MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040000F022.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040000F022.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 22 hour NAM valid 22Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 50.14,-109.13 Latitude: 50.14 Longitude: -109.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 1 950 502 SFC 925 739 30.2 14.1 37 16.1 19.2 175 6 310.2 312.3 295.2 343.7 10.98 3 900 982 26.4 12.7 43 13.7 17.3 169 8 308.7 310.6 294.3 340.1 10.32 4 850 1482 21.4 11.7 54 9.7 15.1 165 9 308.6 310.5 294.2 339.6 10.20 5 800 2003 16.3 10.7 69 5.6 12.7 163 11 308.6 310.5 294.1 339.4 10.15 6 750 2548 11.0 9.7 92 1.3 10.2 163 11 308.5 310.4 294.1 339.3 10.13 7 700 3119 6.2 4.5 89 1.7 5.2 194 18 309.3 310.8 292.4 332.5 7.56 8 650 3722 1.4 0.6 94 0.8 1.0 211 25 310.5 311.7 291.6 329.6 6.14 9 600 4362 -2.8 -5.0 85 2.2 -3.8 217 31 312.9 313.7 290.8 326.8 4.41 10 550 5045 -7.4 -13.5 61 6.2 -9.6 227 36 315.3 315.8 289.8 323.3 2.45 11 500 5782 -11.5 -17.0 64 5.5 -13.3 231 33 319.0 319.4 290.5 325.7 2.02 12 450 6582 -16.8 -22.0 64 5.2 -18.2 228 30 322.2 322.4 290.9 327.2 1.46 13 400 7455 -22.5 -31.1 46 8.5 -24.2 224 32 325.7 325.8 291.2 328.3 0.71 14 350 8421 -29.5 -39.9 36 10.4 -30.8 228 33 328.9 329.0 291.7 330.2 0.34 15 300 9500 -38.5 -53.4 19 14.9 -39.4 235 36 331.1 331.2 292.1 331.5 0.09 16 250 10728 -47.4 -53.1 52 5.7 -47.6 245 41 335.6 335.6 293.3 336.0 0.11 17 200 12169 -56.2 -65.2 32 8.9 -56.4 241 37 343.7 343.7 295.3 343.9 0.03 18 150 14023 -49.2 -79.1 2 29.9 -49.9 205 26 385.3 385.3 303.1 385.3 0.01 19 100 16634 -56.2 -84.4 2 28.2 -56.6 196 10 419.2 419.2 307.6 419.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5729.64 m Freezing level: 633.35 mb = 3935.24 m = 12910.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.92 mb = 3847.20 m = 12621.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.31 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.61 % Est. max temperature: 28.61 C = 83.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 731.52 mb = 2754.32 m = 9036.37 ft T: 9.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.66 C/km ThetaE index: 20.38 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 736.04 mb = 2703.32 m = 8869.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.81 C = 83.86 F Cap Strength: -0.04 C Lifted Index: -4.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.56 C Showalter Index: -4.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.20 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.97 C Cross Totals Index: 23.22 C K Index: 42.94 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 336.39 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.79 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1337.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 735.73 mb = 2706.75 m = 8880.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 730.73 mb = 2763.26 m = 9065.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.73 mb = 11532.06 m = 37834.38 ft B at Equ Level: 1333.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.73 mb = 13992.14 m = 45905.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.1 at 23.0 knts Storm direction: 244.1 at 17.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.8 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 100.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 100.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.29 Bulk Rich Number: 30.06 Bulk Shear: 44.49 m/s