MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021200F031.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021200F031.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 31 hour NAM valid 19Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 48.47,-70.16 Latitude: 48.47 Longitude: -70.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 1 950 511 SFC 939 609 23.3 16.0 63 7.3 18.4 216 16 301.8 304.0 293.8 337.9 12.23 3 900 979 18.3 13.4 73 5.0 15.1 224 32 300.4 302.4 292.3 332.1 10.78 4 850 1466 13.8 11.1 83 2.8 12.1 229 40 300.6 302.4 291.6 329.4 9.79 5 800 1974 10.2 7.1 81 3.1 8.4 240 44 302.0 303.5 290.5 325.7 7.95 6 750 2509 7.7 -0.5 56 8.2 3.5 246 47 305.0 305.9 288.7 320.0 4.91 7 700 3074 4.0 -5.4 50 9.4 -0.3 247 46 306.9 307.6 288.2 318.2 3.65 8 650 3672 0.4 -7.1 57 7.4 -2.9 254 43 309.4 310.0 288.8 320.3 3.46 9 600 4309 -3.6 -13.5 46 9.9 -7.2 257 45 312.0 312.4 288.5 319.3 2.25 10 550 4990 -8.1 -14.6 59 6.5 -10.4 258 45 314.5 314.9 289.3 321.8 2.24 11 500 5724 -12.1 -15.0 79 2.9 -13.1 268 44 318.3 318.8 290.6 326.2 2.39 12 450 6523 -17.0 -22.9 60 5.8 -18.6 266 47 321.8 322.1 290.7 326.5 1.35 13 400 7395 -23.3 -30.3 53 7.0 -24.6 260 48 324.7 324.8 291.0 327.4 0.77 14 350 8356 -31.2 -37.9 52 6.6 -32.0 259 53 326.7 326.7 291.2 328.2 0.42 15 300 9430 -40.0 -55.2 18 15.1 -40.8 252 52 328.9 328.9 291.5 329.2 0.07 16 250 10643 -51.4 -57.8 47 6.4 -51.6 259 51 329.6 329.6 291.7 329.9 0.06 17 200 12051 -62.6 -65.0 73 2.4 -62.6 258 50 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.8 0.03 18 150 13855 -54.3 -83.0 2 28.6 -54.8 253 46 376.4 376.4 301.6 376.4 0.00 19 100 16456 -54.5 -83.1 2 28.6 -55.1 254 31 422.3 422.3 308.0 422.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5661.46 m Freezing level: 645.50 mb = 3729.13 m = 12234.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 704.29 mb = 3023.56 m = 9919.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.07 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.06 % Est. max temperature: 24.11 C = 75.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 843.38 mb = 1531.32 m = 5023.97 ft T: 13.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.06 C/km ThetaE index: 19.64 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 822.66 mb = 1739.85 m = 5708.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.88 C = 73.19 F Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lifted Index: -1.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.11 C Showalter Index: -0.55 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.04 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.89 C Cross Totals Index: 23.14 C K Index: 27.56 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 361.06 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.72 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 513.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 829.96 mb = 1665.78 m = 5465.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 804.96 mb = 1922.18 m = 6306.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.96 mb = 11596.39 m = 38045.45 ft B at Equ Level: 509.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 164.96 mb = 13258.86 m = 43499.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.6 at 43.0 knts Storm direction: 281.6 at 32.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 321.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 321.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 107.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.00 Bulk Rich Number: 6.80 Bulk Shear: 75.52 m/s