MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021200F025.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021200F025.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 25 hour NAM valid 13Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 45.73,-118.89 Latitude: 45.73 Longitude: -118.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 151 SFC 968 426 15.7 7.2 57 8.5 10.9 158 4 291.5 292.7 285.4 310.3 6.58 2 950 591 18.4 7.7 50 10.7 12.2 259 13 295.9 297.1 287.5 316.2 6.96 3 900 1052 17.2 6.4 49 10.9 11.0 256 14 299.3 300.5 288.5 319.1 6.70 4 850 1540 16.6 5.8 49 10.8 10.3 256 7 303.5 304.8 290.0 324.0 6.82 5 800 2054 14.0 1.7 43 12.3 7.3 263 4 306.1 307.1 289.6 322.7 5.42 6 750 2594 10.5 -0.7 46 11.2 4.6 279 7 307.9 308.8 289.6 322.9 4.84 7 700 3164 6.0 -2.3 56 8.2 1.8 258 9 309.1 310.0 289.8 323.5 4.63 8 650 3766 1.6 -2.0 77 3.6 -0.3 224 13 310.7 311.7 290.7 326.5 5.07 9 600 4404 -3.2 -6.9 76 3.6 -4.8 235 14 312.4 313.1 290.1 324.5 3.81 10 550 5087 -8.0 -16.1 52 8.1 -10.7 246 12 314.6 315.0 289.1 321.2 1.98 11 500 5820 -12.7 -21.8 46 9.1 -15.3 231 17 317.5 317.8 289.4 322.0 1.33 12 450 6616 -18.3 -27.1 46 8.9 -20.3 221 22 320.3 320.5 289.8 323.5 0.92 13 400 7483 -24.4 -46.9 11 22.4 -26.9 232 23 323.2 323.3 289.9 323.8 0.14 14 350 8440 -32.2 -41.0 41 8.8 -33.2 225 25 325.3 325.3 290.7 326.4 0.30 15 300 9507 -41.0 -48.3 45 7.4 -41.4 232 28 327.6 327.7 291.2 328.3 0.16 16 250 10722 -49.4 -59.2 31 9.9 -49.7 245 37 332.7 332.7 292.5 332.9 0.05 17 200 12174 -50.2 -73.6 5 23.4 -50.6 250 47 353.4 353.4 297.4 353.4 0.01 18 150 14059 -48.8 -78.8 2 30.0 -49.6 245 35 385.9 385.9 303.2 386.0 0.01 19 100 16658 -58.6 -86.3 2 27.7 -59.0 219 14 414.5 414.5 307.0 414.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.36 m Freezing level: 633.77 mb = 3972.92 m = 13034.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.48 mb = 3685.17 m = 12090.29 ft Precipitable water: 0.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.86 % Est. max temperature: 29.21 C = 84.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 852.69 mb = 1512.70 m = 4962.88 ft T: 16.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.04 C/km ThetaE index: 1.36 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 655.37 mb = 3698.84 m = 12135.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.55 C = 94.19 F Cap Strength: 8.24 C Lifted Index: 4.88 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.47 C Showalter Index: 1.48 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.89 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.34 C Cross Totals Index: 18.55 C K Index: 26.93 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 100.25 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.35 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 27.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10792.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 782.41 mb = 2239.83 m = 7348.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.2 at 11.6 knts Storm direction: 272.2 at 8.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 0.8 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 29.9 neg: -8.0 tot: 21.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 29.53 Bulk Shear: 0.95 m/s