MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 50.21,-110.82 Latitude: 50.21 Longitude: -110.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 1 950 527 SFC 927 734 17.5 16.1 92 1.4 16.5 156 18 296.9 299.2 292.5 333.0 12.48 3 900 989 17.7 12.5 72 5.2 14.4 153 27 299.8 301.6 291.6 329.6 10.19 4 850 1479 17.4 10.5 64 6.9 13.0 128 19 304.3 306.1 292.4 332.4 9.39 5 800 1995 14.4 8.9 69 5.5 11.0 89 10 306.5 308.2 292.7 333.6 8.97 6 750 2536 9.4 8.6 94 0.9 8.9 53 9 306.8 308.6 293.1 335.2 9.38 7 700 3106 5.8 5.8 100 0.0 5.8 23 7 308.9 310.5 292.9 334.3 8.30 8 650 3710 1.9 1.9 100 0.0 1.9 293 7 311.1 312.4 292.3 332.1 6.78 9 600 4351 -2.5 -2.7 98 0.2 -2.6 252 12 313.3 314.3 291.6 329.8 5.24 10 550 5035 -7.5 -9.8 84 2.3 -8.4 244 18 315.2 315.8 290.5 325.9 3.31 11 500 5770 -13.2 -17.1 73 3.9 -14.5 238 20 316.9 317.3 289.8 323.5 2.00 12 450 6563 -18.6 -21.8 76 3.2 -19.4 235 20 319.9 320.2 290.3 324.9 1.49 13 400 7431 -24.3 -26.8 80 2.5 -24.8 232 18 323.4 323.6 290.9 327.1 1.07 14 350 8392 -30.3 -32.8 78 2.5 -30.7 224 20 327.9 328.1 291.9 330.5 0.69 15 300 9472 -38.1 -41.1 73 3.0 -38.4 217 25 331.7 331.8 292.6 333.1 0.35 16 250 10701 -47.8 -51.2 68 3.4 -48.0 208 33 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.5 0.14 17 200 12135 -57.2 -61.2 61 3.9 -57.3 208 35 342.1 342.1 294.9 342.3 0.05 18 150 14011 -46.9 -77.4 2 30.4 -47.8 217 25 389.2 389.2 303.7 389.2 0.01 19 100 16642 -54.8 -83.3 2 28.5 -55.4 178 16 421.8 421.8 307.9 421.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.44 m Freezing level: 628.09 mb = 3990.52 m = 13092.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.73 mb = 3976.12 m = 13044.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.91 % Est. max temperature: 26.95 C = 80.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 908.68 mb = 907.43 m = 2977.11 ft T: 17.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.15 C/km ThetaE index: 11.62 C Layer 700.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 752.25 mb = 2510.98 m = 8238.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.11 C = 80.80 F Cap Strength: 4.14 C Lifted Index: -2.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.93 C Showalter Index: -3.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.29 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.60 C Cross Totals Index: 23.70 C K Index: 41.04 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 288.97 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.76 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 329.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 157.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 808.25 mb = 1907.52 m = 6258.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 633.25 mb = 3918.75 m = 12856.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 333.25 mb = 8735.49 m = 28659.41 ft B at Equ Level: 328.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 213.25 mb = 11722.67 m = 38459.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.4 at 14.7 knts Storm direction: 247.4 at 11.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -100.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 16.6 neg: -236.5 tot: -219.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -73.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: -6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 4.96 Bulk Shear: 66.51 m/s