MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030000F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030000F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 23Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 48.28,-82.80 Latitude: 48.28 Longitude: -82.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 151 SFC 973 388 20.7 19.2 91 1.5 19.7 267 3 296.1 298.8 293.9 338.0 14.54 2 950 595 19.0 17.3 90 1.7 17.9 289 7 296.5 298.9 293.0 334.6 13.21 3 900 1058 15.7 14.8 95 0.9 15.1 284 10 297.7 299.8 292.3 332.1 11.86 4 850 1542 13.0 13.0 100 -0.0 13.0 272 13 299.7 301.8 292.3 332.3 11.13 5 800 2050 9.8 9.8 100 -0.0 9.7 271 15 301.6 303.3 291.6 329.8 9.53 6 750 2585 7.2 7.2 100 0.0 7.2 281 13 304.4 306.0 291.7 330.0 8.54 7 700 3150 4.3 4.3 100 0.0 4.2 294 14 307.2 308.6 291.7 329.8 7.44 8 650 3749 0.6 0.6 100 0.0 0.6 295 15 309.6 310.8 291.3 328.7 6.16 9 600 4390 -1.7 -2.5 94 0.8 -2.1 290 18 314.1 315.1 291.9 330.9 5.31 10 550 5076 -7.5 -12.1 70 4.6 -9.3 289 25 315.2 315.7 290.0 324.1 2.74 11 500 5809 -12.5 -33.4 16 20.8 -16.7 291 34 317.8 317.8 288.5 319.4 0.46 12 450 6605 -18.3 -36.5 19 18.2 -21.4 284 37 320.2 320.3 289.2 321.6 0.37 13 400 7471 -24.8 -46.2 12 21.4 -27.1 280 38 322.7 322.7 289.8 323.3 0.15 14 350 8426 -32.7 -46.7 24 13.9 -33.9 279 40 324.6 324.6 290.3 325.2 0.16 15 300 9491 -41.0 -46.7 54 5.7 -41.4 281 44 327.5 327.6 291.2 328.3 0.19 16 250 10706 -50.8 -54.1 69 3.2 -51.0 284 40 330.5 330.5 291.9 330.9 0.10 17 200 12124 -57.5 -65.6 35 8.0 -57.7 283 47 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.7 0.03 18 150 13955 -55.0 -80.8 3 25.9 -55.4 282 44 375.4 375.4 301.5 375.4 0.00 19 100 16533 -56.0 -84.2 2 28.3 -56.5 295 30 419.6 419.6 307.7 419.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5657.83 m Freezing level: 637.01 mb = 3915.66 m = 12846.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.00 mb = 3885.70 m = 12748.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.89 % Est. max temperature: 25.23 C = 77.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.31 mb = 574.25 m = 1884.00 ft T: 19.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.32 C/km ThetaE index: 5.96 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.46 mb = 1044.22 m = 3425.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.16 C = 71.89 F Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lifted Index: -3.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.32 C Showalter Index: -2.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.03 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.51 C Cross Totals Index: 25.52 C K Index: 38.49 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 255.39 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.57 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 922.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.00 mb = 991.84 m = 3254.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 892.00 mb = 1133.73 m = 3719.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.00 mb = 11181.12 m = 36683.03 ft B at Equ Level: 914.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 162.00 mb = 13465.15 m = 44176.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 287.0 at 18.4 knts Storm direction: 317.0 at 13.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 1.0 tot: 2.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 27.5 neg: -2.9 tot: 24.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.5 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 53.90 Bulk Shear: 17.12 m/s