MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040000F020.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040000F020.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 20 hour NAM valid 20Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 48.49,-109.76 Latitude: 48.49 Longitude: -109.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 43 1 950 498 SFC 914 846 29.3 15.6 43 13.8 19.8 268 9 310.4 312.7 296.1 347.9 12.27 3 900 979 26.9 14.4 46 12.5 18.4 271 9 309.2 311.4 295.3 344.2 11.52 4 850 1480 21.9 13.3 58 8.5 16.2 268 7 309.1 311.2 295.2 343.8 11.40 5 800 2003 17.8 10.7 63 7.1 13.2 186 8 310.1 312.1 294.6 341.2 10.16 6 750 2551 13.0 8.5 74 4.5 10.2 172 15 310.6 312.4 294.1 339.2 9.32 7 700 3126 8.1 3.6 74 4.4 5.5 182 21 311.4 312.8 292.7 333.5 7.12 8 650 3733 3.5 -2.3 66 5.7 0.5 201 23 312.9 313.8 291.3 328.6 4.98 9 600 4375 -2.7 -4.2 90 1.5 -3.4 215 21 313.0 313.9 291.0 327.7 4.68 10 550 5059 -7.7 -9.8 84 2.2 -8.5 220 31 315.0 315.6 290.5 325.6 3.29 11 500 5794 -12.7 -15.5 80 2.8 -13.7 224 33 317.5 318.0 290.3 325.1 2.29 12 450 6589 -17.5 -31.0 30 13.5 -20.3 227 30 321.2 321.3 289.8 323.4 0.64 13 400 7460 -23.4 -33.4 39 10.0 -25.1 230 27 324.6 324.7 290.7 326.7 0.57 14 350 8423 -30.1 -38.7 43 8.5 -31.2 236 24 328.1 328.2 291.6 329.5 0.39 15 300 9501 -39.0 -45.5 50 6.5 -39.5 232 27 330.5 330.5 292.1 331.3 0.22 16 250 10722 -49.8 -53.2 67 3.4 -50.0 237 30 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.4 0.11 17 200 12157 -53.8 -66.8 19 12.9 -54.1 244 34 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.6 0.02 18 150 14028 -49.8 -79.6 2 29.7 -50.5 188 26 384.2 384.2 302.9 384.2 0.00 19 100 16637 -55.6 -84.0 2 28.3 -56.2 182 15 420.2 420.2 307.7 420.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5751.13 m Freezing level: 622.05 mb = 4091.90 m = 13424.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.13 mb = 3818.02 m = 12526.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.46 % Est. max temperature: 29.43 C = 84.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 747.66 mb = 2576.89 m = 8454.27 ft T: 12.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.79 C/km ThetaE index: 24.43 C Layer 900.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 728.71 mb = 2790.86 m = 9156.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.89 C = 85.80 F Cap Strength: 1.25 C Lifted Index: -7.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.76 C Showalter Index: -7.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 60.68 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 34.61 C Cross Totals Index: 26.07 C K Index: 43.52 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 441.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.71 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2079.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 64.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 33.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 745.49 mb = 2601.13 m = 8533.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 710.49 mb = 3001.95 m = 9848.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 210.49 mb = 11828.33 m = 38806.40 ft B at Equ Level: 2073.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 130.49 mb = 14924.37 m = 48963.88 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.5 at 21.6 knts Storm direction: 244.5 at 16.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 2.5 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 111.4 neg: -0.7 tot: 110.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.83 Bulk Rich Number: 47.46 Bulk Shear: 43.81 m/s