MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021200F032.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021200F032.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 32 hour NAM valid 20Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 51.57,-112.74 Latitude: 51.57 Longitude: -112.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 1 950 527 SFC 919 822 24.9 16.8 61 8.2 19.3 229 3 305.4 307.8 295.4 344.8 13.18 3 900 1000 21.5 15.7 70 5.8 17.6 209 3 303.6 306.0 294.6 341.0 12.57 4 850 1492 16.6 14.3 86 2.3 15.1 159 3 303.6 305.8 294.3 339.7 12.15 5 800 2006 12.5 10.6 88 1.9 11.3 117 10 304.4 306.3 292.9 334.5 10.06 6 750 2545 9.2 5.4 77 3.8 7.0 111 14 306.5 307.9 291.5 329.4 7.53 7 700 3114 5.5 3.7 88 1.8 4.5 123 10 308.6 309.9 291.9 330.5 7.16 8 650 3717 2.2 -1.1 78 3.4 0.5 124 11 311.5 312.5 291.3 328.5 5.43 9 600 4358 -1.7 -7.2 66 5.5 -4.1 121 10 314.2 314.9 290.6 326.1 3.72 10 550 5045 -6.0 -7.4 90 1.4 -6.6 131 12 317.0 317.7 291.7 329.9 4.00 11 500 5786 -10.1 -15.1 67 5.0 -11.9 139 11 320.7 321.1 291.3 328.6 2.36 12 450 6591 -14.5 -45.2 5 30.7 -19.1 130 7 325.0 325.0 290.5 325.5 0.15 13 400 7470 -21.1 -23.7 80 2.6 -21.8 142 10 327.6 327.8 292.4 332.5 1.41 14 350 8443 -27.5 -29.9 80 2.4 -28.0 158 22 331.6 331.8 293.0 335.0 0.91 15 300 9533 -36.3 -39.7 71 3.4 -36.7 154 16 334.1 334.2 293.2 335.7 0.40 16 250 10768 -47.3 -50.8 67 3.5 -47.4 149 20 335.8 335.8 293.4 336.3 0.14 17 200 12209 -54.9 -65.7 25 10.8 -55.2 160 27 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.9 0.03 18 150 14064 -51.1 -80.5 2 29.4 -51.6 195 17 382.1 382.1 302.6 382.1 0.00 19 100 16668 -55.7 -84.0 2 28.3 -56.2 183 7 420.2 420.2 307.7 420.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.25 m Freezing level: 621.37 mb = 4084.05 m = 13398.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.44 mb = 3785.40 m = 12419.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.48 % Est. max temperature: 25.25 C = 77.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 815.18 mb = 1846.47 m = 6057.91 ft T: 13.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.85 C/km ThetaE index: 15.44 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 814.06 mb = 1858.12 m = 6096.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.74 C = 74.74 F Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lifted Index: -3.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.21 C Showalter Index: -3.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.25 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.79 C Cross Totals Index: 24.46 C K Index: 39.33 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 233.72 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 901.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 818.26 mb = 1814.52 m = 5953.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 803.26 mb = 1971.24 m = 6467.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.26 mb = 11498.53 m = 37724.37 ft B at Equ Level: 890.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.26 mb = 13517.37 m = 44347.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 127.3 at 9.5 knts Storm direction: 157.3 at 7.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 2.4 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 134.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 9.1 neg: -0.7 tot: 8.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.7 stream: 1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 81.67 Bulk Shear: 11.03 m/s