MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040000F039.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040000F039.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 15Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 43.21,-81.09 Latitude: 43.21 Longitude: -81.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 208 SFC 985 338 25.0 19.7 72 5.3 21.3 92 7 299.5 302.2 295.0 342.8 14.86 2 950 655 20.8 17.5 82 3.2 18.6 95 9 298.3 300.7 293.6 337.2 13.39 3 900 1120 17.3 12.0 71 5.3 13.9 118 8 299.3 301.1 291.2 328.0 9.81 4 850 1605 12.8 10.6 87 2.2 11.4 118 9 299.5 301.3 291.0 327.4 9.48 5 800 2111 9.8 5.1 73 4.7 7.1 115 11 301.6 302.8 289.4 322.1 6.88 6 750 2645 7.3 -8.8 31 16.1 0.4 119 14 304.5 304.9 286.2 312.6 2.61 7 700 3208 4.2 -20.3 15 24.5 -3.8 143 12 307.1 307.3 285.5 310.7 1.09 8 650 3805 0.2 -25.1 13 25.2 -7.0 145 13 309.1 309.3 285.9 311.7 0.77 9 600 4441 -3.5 -40.0 4 36.5 -10.6 170 10 312.0 312.0 286.3 312.7 0.20 10 550 5123 -7.5 -49.2 2 41.7 -13.7 192 7 315.1 315.1 287.2 315.4 0.08 11 500 5857 -12.0 -40.9 7 28.9 -16.8 217 10 318.5 318.5 288.5 319.3 0.22 12 450 6653 -18.1 -22.7 67 4.6 -19.3 224 14 320.4 320.7 290.3 325.1 1.37 13 400 7523 -23.8 -27.2 73 3.4 -24.5 221 16 324.0 324.2 291.0 327.6 1.02 14 350 8484 -30.1 -46.2 19 16.1 -31.7 223 21 328.2 328.2 291.4 328.8 0.17 15 300 9562 -38.6 -44.7 53 6.0 -39.1 222 23 330.9 331.0 292.2 331.9 0.24 16 250 10790 -47.2 -59.7 22 12.6 -47.6 221 18 335.9 336.0 293.3 336.2 0.05 17 200 12255 -49.2 -62.9 19 13.7 -49.6 219 42 354.9 354.9 297.7 355.0 0.04 18 150 14123 -53.9 -82.6 2 28.8 -54.3 240 43 377.3 377.3 301.8 377.3 0.00 19 100 16683 -59.8 -87.2 2 27.4 -60.0 260 19 412.3 412.3 306.8 412.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5649.32 m Freezing level: 647.97 mb = 3831.13 m = 12569.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 744.90 mb = 2700.23 m = 8858.93 ft Precipitable water: 1.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.75 % Est. max temperature: 25.70 C = 78.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.14 mb = 1004.72 m = 3296.28 ft T: 18.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.08 C/km ThetaE index: 32.17 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.39 mb = 1394.05 m = 4573.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.03 C = 77.05 F Cap Strength: 0.50 C Lifted Index: -2.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.73 C Showalter Index: 0.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.74 C Cross Totals Index: 22.56 C K Index: 10.88 Risk: None Sweat Index: 155.66 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.58 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 728.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.54 mb = 1324.73 m = 4346.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 863.54 mb = 1470.78 m = 4825.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 273.54 mb = 10183.82 m = 33411.09 ft B at Equ Level: 726.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 193.54 mb = 12468.68 m = 40907.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 147.4 at 10.3 knts Storm direction: 177.4 at 7.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 0.3 tot: 1.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 28.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 28.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.8 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 79.87 Bulk Shear: 9.12 m/s