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: 50.03,-109.31 Latitude: 50.03 Longitude: -109.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 1 950 531 SFC 922 787 15.5 14.9 96 0.7 15.1 301 19 295.5 297.6 291.4 328.9 11.63 3 900 990 14.2 14.1 100 0.0 14.1 311 34 296.1 298.1 291.3 328.7 11.32 4 850 1474 13.5 13.1 97 0.5 13.2 306 39 300.3 302.4 292.6 333.1 11.18 5 800 1984 11.7 11.0 95 0.7 11.3 319 28 303.7 305.6 292.9 334.5 10.37 6 750 2523 9.5 8.8 95 0.7 9.1 340 11 306.9 308.7 293.3 335.8 9.55 7 700 3094 7.3 6.9 97 0.4 7.1 122 11 310.6 312.3 293.9 338.1 8.95 8 650 3701 3.0 2.9 100 0.1 2.9 135 24 312.3 313.7 293.0 335.0 7.29 9 600 4344 -2.1 -3.2 92 1.2 -2.7 151 28 313.7 314.7 291.6 329.6 5.02 10 550 5031 -5.5 -7.2 88 1.7 -6.3 165 31 317.5 318.3 291.9 330.6 4.04 11 500 5774 -9.4 -10.5 92 1.1 -9.9 176 37 321.6 322.2 292.5 332.9 3.43 12 450 6581 -14.6 -14.9 97 0.4 -14.7 180 38 324.9 325.4 292.8 333.9 2.67 13 400 7463 -20.2 -20.2 100 0.0 -20.3 186 38 328.7 329.1 293.2 335.4 1.91 14 350 8438 -26.8 -26.8 100 -0.0 -26.8 195 40 332.6 332.9 293.6 337.0 1.22 15 300 9531 -35.3 -35.2 100 -0.0 -35.3 207 43 335.7 335.8 293.9 338.1 0.64 16 250 10776 -45.2 -48.1 73 2.9 -45.4 219 49 338.8 338.9 294.2 339.6 0.20 17 200 12219 -58.9 -62.5 63 3.6 -59.0 232 57 339.5 339.5 294.3 339.7 0.04 18 150 14044 -48.1 -78.2 2 30.1 -48.8 199 25 387.3 387.3 303.4 387.3 0.01 19 100 16666 -56.0 -84.2 2 28.3 -56.5 181 14 419.6 419.6 307.7 419.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.24 m Freezing level: 620.62 mb = 4078.53 m = 13380.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.78 mb = 4031.44 m = 13226.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.63 % Est. max temperature: 25.29 C = 77.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 913.09 mb = 867.75 m = 2846.92 ft T: 14.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.24 C/km ThetaE index: 0.21 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 824.61 mb = 1729.02 m = 5672.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.89 C = 71.40 F Cap Strength: 2.55 C Lifted Index: 1.23 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.55 C Showalter Index: 0.35 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.42 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.96 C Cross Totals Index: 22.47 C K Index: 35.58 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 271.53 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.12 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 31.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 154.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.75 mb = 1318.50 m = 4325.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 600.75 mb = 4333.57 m = 14217.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 580.75 mb = 4601.21 m = 15095.65 ft B at Equ Level: 30.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 490.75 mb = 5917.20 m = 19413.15 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 182.4 at 28.1 knts Storm direction: 212.4 at 21.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 549.2 neg: -103.3 tot: 445.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 148.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.0 stream: 9.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.08 Bulk Shear: 379.44 m/s