MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 23Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 51.27,-111.44 Latitude: 51.27 Longitude: -111.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 1 950 508 SFC 921 782 27.2 11.9 39 15.3 17.2 38 2 307.5 309.3 293.4 336.5 9.57 3 900 983 23.9 10.8 44 13.1 15.5 43 2 306.1 307.8 292.7 333.5 9.07 4 850 1479 19.0 9.9 55 9.1 13.3 51 2 306.0 307.7 292.6 333.2 9.02 5 800 1995 13.9 8.7 71 5.2 10.7 60 2 305.9 307.6 292.4 332.6 8.85 6 750 2535 9.5 3.1 64 6.4 5.9 230 4 306.9 308.1 290.7 326.3 6.37 7 700 3103 5.2 -1.1 63 6.4 2.0 231 12 308.3 309.2 289.9 323.9 5.03 8 650 3703 0.6 -7.7 54 8.2 -3.0 233 18 309.6 310.2 288.8 320.0 3.30 9 600 4340 -3.9 -13.6 47 9.7 -7.4 231 17 311.6 312.1 288.3 318.9 2.24 10 550 5021 -8.1 -22.3 31 14.2 -12.2 227 18 314.4 314.6 288.2 318.3 1.16 11 500 5754 -12.4 -26.6 30 14.1 -15.9 235 21 317.9 318.0 289.0 320.9 0.87 12 450 6550 -18.0 -31.2 31 13.1 -20.7 233 27 320.5 320.7 289.6 322.8 0.63 13 400 7419 -23.7 -46.6 10 22.9 -26.3 227 27 324.1 324.1 290.2 324.7 0.14 14 350 8377 -32.0 -43.6 31 11.6 -33.1 234 30 325.7 325.7 290.7 326.5 0.23 15 300 9450 -39.7 -55.5 17 15.7 -40.5 241 36 329.3 329.4 291.6 329.6 0.07 16 250 10667 -50.3 -56.6 47 6.3 -50.5 234 40 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.5 0.07 17 200 12105 -51.3 -69.5 10 18.3 -51.7 210 31 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.6 0.02 18 150 13995 -47.9 -78.0 2 30.2 -48.7 199 25 387.6 387.6 303.5 387.6 0.01 19 100 16626 -54.4 -83.0 2 28.6 -54.9 183 16 422.7 422.7 308.0 422.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.65 m Freezing level: 643.79 mb = 3782.27 m = 12408.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 680.04 mb = 3337.51 m = 10949.70 ft Precipitable water: 0.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.81 % Est. max temperature: 26.19 C = 79.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 736.50 mb = 2684.56 m = 8807.51 ft T: 8.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.68 C/km ThetaE index: 18.18 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 728.12 mb = 2778.81 m = 9116.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.17 C = 80.91 F Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lifted Index: -2.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.34 C Showalter Index: -2.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.74 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.43 C Cross Totals Index: 22.31 C K Index: 34.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 237.44 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 729.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 741.41 mb = 2629.82 m = 8627.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 706.41 mb = 3028.13 m = 9934.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.41 mb = 11026.80 m = 36176.71 ft B at Equ Level: 704.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 186.41 mb = 12567.07 m = 41230.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.1 at 13.7 knts Storm direction: 262.1 at 10.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 126.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 35.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 35.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 22.80 Bulk Shear: 32.01 m/s