MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030000F027.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030000F027.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 3Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 44.23,-116.95 Latitude: 44.23 Longitude: -116.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 96 1 950 543 SFC 937 666 21.4 14.8 66 6.6 17.1 239 13 300.1 302.2 292.6 333.5 11.39 3 900 1012 21.2 10.1 49 11.1 14.3 238 16 303.4 305.0 291.5 329.3 8.66 4 850 1506 19.4 6.9 44 12.4 11.9 231 8 306.4 307.8 291.4 328.8 7.37 5 800 2025 16.7 4.8 45 11.9 9.7 201 11 308.9 310.2 291.6 329.6 6.74 6 750 2570 12.3 2.4 51 9.9 6.8 164 12 309.9 311.1 291.3 328.7 6.06 7 700 3143 7.1 -0.4 59 7.5 3.2 178 13 310.4 311.4 290.8 326.9 5.31 8 650 3748 3.0 -3.7 62 6.6 -0.3 215 18 312.3 313.2 290.7 326.5 4.49 9 600 4391 -1.3 -10.7 49 9.4 -5.2 220 25 314.6 315.1 289.9 323.7 2.82 10 550 5076 -7.1 -14.5 55 7.4 -9.8 227 29 315.7 316.1 289.7 323.1 2.25 11 500 5810 -13.2 -17.1 73 3.9 -14.5 224 25 316.9 317.3 289.9 323.6 2.01 12 450 6606 -18.0 -19.8 85 1.9 -18.5 212 18 320.6 321.0 290.7 326.6 1.76 13 400 7474 -24.0 -26.3 81 2.3 -24.5 193 14 323.8 324.0 291.1 327.8 1.12 14 350 8435 -31.0 -33.7 77 2.8 -31.4 180 19 327.0 327.1 291.5 329.3 0.63 15 300 9511 -39.2 -42.3 73 3.1 -39.5 213 22 330.1 330.2 292.1 331.3 0.31 16 250 10734 -48.7 -52.0 68 3.4 -48.8 235 37 333.7 333.7 292.9 334.2 0.12 17 200 12178 -52.9 -67.8 15 14.9 -53.2 253 63 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.1 0.02 18 150 14065 -49.6 -79.4 2 29.8 -50.3 218 27 384.6 384.6 303.0 384.6 0.00 19 100 16660 -58.0 -85.8 2 27.8 -58.4 214 8 415.7 415.7 307.2 415.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.51 m Freezing level: 615.48 mb = 4191.86 m = 13752.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.95 mb = 3698.31 m = 12133.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.05 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.30 % Est. max temperature: 30.28 C = 86.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 850.26 mb = 1503.79 m = 4933.64 ft T: 19.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.61 C/km ThetaE index: 6.54 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 687.30 mb = 3292.37 m = 10801.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.92 C = 89.45 F Cap Strength: 5.30 C Lifted Index: -1.91 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.81 C Showalter Index: -1.38 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 52.67 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.56 C Cross Totals Index: 20.11 C K Index: 31.97 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 197.21 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.99 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 157.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 340.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 755.37 mb = 2509.98 m = 8234.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 560.37 mb = 4929.16 m = 16171.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 350.37 mb = 8427.85 m = 27650.10 ft B at Equ Level: 157.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 240.37 mb = 10988.06 m = 36049.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.0 at 18.3 knts Storm direction: 246.0 at 13.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 2.5 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 28.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 48.3 neg: -14.5 tot: 33.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.26 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 21.79 Bulk Shear: 7.23 m/s