MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021800F051.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508021800F051.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 21Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 44.77,-78.99 Latitude: 44.77 Longitude: -78.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 180 SFC 989 274 25.3 18.0 64 7.3 20.3 269 2 299.4 301.8 293.8 338.0 13.23 2 950 627 21.4 16.3 73 5.0 18.0 289 3 298.9 301.1 293.0 335.0 12.38 3 900 1093 17.0 14.8 87 2.1 15.5 295 2 299.0 301.1 292.7 333.6 11.85 4 850 1577 12.5 12.5 100 -0.0 12.4 291 1 299.2 301.2 291.9 330.6 10.75 5 800 2084 11.2 -7.9 25 19.1 2.8 210 2 303.1 303.6 285.8 311.3 2.63 6 750 2618 7.5 -12.6 22 20.1 -0.3 214 3 304.8 305.1 285.7 310.9 1.94 7 700 3183 4.8 -16.6 20 21.3 -2.9 261 3 307.8 308.0 286.2 312.6 1.49 8 650 3782 1.5 -18.5 21 20.0 -5.3 273 7 310.6 310.9 287.1 315.1 1.36 9 600 4421 -2.8 -21.5 22 18.8 -8.5 262 9 312.9 313.2 287.7 316.8 1.14 10 550 5105 -7.2 -27.4 18 20.3 -12.3 263 12 315.6 315.7 288.1 318.1 0.73 11 500 5839 -11.9 -37.5 10 25.5 -16.6 265 19 318.5 318.5 288.6 319.6 0.31 12 450 6638 -17.1 -40.5 11 23.5 -20.7 269 23 321.8 321.8 289.6 322.7 0.25 13 400 7508 -24.5 -43.2 16 18.8 -26.7 257 28 323.2 323.3 290.0 324.0 0.21 14 350 8463 -32.5 -50.7 15 18.2 -33.8 256 28 325.0 325.0 290.4 325.4 0.10 15 300 9531 -40.5 -50.7 33 10.2 -41.1 259 33 328.4 328.4 291.4 328.8 0.12 16 250 10748 -49.7 -56.3 45 6.7 -49.9 265 36 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.6 0.07 17 200 12184 -54.6 -67.1 20 12.4 -54.9 257 48 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.3 0.02 18 150 14029 -54.6 -83.1 2 28.6 -54.9 263 51 376.1 376.1 301.6 376.1 0.00 19 100 16592 -59.5 -86.9 2 27.5 -59.7 260 26 412.9 412.9 306.9 412.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.80 m Freezing level: 632.74 mb = 4002.87 m = 13132.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 755.24 mb = 2560.67 m = 8401.05 ft Precipitable water: 0.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.44 % Est. max temperature: 25.94 C = 78.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 889.13 mb = 1195.64 m = 3922.67 ft T: 16.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.29 C/km ThetaE index: 27.05 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 878.52 mb = 1297.48 m = 4256.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.01 C = 77.02 F Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lifted Index: -3.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.29 C Showalter Index: -1.01 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.83 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.41 C Cross Totals Index: 24.42 C K Index: 15.55 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 169.93 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 953.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.71 mb = 1285.99 m = 4219.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 874.71 mb = 1334.30 m = 4377.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.71 mb = 11154.50 m = 36595.68 ft B at Equ Level: 939.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 164.71 mb = 13429.24 m = 44058.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 263.5 at 7.1 knts Storm direction: 293.5 at 5.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.5 neg: 0.4 tot: 0.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 28.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: -0.8 tot: 4.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.29 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 1.7 stream: 0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 299.45 Bulk Shear: 3.18 m/s