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: 50.74,-112.98 Latitude: 50.74 Longitude: -112.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 1 950 506 SFC 911 878 24.2 14.4 54 9.8 17.7 80 3 305.4 307.6 294.2 339.6 11.41 3 900 982 24.0 11.8 46 12.2 16.1 79 5 306.2 308.0 293.2 335.4 9.69 4 850 1478 19.2 10.8 58 8.4 13.8 81 5 306.2 308.0 293.1 335.2 9.62 5 800 1995 14.2 9.9 76 4.2 11.5 86 5 306.3 308.1 293.2 335.3 9.64 6 750 2535 9.5 5.7 77 3.8 7.3 346 1 306.9 308.3 291.8 330.3 7.70 7 700 3104 5.0 0.9 75 4.0 2.8 281 4 308.0 309.1 290.6 326.0 5.86 8 650 3704 0.5 -3.6 74 4.1 -1.5 268 8 309.5 310.3 289.8 323.5 4.49 9 600 4341 -3.8 -10.1 61 6.4 -6.3 263 10 311.8 312.3 289.1 321.2 2.95 10 550 5021 -8.2 -10.5 84 2.2 -9.1 254 15 314.3 314.9 290.1 324.5 3.14 11 500 5756 -12.5 -16.7 71 4.1 -13.9 260 19 317.7 318.1 290.2 324.7 2.08 12 450 6552 -18.0 -23.7 61 5.7 -19.4 258 23 320.7 320.9 290.3 325.0 1.26 13 400 7419 -24.3 -26.7 81 2.4 -24.8 255 23 323.4 323.6 290.9 327.2 1.08 14 350 8381 -31.0 -33.7 77 2.8 -31.4 245 19 327.0 327.1 291.5 329.3 0.63 15 300 9455 -39.3 -42.5 71 3.2 -39.6 233 24 329.9 330.0 292.0 331.1 0.30 16 250 10678 -48.8 -52.3 67 3.5 -48.9 209 28 333.6 333.6 292.8 334.1 0.12 17 200 12112 -55.9 -61.3 50 5.5 -56.0 199 42 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.5 0.05 18 150 13983 -47.8 -78.0 2 30.2 -48.6 203 22 387.7 387.7 303.5 387.8 0.01 19 100 16619 -53.3 -82.2 2 28.9 -53.9 192 13 424.7 424.7 308.3 424.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.96 m Freezing level: 644.54 mb = 3773.10 m = 12378.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.34 mb = 3490.41 m = 11451.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.86 % Est. max temperature: 25.52 C = 77.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 788.32 mb = 2117.80 m = 6948.06 ft T: 13.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.60 C/km ThetaE index: 14.08 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 744.24 mb = 2598.93 m = 8526.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.77 C = 78.38 F Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lifted Index: -3.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.27 C Showalter Index: -3.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.10 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.73 C Cross Totals Index: 23.37 C K Index: 38.53 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 281.24 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 949.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 753.01 mb = 2501.87 m = 8208.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 728.01 mb = 2780.47 m = 9122.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.01 mb = 10993.94 m = 36068.92 ft B at Equ Level: 941.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 168.01 mb = 13245.67 m = 43456.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 260.5 at 10.9 knts Storm direction: 290.5 at 8.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 2.3 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 10.1 neg: -8.1 tot: 2.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 0.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.1 stream: 0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 30.30 Bulk Shear: 31.33 m/s