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: 52.22,-103.48 Latitude: 52.22 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 943 604 24.8 16.9 62 7.8 19.4 180 10 302.9 305.3 294.6 341.3 12.96 3 900 1013 21.4 15.2 68 6.2 17.2 181 17 303.5 305.8 294.2 339.6 12.14 4 850 1505 16.6 14.2 86 2.4 15.0 181 17 303.5 305.8 294.2 339.4 12.08 5 800 2019 12.6 12.6 100 -0.0 12.6 184 18 304.6 306.7 294.1 339.0 11.54 6 750 2559 9.3 9.0 98 0.3 9.2 228 17 306.7 308.5 293.3 335.9 9.68 7 700 3128 5.5 3.8 89 1.6 4.5 242 21 308.5 309.9 291.9 330.7 7.22 8 650 3731 2.3 -5.0 58 7.3 -1.2 235 20 311.6 312.3 290.0 324.3 4.04 9 600 4373 -1.4 -15.3 34 14.0 -6.5 233 19 314.5 314.9 289.0 320.9 1.93 10 550 5060 -5.2 -47.7 2 42.4 -12.2 220 17 317.9 317.9 288.2 318.2 0.09 11 500 5801 -10.6 -39.4 7 28.8 -15.9 217 16 320.1 320.1 289.0 321.0 0.25 12 450 6601 -16.5 -37.3 15 20.8 -20.1 204 17 322.4 322.5 289.9 323.7 0.34 13 400 7473 -23.3 -36.5 29 13.2 -25.4 196 24 324.6 324.7 290.6 326.2 0.42 14 350 8435 -30.8 -50.3 13 19.5 -32.4 209 28 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.6 0.11 15 300 9509 -39.7 -54.3 20 14.6 -40.5 185 34 329.4 329.4 291.6 329.7 0.08 16 250 10730 -48.7 -54.4 51 5.7 -48.8 161 40 333.7 333.8 292.8 334.1 0.09 17 200 12171 -51.0 -75.5 4 24.5 -51.4 189 25 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.0 0.01 18 150 14050 -51.1 -80.5 2 29.4 -51.7 233 14 382.0 382.0 302.6 382.0 0.00 19 100 16657 -55.6 -84.0 2 28.3 -56.2 202 6 420.2 420.2 307.7 420.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.87 m Freezing level: 618.69 mb = 4132.71 m = 13558.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.14 mb = 3604.98 m = 11827.23 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.40 % Est. max temperature: 26.65 C = 79.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 840.91 mb = 1596.52 m = 5237.86 ft T: 15.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.03 C/km ThetaE index: 23.10 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 815.23 mb = 1859.24 m = 6099.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.06 C = 78.91 F Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lifted Index: -3.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.16 C Showalter Index: -3.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.10 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.24 C Cross Totals Index: 24.86 C K Index: 39.83 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 382.43 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.61 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1345.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 825.28 mb = 1755.46 m = 5759.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 800.28 mb = 2016.03 m = 6614.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.28 mb = 11260.72 m = 36944.19 ft B at Equ Level: 1336.60 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.28 mb = 14037.81 m = 46055.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.8 at 17.6 knts Storm direction: 245.8 at 13.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 0.3 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 65.3 neg: -3.9 tot: 61.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.47 Bulk Rich Number: 97.90 Bulk Shear: 13.74 m/s