MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F035.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F035.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 35 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 51.18,-112.42 Latitude: 51.18 Longitude: -112.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 102 1 950 550 SFC 911 917 22.7 17.9 74 4.8 19.4 116 5 303.9 306.5 295.8 346.5 14.33 3 900 1023 21.3 17.2 77 4.2 18.5 114 5 303.5 306.1 295.4 344.5 13.83 4 850 1515 16.4 16.0 97 0.5 16.1 108 6 303.4 305.9 295.2 343.7 13.57 5 800 2029 12.7 11.2 91 1.4 11.7 93 16 304.6 306.6 293.3 336.1 10.52 6 750 2569 10.1 7.6 84 2.6 8.6 103 14 307.6 309.2 292.9 334.2 8.76 7 700 3141 6.7 6.0 95 0.7 6.3 125 12 310.0 311.5 293.3 335.8 8.42 8 650 3747 3.9 -3.6 58 7.6 0.2 136 14 313.4 314.3 291.0 327.7 4.50 9 600 4392 -0.4 -4.2 76 3.7 -2.3 134 13 315.6 316.5 291.9 330.5 4.68 10 550 5083 -4.5 -9.5 68 5.0 -6.6 122 11 318.8 319.5 291.7 329.9 3.39 11 500 5827 -8.6 -23.1 30 14.4 -12.9 107 17 322.5 322.7 290.7 326.6 1.19 12 450 6635 -14.3 -33.5 18 19.1 -18.3 108 17 325.2 325.3 290.9 327.0 0.50 13 400 7516 -20.5 -35.0 26 14.6 -23.1 152 13 328.4 328.5 291.7 330.2 0.49 14 350 8490 -27.6 -34.0 54 6.5 -28.6 137 14 331.6 331.7 292.7 333.9 0.61 15 300 9580 -35.5 -41.4 55 5.8 -36.2 135 10 335.3 335.3 293.4 336.6 0.34 16 250 10823 -45.5 -53.6 40 8.0 -45.9 207 9 338.4 338.4 294.0 338.8 0.10 17 200 12267 -56.7 -59.5 70 2.8 -56.7 205 9 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.3 0.06 18 150 14108 -52.7 -81.7 2 29.0 -53.1 265 8 379.4 379.4 302.2 379.4 0.00 19 100 16705 -56.3 -84.5 2 28.2 -56.8 285 4 418.9 418.9 307.6 418.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5724.95 m Freezing level: 605.12 mb = 4325.91 m = 14192.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.03 mb = 3796.23 m = 12454.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.64 % Est. max temperature: 25.70 C = 78.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 848.91 mb = 1525.80 m = 5005.86 ft T: 16.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 12.30 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 834.38 mb = 1672.17 m = 5486.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.62 C = 72.71 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -3.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.83 C Showalter Index: -3.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.74 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.10 C Cross Totals Index: 24.64 C K Index: 40.36 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 235.32 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1054.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 836.08 mb = 1654.82 m = 5429.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 831.08 mb = 1705.66 m = 5595.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 201.08 mb = 12231.71 m = 40129.79 ft B at Equ Level: 1041.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 151.08 mb = 14061.71 m = 46133.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 115.4 at 13.1 knts Storm direction: 145.4 at 9.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 1.5 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 120.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 24.7 neg: -0.4 tot: 24.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.0 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 129.10 Bulk Shear: 8.16 m/s