MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021800F031.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021800F031.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 31 hour NAM valid 1Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 50.21,-105.68 Latitude: 50.21 Longitude: -105.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 121 1 950 566 SFC 934 712 18.0 17.6 97 0.4 17.7 183 14 296.9 299.4 293.4 336.4 13.67 3 900 1027 14.5 12.4 87 2.1 13.2 195 28 296.4 298.2 290.5 325.6 10.10 4 850 1511 14.1 9.3 73 4.8 11.2 189 29 300.9 302.5 290.7 326.6 8.70 5 800 2021 12.0 6.5 69 5.5 8.8 179 27 303.9 305.3 290.8 326.8 7.62 6 750 2560 9.3 4.2 71 5.0 6.4 164 25 306.6 307.9 291.0 327.7 6.93 7 700 3130 6.9 2.5 74 4.4 4.5 150 25 310.1 311.4 291.8 330.4 6.57 8 650 3736 3.8 0.8 81 3.0 2.2 140 25 313.3 314.5 292.5 332.9 6.27 9 600 4383 1.0 -0.4 90 1.5 0.3 136 25 317.3 318.5 293.6 337.0 6.19 10 550 5080 -2.6 -4.2 89 1.5 -3.4 136 25 320.9 321.9 293.7 337.5 5.10 11 500 5831 -7.1 -7.9 94 0.8 -7.5 138 24 324.3 325.2 293.9 338.3 4.22 12 450 6645 -12.1 -12.2 99 0.1 -12.2 139 23 328.0 328.7 294.1 339.3 3.33 13 400 7537 -17.2 -17.2 100 0.0 -17.2 139 20 332.6 333.1 294.6 341.3 2.48 14 350 8525 -24.1 -24.1 100 0.0 -24.1 142 16 336.2 336.6 294.8 341.9 1.55 15 300 9631 -32.2 -32.1 100 -0.0 -32.1 160 12 340.1 340.2 295.1 343.3 0.86 16 250 10893 -41.9 -43.2 87 1.3 -42.1 199 13 343.8 343.8 295.6 345.1 0.33 17 200 12358 -55.0 -58.6 64 3.6 -55.1 236 20 345.7 345.7 295.7 346.0 0.07 18 150 14175 -48.8 -69.5 7 20.7 -49.5 296 9 385.9 385.9 303.2 386.0 0.02 19 100 16772 -58.5 -86.2 2 27.7 -58.9 263 6 414.7 414.7 307.1 414.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.18 m Freezing level: 586.07 mb = 4577.38 m = 15017.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 596.56 mb = 4429.52 m = 14532.35 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.46 % Est. max temperature: 25.72 C = 78.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.18 mb = 764.31 m = 2507.56 ft T: 17.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.19 C/km ThetaE index: 10.77 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 759.57 mb = 2453.84 m = 8050.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.02 C = 80.63 F Cap Strength: 4.89 C Lifted Index: 5.16 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.36 C Showalter Index: 5.80 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.66 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.21 C Cross Totals Index: 16.46 C K Index: 26.17 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 194.78 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.30 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8496.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 846.61 mb = 1544.69 m = 5067.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 154.2 at 25.2 knts Storm direction: 184.2 at 18.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 4.1 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -63.7 tot: -63.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -21.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: -5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.54 Bulk Shear: 34.53 m/s