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: 50.16,-110.24 Latitude: 50.16 Longitude: -110.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 1 950 513 SFC 924 756 28.2 16.2 48 12.0 19.9 153 4 308.2 310.6 295.8 346.5 12.64 3 900 990 24.3 14.9 56 9.3 17.9 158 4 306.5 308.7 294.9 342.5 11.96 4 850 1487 19.3 13.9 71 5.4 15.7 167 5 306.3 308.6 294.8 342.0 11.85 5 800 2005 14.2 13.0 93 1.1 13.4 181 6 306.2 308.5 294.8 342.0 11.88 6 750 2547 10.5 10.5 100 -0.0 10.5 212 14 308.0 310.0 294.4 340.5 10.72 7 700 3118 5.8 2.7 81 3.0 4.1 226 23 308.9 310.1 291.5 329.4 6.68 8 650 3719 0.9 -3.2 74 4.1 -1.1 230 24 310.0 310.9 290.1 324.5 4.65 9 600 4357 -3.1 -12.1 50 9.0 -6.6 235 25 312.5 313.0 288.9 320.7 2.53 10 550 5040 -7.9 -11.1 77 3.3 -9.1 237 26 314.7 315.3 290.1 324.4 2.97 11 500 5774 -12.9 -19.1 60 6.2 -14.8 228 26 317.3 317.6 289.6 322.9 1.68 12 450 6569 -17.8 -23.5 61 5.7 -19.2 217 24 320.9 321.2 290.3 325.3 1.28 13 400 7439 -23.8 -26.4 79 2.6 -24.4 221 26 324.0 324.2 291.1 327.9 1.10 14 350 8400 -31.1 -36.3 60 5.2 -31.7 217 32 326.9 327.0 291.3 328.7 0.49 15 300 9473 -40.3 -44.7 62 4.5 -40.6 217 25 328.6 328.7 291.6 329.5 0.24 16 250 10687 -50.3 -58.0 40 7.7 -50.5 233 29 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.6 0.06 17 200 12126 -52.0 -69.3 11 17.3 -52.4 234 27 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.02 18 150 14011 -48.9 -78.9 2 29.9 -49.6 193 27 385.8 385.8 303.2 385.8 0.01 19 100 16631 -55.0 -83.5 2 28.5 -55.6 178 13 421.4 421.4 307.9 421.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.40 m Freezing level: 638.60 mb = 3864.63 m = 12679.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.48 mb = 3589.26 m = 11775.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.61 % Est. max temperature: 27.16 C = 80.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 775.97 mb = 2260.93 m = 7417.64 ft T: 12.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.05 C/km ThetaE index: 25.80 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 780.86 mb = 2208.12 m = 7244.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.93 C = 80.47 F Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lifted Index: -7.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.74 C Showalter Index: -6.95 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 59.09 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.22 C Cross Totals Index: 26.87 C K Index: 43.12 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 403.76 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.83 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2158.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 784.30 mb = 2171.19 m = 7123.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 769.30 mb = 2333.47 m = 7655.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 219.30 mb = 11531.88 m = 37833.81 ft B at Equ Level: 2156.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.30 mb = 14489.05 m = 47535.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.2 at 19.0 knts Storm direction: 255.2 at 14.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 75.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 75.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.68 Bulk Rich Number: 51.01 Bulk Shear: 42.32 m/s