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: 51.01,-114.13 Latitude: 51.01 Longitude: -114.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 1 950 523 2 900 988 SFC 888 1101 18.2 13.9 76 4.3 15.4 337 13 301.4 303.5 293.0 334.7 11.31 4 850 1475 15.4 12.1 80 3.4 13.3 346 11 302.3 304.2 292.6 333.3 10.46 5 800 1990 14.1 10.5 79 3.6 11.8 165 5 306.1 308.0 293.4 336.2 10.00 6 750 2530 9.2 9.2 100 -0.0 9.2 168 7 306.6 308.4 293.3 336.1 9.80 7 700 3100 5.1 4.4 95 0.7 4.8 200 10 308.2 309.6 292.0 331.2 7.53 8 650 3700 0.0 -2.3 84 2.4 -1.2 221 17 309.0 309.9 290.1 324.4 4.96 9 600 4336 -4.1 -10.1 63 6.0 -6.5 232 20 311.4 311.9 289.0 320.8 2.96 10 550 5017 -8.3 -16.2 53 7.9 -11.0 233 18 314.2 314.6 288.9 320.7 1.96 11 500 5749 -13.2 -20.7 53 7.5 -15.4 233 16 316.9 317.2 289.3 321.9 1.47 12 450 6543 -18.2 -23.7 62 5.5 -19.6 241 15 320.3 320.5 290.2 324.6 1.25 13 400 7411 -24.4 -31.2 54 6.8 -25.6 245 20 323.2 323.4 290.5 325.8 0.71 14 350 8369 -31.7 -36.7 61 5.0 -32.3 241 18 326.0 326.1 291.1 327.8 0.47 15 300 9439 -40.4 -44.7 64 4.3 -40.8 244 20 328.4 328.4 291.5 329.3 0.24 16 250 10653 -51.1 -54.8 65 3.7 -51.2 225 28 330.2 330.2 291.9 330.5 0.09 17 200 12084 -53.3 -71.2 10 17.8 -53.7 209 24 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.01 18 150 13962 -46.7 -77.2 2 30.5 -47.6 206 26 389.6 389.6 303.8 389.7 0.01 19 100 16611 -53.5 -82.3 2 28.8 -54.1 174 13 424.4 424.4 308.2 424.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.95 m Freezing level: 649.46 mb = 3706.60 m = 12160.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.73 mb = 3579.43 m = 11743.41 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.49 % Est. max temperature: 23.57 C = 74.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 833.09 mb = 1645.63 m = 5399.00 ft T: 14.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.93 C/km ThetaE index: 15.55 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 761.72 mb = 2400.55 m = 7875.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.11 C = 73.60 F Cap Strength: 2.43 C Lifted Index: -4.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.80 C Showalter Index: -3.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.90 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.64 C Cross Totals Index: 25.26 C K Index: 39.99 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 280.28 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.30 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1044.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 40.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 793.33 mb = 2059.99 m = 6758.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 728.33 mb = 2772.45 m = 9095.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.33 mb = 11234.47 m = 36858.05 ft B at Equ Level: 1018.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 168.33 mb = 13209.10 m = 43336.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.9 at 14.1 knts Storm direction: 260.9 at 10.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 175.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 160.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 160.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.83 Bulk Rich Number: 16.99 Bulk Shear: 61.47 m/s 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: 51.7,-113.89 Latitude: 51.70 Longitude: -113.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 92 1 950 533 SFC 904 956 14.0 12.0 87 2.1 12.7 286 12 295.6 297.4 289.9 323.8 9.77 3 900 992 13.7 11.9 89 1.8 12.6 286 14 295.6 297.3 289.9 323.7 9.74 4 850 1480 17.4 10.7 65 6.7 13.2 348 10 304.4 306.1 292.5 333.0 9.56 5 800 1994 12.9 8.6 75 4.2 10.3 19 9 304.8 306.5 292.0 331.3 8.81 6 750 2533 8.8 1.3 59 7.5 4.8 19 8 306.1 307.1 289.8 323.2 5.60 7 700 3098 3.6 -2.3 66 5.8 0.7 57 4 306.4 307.3 288.9 320.7 4.63 8 650 3695 -0.6 -5.7 68 5.1 -2.9 161 2 308.3 309.0 288.8 320.3 3.85 9 600 4330 -4.3 -8.6 72 4.3 -6.1 211 7 311.1 311.8 289.3 321.7 3.33 10 550 5011 -8.5 -11.6 78 3.1 -9.6 223 13 314.0 314.6 289.8 323.3 2.87 11 500 5743 -13.6 -16.0 82 2.4 -14.4 240 17 316.5 316.9 289.9 323.7 2.19 12 450 6535 -19.1 -20.9 86 1.8 -19.6 241 19 319.2 319.5 290.2 324.6 1.60 13 400 7401 -25.1 -27.4 82 2.2 -25.6 246 19 322.3 322.5 290.5 325.9 1.01 14 350 8356 -32.3 -35.1 76 2.8 -32.7 244 18 325.2 325.3 290.9 327.2 0.55 15 300 9425 -40.6 -43.8 71 3.2 -40.8 220 17 328.1 328.2 291.5 329.1 0.26 16 250 10639 -50.5 -54.1 66 3.6 -50.6 214 29 331.0 331.0 292.1 331.4 0.10 17 200 12077 -51.1 -54.8 65 3.6 -51.3 206 28 351.8 351.8 297.1 352.3 0.11 18 150 13979 -48.2 -78.3 2 30.1 -49.0 212 18 387.1 387.1 303.3 387.1 0.01 19 100 16617 -53.4 -82.2 2 28.9 -54.0 181 15 424.6 424.6 308.2 424.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5650.64 m Freezing level: 657.29 mb = 3607.74 m = 11836.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 690.05 mb = 3213.60 m = 10543.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.67 % Est. max temperature: 24.14 C = 75.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 876.58 mb = 1217.41 m = 3994.07 ft T: 15.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.48 C/km ThetaE index: 12.66 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 748.83 mb = 2545.58 m = 8351.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.24 C = 75.64 F Cap Strength: 2.80 C Lifted Index: -2.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.72 C Showalter Index: -3.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.27 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.98 C Cross Totals Index: 24.29 C K Index: 35.86 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 291.50 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.91 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 469.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 95.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 793.41 mb = 2063.37 m = 6769.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 708.41 mb = 3000.53 m = 9844.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 278.41 mb = 9922.46 m = 32553.62 ft B at Equ Level: 467.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 198.41 mb = 12129.39 m = 39794.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.3 at 10.7 knts Storm direction: 281.3 at 8.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -170.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 75.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 75.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 28.73 Bulk Shear: 16.36 m/s