MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040600F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040600F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 0Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 52.13,-103.48 Latitude: 52.13 Longitude: -103.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 91 1 950 541 SFC 945 587 24.3 17.3 65 7.0 19.5 181 9 302.3 304.7 294.7 341.4 13.26 3 900 1014 21.6 15.0 66 6.6 17.1 184 18 303.7 305.9 294.1 339.3 11.96 4 850 1506 16.8 14.2 85 2.5 15.1 183 19 303.7 305.9 294.2 339.6 12.09 5 800 2020 12.5 12.5 100 -0.0 12.6 187 21 304.5 306.6 294.0 338.8 11.49 6 750 2559 8.9 8.9 100 0.0 8.9 204 18 306.3 308.1 293.1 335.2 9.60 7 700 3129 5.8 5.8 100 0.0 5.8 237 16 309.0 310.5 292.9 334.3 8.30 8 650 3732 2.3 -4.5 61 6.8 -1.0 243 18 311.5 312.3 290.2 324.8 4.22 9 600 4374 -1.2 -15.8 32 14.6 -6.5 238 18 314.7 315.0 289.0 320.8 1.85 10 550 5061 -5.4 -41.3 4 36.0 -12.1 219 16 317.7 317.8 288.2 318.4 0.19 11 500 5801 -10.8 -45.4 4 34.6 -16.2 219 16 319.9 320.0 288.9 320.4 0.13 12 450 6602 -16.6 -37.2 15 20.7 -20.1 207 17 322.4 322.5 289.9 323.7 0.35 13 400 7474 -23.3 -41.6 17 18.4 -25.7 199 23 324.8 324.8 290.5 325.7 0.25 14 350 8436 -30.9 -42.1 32 11.2 -32.1 209 28 327.1 327.2 291.2 328.2 0.27 15 300 9510 -39.8 -54.7 19 14.9 -40.6 186 33 329.2 329.2 291.6 329.5 0.08 16 250 10730 -48.7 -54.1 53 5.5 -48.8 160 41 333.7 333.8 292.8 334.1 0.10 17 200 12171 -50.8 -75.7 4 24.8 -51.3 194 24 352.2 352.3 297.1 352.3 0.01 18 150 14051 -51.3 -80.6 2 29.4 -51.8 232 13 381.8 381.8 302.5 381.8 0.00 19 100 16658 -55.7 -84.0 2 28.3 -56.2 201 6 420.2 420.2 307.7 420.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.48 m Freezing level: 617.80 mb = 4144.95 m = 13598.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.18 mb = 3642.12 m = 11949.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.31 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.82 % Est. max temperature: 26.65 C = 79.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 853.37 mb = 1471.95 m = 4829.17 ft T: 17.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.21 C/km ThetaE index: 21.21 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 815.04 mb = 1861.89 m = 6108.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.24 C = 79.23 F Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lifted Index: -3.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.79 C Showalter Index: -3.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.48 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.50 C Cross Totals Index: 24.98 C K Index: 41.69 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 392.92 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.75 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1353.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 825.39 mb = 1754.92 m = 5757.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 800.39 mb = 2015.50 m = 6612.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.39 mb = 11257.75 m = 36934.42 ft B at Equ Level: 1344.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.39 mb = 14033.99 m = 46042.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.6 at 17.3 knts Storm direction: 243.6 at 13.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 129.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 61.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 61.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.41 Bulk Rich Number: 131.25 Bulk Shear: 10.31 m/s