MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030000F020.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030000F020.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 20 hour NAM valid 20Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 48.18,-71.20 Latitude: 48.18 Longitude: -71.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 961 425 26.1 15.2 51 10.9 18.8 231 14 302.7 304.8 293.4 336.5 11.41 2 950 524 24.5 13.9 52 10.6 17.5 231 21 302.1 304.0 292.6 333.3 10.56 3 900 994 19.7 12.5 63 7.2 15.1 231 29 301.9 303.7 292.2 332.0 10.17 4 850 1483 15.0 11.4 79 3.6 12.7 232 31 301.9 303.7 292.1 331.5 10.01 5 800 1993 10.1 9.5 96 0.6 9.7 240 34 301.9 303.7 291.6 329.7 9.36 6 750 2526 6.5 1.2 69 5.3 3.7 253 37 303.6 304.7 288.9 320.5 5.57 7 700 3088 2.6 -0.6 79 3.2 1.0 252 39 305.4 306.3 289.2 321.4 5.23 8 650 3684 -1.0 -7.7 61 6.7 -3.9 259 39 307.8 308.4 288.1 318.1 3.29 9 600 4318 -4.7 -10.7 63 6.0 -7.1 258 42 310.6 311.2 288.6 319.6 2.82 10 550 4997 -8.9 -16.3 55 7.4 -11.3 260 45 313.6 313.9 288.7 320.0 1.95 11 500 5728 -13.0 -26.0 33 13.1 -16.2 264 43 317.2 317.4 288.9 320.4 0.91 12 450 6524 -17.6 -24.7 54 7.1 -19.4 277 43 321.1 321.3 290.3 325.0 1.14 13 400 7396 -22.7 -29.9 52 7.2 -24.2 264 51 325.4 325.6 291.2 328.3 0.80 14 350 8360 -30.4 -39.7 40 9.3 -31.5 261 50 327.8 327.9 291.5 329.1 0.35 15 300 9436 -39.8 -48.3 40 8.6 -40.4 253 47 329.3 329.4 291.7 329.9 0.16 16 250 10651 -50.7 -57.1 46 6.5 -50.8 268 51 330.7 330.8 292.0 331.0 0.07 17 200 12064 -61.2 -67.1 45 6.0 -61.2 268 49 335.9 335.9 293.3 336.0 0.02 18 150 13876 -54.1 -77.0 4 22.8 -54.5 252 39 376.8 376.8 301.7 376.8 0.01 19 100 16464 -54.3 -83.0 2 28.6 -54.9 249 30 422.8 422.8 308.0 422.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5653.41 m Freezing level: 664.28 mb = 3513.50 m = 11527.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 689.62 mb = 3208.38 m = 10526.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.69 % Est. max temperature: 25.36 C = 77.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 819.67 mb = 1788.34 m = 5867.18 ft T: 12.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.90 C/km ThetaE index: 15.99 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 810.16 mb = 1886.47 m = 6189.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.36 C = 77.65 F Cap Strength: -0.02 C Lifted Index: -2.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.63 C Showalter Index: -2.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.38 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.00 C Cross Totals Index: 24.38 C K Index: 36.19 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 402.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 645.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 810.01 mb = 1888.02 m = 6194.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 805.01 mb = 1940.08 m = 6365.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.01 mb = 11042.96 m = 36229.73 ft B at Equ Level: 643.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.01 mb = 13275.80 m = 43555.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.2 at 37.9 knts Storm direction: 284.2 at 28.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 195.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 195.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.69 Bulk Rich Number: 13.56 Bulk Shear: 47.58 m/s