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 22Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 50.99,-106.94 Latitude: 50.99 Longitude: -106.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 137 SFC 953 567 30.4 17.4 46 12.9 21.3 143 10 307.7 310.2 296.1 347.8 13.27 2 950 593 28.9 16.9 48 12.0 20.6 143 10 306.5 308.9 295.6 345.2 12.87 3 900 1070 23.7 15.9 62 7.8 18.4 146 12 306.0 308.4 295.3 344.2 12.74 4 850 1566 18.9 15.0 78 3.8 16.3 148 12 305.9 308.3 295.3 344.0 12.72 5 800 2083 13.9 13.8 100 0.1 13.8 152 13 305.9 308.2 295.1 343.4 12.48 6 750 2625 9.4 8.5 94 0.9 8.9 174 15 306.7 308.5 293.0 335.0 9.33 7 700 3193 5.7 -5.1 45 10.9 0.7 184 8 308.8 309.5 288.9 320.5 3.73 8 650 3797 3.7 -16.1 22 19.8 -3.6 193 7 313.2 313.5 288.3 318.7 1.67 9 600 4442 -0.8 -12.1 42 11.4 -5.3 204 9 315.2 315.7 289.8 323.4 2.51 10 550 5129 -5.8 -12.9 57 7.2 -8.5 205 11 317.2 317.7 290.5 325.7 2.57 11 500 5869 -10.4 -28.9 20 18.5 -14.9 206 11 320.3 320.4 289.6 322.8 0.70 12 450 6671 -16.0 -45.5 6 29.4 -20.2 206 10 323.1 323.1 289.9 323.6 0.15 13 400 7544 -23.0 -48.1 8 25.1 -25.8 205 7 325.0 325.1 290.4 325.5 0.12 14 350 8507 -30.1 -52.8 9 22.7 -31.9 264 7 328.1 328.1 291.3 328.4 0.08 15 300 9586 -38.5 -53.4 19 15.0 -39.3 277 13 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.5 0.09 16 250 10816 -47.0 -53.9 45 6.9 -47.3 293 35 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.5 0.10 17 200 12261 -52.8 -70.1 10 17.4 -53.1 306 13 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.02 18 150 14109 -55.3 -83.8 2 28.4 -55.7 298 15 374.7 374.7 301.4 374.7 0.00 19 100 16684 -57.0 -85.0 2 28.0 -57.4 328 18 417.7 417.7 307.4 417.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5731.54 m Freezing level: 608.49 mb = 4332.10 m = 14212.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 692.23 mb = 3283.96 m = 10774.00 ft Precipitable water: 1.31 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.77 % Est. max temperature: 28.56 C = 83.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 789.86 mb = 2190.42 m = 7186.32 ft T: 12.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 29.08 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 803.52 mb = 2046.02 m = 6712.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.57 C = 83.42 F Cap Strength: -0.20 C Lifted Index: -5.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.31 C Showalter Index: -5.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.76 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.30 C Cross Totals Index: 25.46 C K Index: 33.44 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 330.95 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.21 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1877.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 801.34 mb = 2069.15 m = 6788.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 796.34 mb = 2121.88 m = 6961.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 216.34 mb = 11752.50 m = 38557.60 ft B at Equ Level: 1871.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 126.34 mb = 15199.22 m = 49865.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 181.3 at 10.7 knts Storm direction: 211.3 at 8.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 8.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 24.8 neg: -5.0 tot: 19.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.9 stream: 0.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 310.36 Bulk Shear: 6.05 m/s