MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 1Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 47.47,-111.46 Latitude: 47.47 Longitude: -111.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 1 950 487 2 900 967 SFC 888 1081 26.6 8.7 32 17.9 15.4 131 17 310.1 311.6 293.0 334.7 7.99 4 850 1467 22.4 8.1 40 14.3 13.6 129 25 309.6 311.1 292.9 334.2 8.00 5 800 1990 18.6 5.8 43 12.8 10.9 119 18 311.0 312.4 292.6 333.4 7.26 6 750 2539 13.5 7.9 69 5.6 10.0 110 16 311.2 312.9 294.0 338.8 8.97 7 700 3116 8.4 6.8 89 1.6 7.4 115 15 311.8 313.4 294.1 339.1 8.86 8 650 3724 3.9 -1.6 67 5.5 1.1 175 7 313.4 314.4 291.7 330.0 5.25 9 600 4369 -1.5 -4.7 78 3.3 -3.0 194 9 314.4 315.3 291.3 328.7 4.49 10 550 5054 -7.3 -8.2 93 0.9 -7.7 202 16 315.4 316.1 291.0 327.4 3.74 11 500 5789 -12.7 -20.9 50 8.2 -15.0 230 19 317.6 317.8 289.5 322.5 1.45 12 450 6584 -18.2 -23.8 62 5.6 -19.6 242 25 320.4 320.6 290.2 324.7 1.25 13 400 7454 -22.8 -25.2 81 2.4 -23.4 242 28 325.4 325.6 291.6 329.7 1.24 14 350 8418 -30.0 -32.5 79 2.5 -30.4 226 31 328.3 328.5 292.0 330.9 0.71 15 300 9498 -38.3 -41.3 73 3.0 -38.5 213 45 331.4 331.5 292.4 332.7 0.34 16 250 10725 -48.3 -51.9 66 3.6 -48.4 207 50 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.8 0.13 17 200 12158 -57.8 -60.2 73 2.5 -57.8 218 45 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.5 0.06 18 150 13998 -52.4 -81.5 2 29.1 -52.9 211 29 379.7 379.7 302.2 379.7 0.00 19 100 16613 -54.6 -83.2 2 28.6 -55.2 169 13 422.2 422.2 308.0 422.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.61 m Freezing level: 613.56 mb = 4193.82 m = 13759.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.90 mb = 3887.98 m = 12755.70 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.12 % Est. max temperature: 27.85 C = 82.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 682.91 mb = 3318.57 m = 10887.56 ft T: 6.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.88 C/km ThetaE index: 1.23 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 647.85 mb = 3750.74 m = 12305.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.88 C = 85.78 F Cap Strength: 2.04 C Lifted Index: -3.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.38 C Showalter Index: -3.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.90 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 35.10 C Cross Totals Index: 20.80 C K Index: 41.58 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 305.07 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 441.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 85.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 677.07 mb = 3389.04 m = 11118.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 612.07 mb = 4208.11 m = 13805.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 272.07 mb = 10155.34 m = 33317.65 ft B at Equ Level: 440.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 182.07 mb = 12758.69 m = 41858.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 184.1 at 16.9 knts Storm direction: 214.1 at 12.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 1.0 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -21.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 35.5 neg: -73.5 tot: -37.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -12.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.18 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: -1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 9.96 Bulk Shear: 44.35 m/s