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: 48.14,-110.48 Latitude: 48.14 Longitude: -110.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 1 950 483 SFC 906 907 29.4 10.1 30 19.3 17.0 144 9 311.2 312.9 293.7 337.7 8.60 3 900 966 28.6 9.4 30 19.2 16.3 144 10 310.9 312.5 293.4 336.3 8.23 4 850 1468 23.6 7.5 36 16.1 13.7 143 14 310.9 312.3 293.0 334.6 7.69 5 800 1993 19.2 5.4 40 13.8 11.0 141 20 311.6 313.0 292.7 333.5 7.06 6 750 2543 14.3 2.7 46 11.6 7.7 146 12 312.1 313.3 292.1 331.5 6.22 7 700 3120 9.6 -4.0 38 13.6 2.8 165 12 313.1 313.9 290.6 326.0 4.07 8 650 3729 4.2 -4.6 52 8.9 -0.0 202 10 313.8 314.6 290.9 327.0 4.17 9 600 4373 -1.5 -8.3 59 6.9 -4.4 215 13 314.4 315.1 290.4 325.3 3.39 10 550 5059 -7.3 -10.3 79 3.1 -8.5 225 19 315.5 316.1 290.5 325.8 3.17 11 500 5794 -12.4 -21.9 45 9.5 -15.0 238 26 317.9 318.2 289.5 322.5 1.33 12 450 6590 -17.6 -38.6 14 21.0 -21.0 242 28 321.1 321.2 289.4 322.2 0.30 13 400 7460 -23.3 -45.7 11 22.3 -25.9 250 24 324.6 324.7 290.3 325.3 0.16 14 350 8424 -29.8 -36.7 51 6.8 -30.8 246 32 328.5 328.6 291.8 330.3 0.47 15 300 9504 -38.4 -41.7 71 3.3 -38.7 239 46 331.2 331.3 292.4 332.5 0.33 16 250 10728 -49.1 -53.3 61 4.3 -49.2 234 54 333.1 333.2 292.7 333.6 0.11 17 200 12161 -55.4 -64.9 30 9.4 -55.6 241 34 345.0 345.0 295.6 345.1 0.03 18 150 14009 -52.2 -81.3 2 29.1 -52.7 206 27 380.2 380.2 302.3 380.2 0.00 19 100 16620 -54.6 -83.2 2 28.6 -55.2 166 15 422.2 422.2 308.0 422.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5766.91 m Freezing level: 612.82 mb = 4207.79 m = 13804.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.68 mb = 3720.12 m = 12204.98 ft Precipitable water: 0.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.09 % Est. max temperature: 30.22 C = 86.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 683.33 mb = 3317.83 m = 10885.13 ft T: 7.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.22 C/km ThetaE index: 11.72 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 644.34 mb = 3799.11 m = 12464.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.95 C = 89.51 F Cap Strength: 2.19 C Lifted Index: -3.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.84 C Showalter Index: -3.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.92 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 36.00 C Cross Totals Index: 19.92 C K Index: 29.97 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 283.43 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 564.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 94.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 669.38 mb = 3487.29 m = 11441.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 614.38 mb = 4182.28 m = 13721.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 244.38 mb = 10873.66 m = 35674.29 ft B at Equ Level: 563.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 174.38 mb = 13041.56 m = 42786.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.0 at 17.4 knts Storm direction: 237.0 at 13.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 1.7 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 20.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 42.7 neg: -18.2 tot: 24.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.19 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 16.38 Bulk Shear: 34.44 m/s