MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040000F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040000F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 21Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 50.53,-114.18 Latitude: 50.53 Longitude: -114.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 1 950 497 2 900 973 SFC 871 1259 23.8 12.9 50 10.9 16.5 127 10 308.9 310.9 294.7 341.6 10.77 4 850 1470 20.2 10.7 54 9.5 14.1 130 11 307.3 309.1 293.4 336.2 9.54 5 800 1989 15.0 9.6 70 5.4 11.6 135 12 307.2 308.9 293.3 335.7 9.45 6 750 2531 9.7 8.7 93 1.0 9.1 138 12 307.1 308.9 293.2 335.7 9.45 7 700 3100 5.1 4.9 99 0.2 5.0 211 17 308.1 309.6 292.2 331.9 7.79 8 650 3700 0.6 -1.7 85 2.2 -0.6 227 21 309.6 310.6 290.5 325.7 5.20 9 600 4338 -3.6 -13.2 47 9.6 -7.2 226 22 311.9 312.4 288.5 319.4 2.30 10 550 5019 -8.1 -19.6 39 11.5 -11.6 227 22 314.5 314.7 288.5 319.4 1.47 11 500 5752 -12.7 -28.0 27 15.3 -16.3 237 26 317.5 317.7 288.8 320.2 0.76 12 450 6547 -18.0 -31.2 30 13.2 -20.6 242 28 320.7 320.8 289.6 322.9 0.63 13 400 7416 -24.3 -35.2 36 11.0 -26.0 248 29 323.4 323.5 290.3 325.2 0.48 14 350 8374 -31.9 -41.8 37 9.9 -32.9 250 32 325.8 325.8 290.8 326.8 0.28 15 300 9444 -40.7 -46.9 51 6.3 -41.1 250 35 328.0 328.1 291.3 328.8 0.19 16 250 10657 -50.3 -55.6 53 5.3 -50.5 255 35 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.6 0.08 17 200 12090 -54.8 -69.5 14 14.8 -55.0 247 28 346.0 346.0 295.8 346.1 0.02 18 150 13967 -46.4 -77.0 2 30.6 -47.3 191 28 390.1 390.1 303.8 390.1 0.01 19 100 16613 -53.1 -82.1 2 28.9 -53.8 172 16 425.1 425.1 308.3 425.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.75 m Freezing level: 643.40 mb = 3784.62 m = 12416.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.09 mb = 3637.30 m = 11933.24 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.73 % Est. max temperature: 22.63 C = 72.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 741.86 mb = 2620.70 m = 8598.00 ft T: 8.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.72 C/km ThetaE index: 22.26 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 738.77 mb = 2655.17 m = 8711.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.29 C = 72.12 F Cap Strength: -0.03 C Lifted Index: -4.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.43 C Showalter Index: -4.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.33 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.93 C Cross Totals Index: 23.40 C K Index: 43.43 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 322.84 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1258.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 738.54 mb = 2657.68 m = 8719.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 733.54 mb = 2713.70 m = 8903.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.54 mb = 11375.21 m = 37319.78 ft B at Equ Level: 1236.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.54 mb = 13814.89 m = 45323.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.5 at 20.5 knts Storm direction: 253.5 at 15.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.1 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 108.5 neg: -0.3 tot: 108.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.74 Bulk Rich Number: 16.83 Bulk Shear: 74.76 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040000F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040000F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 21Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 49.29,-109.23 Latitude: 49.29 Longitude: -109.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 1 950 502 SFC 903 955 28.6 15.1 44 13.4 19.3 111 9 310.7 313.0 296.1 347.6 12.06 3 900 983 27.4 14.0 44 13.3 18.4 110 8 309.7 311.9 295.3 344.1 11.27 4 850 1485 22.1 12.6 55 9.5 15.8 120 11 309.3 311.3 294.8 342.3 10.85 5 800 2007 17.0 11.7 71 5.3 13.5 128 11 309.2 311.3 294.8 342.2 10.83 6 750 2553 11.9 10.3 90 1.6 10.9 155 14 309.5 311.4 294.7 341.6 10.53 7 700 3127 7.1 5.7 90 1.5 6.3 190 21 310.4 312.0 293.2 335.7 8.22 8 650 3732 2.2 -2.4 71 4.7 -0.1 206 23 311.5 312.4 290.9 327.0 4.93 9 600 4373 -2.7 -4.2 89 1.5 -3.4 218 27 313.0 313.9 291.1 327.8 4.67 10 550 5056 -8.0 -9.2 91 1.2 -8.5 235 30 314.5 315.2 290.5 325.6 3.45 11 500 5791 -12.1 -14.0 86 1.9 -12.8 232 34 318.3 318.8 290.8 326.9 2.59 12 450 6588 -17.8 -20.9 77 3.1 -18.7 231 33 320.8 321.1 290.6 326.3 1.60 13 400 7460 -22.9 -30.2 51 7.3 -24.4 221 29 325.2 325.3 291.1 327.9 0.77 14 350 8424 -30.3 -39.7 39 9.4 -31.4 225 27 327.9 328.0 291.5 329.2 0.35 15 300 9499 -39.3 -42.7 70 3.4 -39.6 242 30 329.9 330.0 292.0 331.0 0.29 16 250 10721 -48.0 -51.7 66 3.6 -48.2 230 40 334.6 334.7 293.1 335.2 0.13 17 200 12167 -54.4 -58.3 62 3.9 -54.5 226 46 346.6 346.6 296.0 346.9 0.07 18 150 14034 -49.4 -79.2 2 29.8 -50.0 194 27 385.0 385.0 303.1 385.0 0.01 19 100 16643 -56.0 -84.3 2 28.2 -56.5 191 12 419.4 419.4 307.6 419.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5741.21 m Freezing level: 627.12 mb = 4025.32 m = 13206.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.76 mb = 3722.39 m = 12212.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.27 % Est. max temperature: 27.39 C = 81.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 742.18 mb = 2640.70 m = 8663.61 ft T: 11.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.21 C/km ThetaE index: 20.58 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 736.23 mb = 2707.58 m = 8883.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.65 C = 81.77 F Cap Strength: 0.23 C Lifted Index: -6.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.37 C Showalter Index: -6.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.80 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 34.13 C Cross Totals Index: 24.67 C K Index: 45.27 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 402.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1877.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 739.63 mb = 2669.28 m = 8757.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 724.63 mb = 2839.66 m = 9316.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.63 mb = 11709.37 m = 38416.10 ft B at Equ Level: 1872.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.63 mb = 14729.82 m = 48325.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.6 at 23.4 knts Storm direction: 243.6 at 17.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 157.3 neg: -0.1 tot: 157.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 52.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.25 Bulk Rich Number: 20.13 Bulk Shear: 93.24 m/s