MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030000F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030000F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 49.76,-106.48 Latitude: 49.76 Longitude: -106.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 81 1 950 529 SFC 926 755 26.0 16.8 57 9.2 19.6 174 8 305.8 308.3 295.6 345.2 13.14 3 900 1005 22.9 15.7 64 7.1 18.0 171 10 305.1 307.4 295.0 342.6 12.56 4 850 1499 18.0 14.8 81 3.3 15.8 168 10 305.1 307.4 294.9 342.5 12.52 5 800 2015 13.3 13.4 100 -0.0 13.4 173 11 305.4 307.6 294.7 341.7 12.13 6 750 2555 9.3 8.1 93 1.1 8.6 206 15 306.6 308.3 292.8 334.1 9.10 7 700 3126 6.7 3.2 79 3.4 4.7 210 16 309.9 311.2 292.0 331.2 6.91 8 650 3731 3.2 -1.1 74 4.2 1.0 217 14 312.5 313.6 291.6 329.6 5.45 9 600 4375 -0.8 -3.6 82 2.7 -2.2 226 12 315.1 316.1 291.9 330.7 4.90 10 550 5065 -5.0 -8.9 74 3.9 -6.7 230 11 318.2 318.9 291.6 329.8 3.56 11 500 5807 -9.6 -14.0 71 4.3 -11.2 239 13 321.3 321.8 291.7 330.0 2.60 12 450 6613 -15.0 -20.1 65 5.2 -16.5 245 12 324.4 324.8 291.8 330.4 1.72 13 400 7493 -20.7 -23.0 82 2.3 -21.4 258 13 328.0 328.3 292.6 333.3 1.50 14 350 8464 -27.7 -40.2 30 12.4 -29.4 225 13 331.3 331.4 292.4 332.6 0.33 15 300 9553 -36.5 -49.0 27 12.4 -37.5 195 19 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.5 0.15 16 250 10787 -46.7 -50.4 66 3.7 -46.9 204 19 336.6 336.6 293.6 337.2 0.15 17 200 12234 -54.5 -62.4 37 8.0 -54.6 196 21 346.5 346.5 295.9 346.7 0.04 18 150 14096 -51.5 -80.8 2 29.3 -52.0 213 6 381.4 381.4 302.5 381.4 0.00 19 100 16688 -57.7 -85.6 2 27.9 -58.2 252 4 416.1 416.1 307.3 416.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.04 m Freezing level: 610.53 mb = 4239.51 m = 13908.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.87 mb = 3920.59 m = 12862.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.60 % Est. max temperature: 26.17 C = 79.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 809.58 mb = 1913.93 m = 6279.23 ft T: 14.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.08 C/km ThetaE index: 15.57 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 807.42 mb = 1936.70 m = 6353.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.54 C = 77.97 F Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lifted Index: -3.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.86 C Showalter Index: -3.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.10 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.69 C Cross Totals Index: 24.40 C K Index: 39.03 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 272.84 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1240.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 809.44 mb = 1915.41 m = 6284.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 804.44 mb = 1968.14 m = 6457.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.44 mb = 11781.67 m = 38653.30 ft B at Equ Level: 1230.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.44 mb = 14337.54 m = 47038.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.6 at 12.5 knts Storm direction: 244.6 at 9.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 0.3 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 34.1 neg: -0.0 tot: 34.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.7 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.24 Bulk Rich Number: 127.11 Bulk Shear: 9.76 m/s