MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040000F027.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040000F027.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 3Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 49.8,-106.37 Latitude: 49.80 Longitude: -106.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 100 1 950 542 SFC 931 717 18.4 18.0 98 0.4 18.2 303 7 297.6 300.2 294.0 338.5 14.12 3 900 1008 19.3 16.7 85 2.6 17.5 240 13 301.4 303.9 294.6 340.9 13.41 4 850 1499 17.6 12.9 74 4.7 14.6 195 14 304.6 306.7 293.7 337.8 11.10 5 800 2016 14.9 9.7 71 5.2 11.7 183 21 307.0 308.8 293.3 335.8 9.51 6 750 2559 11.1 4.7 65 6.4 7.5 184 25 308.7 310.0 291.9 330.7 7.18 7 700 3131 7.2 0.8 64 6.4 3.7 191 26 310.4 311.5 291.3 328.4 5.79 8 650 3737 2.9 -3.2 64 6.1 -0.1 206 26 312.3 313.1 290.8 326.9 4.65 9 600 4378 -1.9 -8.6 60 6.7 -4.7 217 29 314.0 314.6 290.2 324.7 3.34 10 550 5064 -6.7 -10.6 74 3.9 -8.3 219 31 316.1 316.7 290.6 326.2 3.11 11 500 5803 -10.6 -12.3 88 1.7 -11.3 205 28 320.1 320.7 291.7 329.9 2.98 12 450 6607 -14.9 -15.7 93 0.8 -15.2 189 28 324.5 325.0 292.5 333.0 2.50 13 400 7489 -20.3 -21.0 94 0.7 -20.5 181 28 328.6 328.9 293.0 334.8 1.79 14 350 8465 -27.0 -28.0 92 0.9 -27.2 180 28 332.3 332.5 293.4 336.3 1.09 15 300 9557 -36.3 -37.4 90 1.1 -36.5 198 28 334.2 334.3 293.3 336.1 0.51 16 250 10790 -47.8 -51.0 70 3.2 -48.0 215 27 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.6 0.14 17 200 12220 -58.3 -62.2 61 3.9 -58.3 244 16 340.5 340.5 294.5 340.7 0.04 18 150 14067 -50.2 -79.8 2 29.6 -50.8 200 26 383.6 383.6 302.8 383.6 0.00 19 100 16677 -55.9 -84.2 2 28.3 -56.4 176 11 419.7 419.7 307.7 419.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.54 m Freezing level: 619.45 mb = 4128.82 m = 13545.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.28 mb = 3720.44 m = 12206.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.88 % Est. max temperature: 28.27 C = 82.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 925.64 mb = 765.50 m = 2511.47 ft T: 18.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.67 C/km ThetaE index: 16.18 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 777.73 mb = 2253.48 m = 7393.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.37 C = 83.07 F Cap Strength: 2.61 C Lifted Index: -3.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.22 C Showalter Index: -2.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.84 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.27 C Cross Totals Index: 23.58 C K Index: 34.80 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 268.06 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.61 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 736.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 90.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 839.25 mb = 1607.66 m = 5274.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 704.25 mb = 3080.93 m = 10107.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.25 mb = 11779.23 m = 38645.28 ft B at Equ Level: 735.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 154.25 mb = 13887.39 m = 45561.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.4 at 24.7 knts Storm direction: 233.4 at 18.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 4.6 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 135.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 84.7 neg: -8.3 tot: 76.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 17.33 Bulk Shear: 42.50 m/s