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: 49.24,-109.17 Latitude: 49.24 Longitude: -109.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 1 950 509 SFC 901 982 27.8 14.9 45 12.9 18.9 123 9 310.1 312.3 295.8 346.4 11.92 3 900 988 26.7 13.8 45 12.9 18.0 122 9 309.0 311.1 295.0 342.8 11.11 4 850 1488 21.5 12.3 56 9.1 15.4 131 11 308.6 310.6 294.6 341.0 10.67 5 800 2010 16.4 11.3 72 5.0 13.1 139 12 308.6 310.6 294.5 340.8 10.59 6 750 2555 11.4 8.9 85 2.4 9.9 182 17 308.9 310.7 293.9 338.2 9.62 7 700 3128 6.9 4.0 82 2.8 5.2 198 22 310.1 311.5 292.4 332.7 7.33 8 650 3732 2.0 0.9 93 1.1 1.4 208 24 311.2 312.4 291.9 330.7 6.29 9 600 4373 -3.0 -5.2 85 2.2 -4.1 216 24 312.6 313.4 290.6 326.3 4.32 10 550 5055 -8.2 -9.9 88 1.7 -8.9 225 29 314.3 314.9 290.2 324.8 3.27 11 500 5789 -12.5 -14.6 84 2.1 -13.3 232 31 317.8 318.2 290.5 325.9 2.46 12 450 6585 -17.6 -27.1 44 9.4 -19.8 231 26 321.1 321.3 290.0 324.3 0.93 13 400 7457 -23.3 -36.4 29 13.1 -25.3 221 28 324.7 324.8 290.6 326.3 0.42 14 350 8419 -30.8 -38.1 49 7.3 -31.7 210 31 327.2 327.2 291.3 328.7 0.41 15 300 9493 -39.6 -44.0 63 4.4 -39.9 221 25 329.6 329.7 291.9 330.6 0.26 16 250 10711 -50.2 -54.3 62 4.1 -50.4 234 31 331.4 331.4 292.2 331.8 0.10 17 200 12148 -52.9 -67.6 15 14.8 -53.2 248 30 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.2 0.02 18 150 14025 -48.7 -78.7 2 30.0 -49.4 202 25 386.2 386.2 303.2 386.3 0.01 19 100 16638 -55.6 -83.9 2 28.4 -56.1 191 12 420.4 420.4 307.7 420.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5733.92 m Freezing level: 630.37 mb = 3983.53 m = 13069.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.45 mb = 3888.10 m = 12756.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.71 % Est. max temperature: 26.66 C = 79.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 746.53 mb = 2593.36 m = 8508.31 ft T: 11.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.29 C/km ThetaE index: 21.58 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 738.48 mb = 2683.45 m = 8803.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.92 C = 80.46 F Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lifted Index: -6.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.22 C Showalter Index: -6.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.86 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.98 C Cross Totals Index: 24.88 C K Index: 43.50 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 398.90 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.05 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1822.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 743.46 mb = 2627.57 m = 8620.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 728.46 mb = 2796.84 m = 9175.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.46 mb = 11579.15 m = 37988.88 ft B at Equ Level: 1813.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.46 mb = 14540.76 m = 47705.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.9 at 22.6 knts Storm direction: 241.9 at 16.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 131.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 131.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.18 Bulk Rich Number: 24.20 Bulk Shear: 75.31 m/s