MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030000F024.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030000F024.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 51.27,-107.66 Latitude: 51.27 Longitude: -107.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 1 950 529 SFC 945 578 21.8 19.7 88 2.1 20.4 168 12 299.8 302.7 295.6 345.2 15.50 3 900 997 18.8 17.3 91 1.5 17.8 154 21 300.8 303.4 294.7 341.7 13.91 4 850 1487 15.8 15.7 99 0.1 15.8 127 21 302.7 305.2 294.8 342.2 13.33 5 800 2001 12.7 12.7 100 0.0 12.7 126 24 304.7 306.9 294.1 339.3 11.60 6 750 2540 8.2 7.7 97 0.5 7.9 128 25 305.5 307.1 292.3 332.1 8.84 7 700 3107 5.0 3.3 89 1.7 4.1 125 26 308.0 309.3 291.5 329.2 6.93 8 650 3709 1.7 1.1 95 0.7 1.4 122 24 310.9 312.1 291.9 330.7 6.39 9 600 4352 -1.2 -1.2 100 0.0 -1.2 122 21 314.8 315.9 292.6 333.3 5.86 10 550 5042 -4.4 -4.4 100 0.0 -4.4 134 22 318.9 319.8 293.0 335.0 5.01 11 500 5788 -8.4 -8.4 100 0.0 -8.4 146 21 322.8 323.6 293.3 336.1 4.05 12 450 6599 -13.6 -13.6 100 0.0 -13.6 152 17 326.2 326.8 293.4 336.3 2.98 13 400 7484 -19.4 -19.5 99 0.1 -19.4 159 16 329.8 330.2 293.6 336.9 2.04 14 350 8460 -27.5 -28.7 89 1.2 -27.7 161 16 331.7 331.9 293.2 335.4 1.02 15 300 9550 -35.7 -39.6 67 3.9 -36.1 160 21 335.1 335.2 293.5 336.6 0.41 16 250 10792 -45.2 -48.5 69 3.3 -45.4 165 27 338.9 338.9 294.2 339.7 0.19 17 200 12243 -56.1 -60.0 61 3.9 -56.2 195 25 343.9 344.0 295.3 344.2 0.06 18 150 14084 -51.2 -80.6 2 29.4 -51.8 233 7 381.8 381.8 302.5 381.8 0.00 19 100 16687 -56.3 -84.5 2 28.2 -56.8 246 7 418.9 418.9 307.6 418.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.11 m Freezing level: 619.89 mb = 4096.71 m = 13440.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.86 mb = 4052.01 m = 13293.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.46 % Est. max temperature: 26.71 C = 80.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.02 mb = 844.70 m = 2771.28 ft T: 19.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.01 C/km ThetaE index: 12.99 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 867.58 mb = 1311.96 m = 4304.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.03 C = 75.25 F Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lifted Index: -2.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.45 C Showalter Index: -2.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.41 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.27 C Cross Totals Index: 24.15 C K Index: 38.25 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 252.12 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.36 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1065.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.29 mb = 1206.70 m = 3958.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 853.29 mb = 1454.27 m = 4771.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 213.29 mb = 11824.75 m = 38794.65 ft B at Equ Level: 1061.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.29 mb = 13944.78 m = 45750.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 132.7 at 22.1 knts Storm direction: 162.7 at 16.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.2 neg: 3.1 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 11.5 neg: -24.2 tot: -12.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -4.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.07 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: -0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 85.54 Bulk Shear: 12.46 m/s