MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031200F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031200F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 0Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 49.42,-103.09 Latitude: 49.42 Longitude: -103.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 84 1 950 527 SFC 943 593 11.9 11.5 98 0.4 11.7 327 22 289.9 291.5 287.3 315.5 9.09 3 900 985 15.7 12.4 81 3.3 13.6 315 29 297.6 299.5 290.8 326.9 10.08 4 850 1471 15.5 11.3 76 4.2 12.9 303 20 302.4 304.3 292.3 332.0 9.97 5 800 1985 13.6 10.8 83 2.8 11.9 274 12 305.7 307.6 293.4 336.4 10.23 6 750 2528 11.1 9.5 90 1.5 10.1 230 12 308.6 310.5 294.1 339.0 10.03 7 700 3100 7.1 5.9 92 1.2 6.4 206 15 310.4 311.9 293.3 336.0 8.34 8 650 3706 2.5 0.4 86 2.2 1.4 190 18 311.8 313.0 291.9 330.7 6.07 9 600 4349 -1.3 -3.8 83 2.5 -2.5 179 21 314.6 315.5 291.7 330.0 4.83 10 550 5037 -5.8 -8.8 80 2.9 -7.1 176 22 317.2 317.8 291.4 328.8 3.58 11 500 5777 -10.4 -12.7 83 2.4 -11.3 184 23 320.4 320.9 291.7 329.9 2.87 12 450 6582 -15.1 -15.9 94 0.7 -15.4 191 25 324.2 324.7 292.4 332.5 2.46 13 400 7460 -21.4 -21.9 96 0.5 -21.6 195 25 327.1 327.4 292.5 332.9 1.65 14 350 8435 -26.3 -28.0 86 1.6 -26.6 194 20 333.3 333.5 293.6 337.3 1.10 15 300 9531 -34.9 -36.5 86 1.6 -35.1 192 18 336.2 336.3 293.9 338.3 0.56 16 250 10774 -45.3 -49.7 62 4.3 -45.6 189 21 338.7 338.7 294.1 339.3 0.16 17 200 12221 -57.2 -61.1 61 3.9 -57.2 208 18 342.2 342.2 294.9 342.5 0.05 18 150 14057 -51.3 -80.7 2 29.4 -51.8 203 23 381.7 381.7 302.5 381.7 0.00 19 100 16656 -56.4 -84.5 2 28.2 -56.8 216 15 418.8 418.8 307.6 418.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.02 m Freezing level: 616.89 mb = 4131.39 m = 13554.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.32 mb = 3927.26 m = 12884.55 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.37 % Est. max temperature: 27.82 C = 82.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.48 mb = 639.41 m = 2097.77 ft T: 12.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.54 C/km ThetaE index: 10.28 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 942.57 mb = 593.46 m = 1947.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 12.72 C = 54.90 F Cap Strength: 5.12 C Lifted Index: 2.67 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.17 C Showalter Index: -0.09 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.64 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.91 C Cross Totals Index: 21.73 C K Index: 36.02 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 198.98 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.43 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 51.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8474.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 852.26 mb = 1448.65 m = 4752.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.8 at 19.8 knts Storm direction: 239.8 at 14.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 6.4 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 136.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 29.6 neg: -61.1 tot: -31.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -10.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.13 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.27 Bulk Shear: 188.87 m/s