MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F058.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F058.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 58 hour NAM valid 22Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 51.93,-97.49 Latitude: 51.93 Longitude: -97.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 983 224 26.2 19.1 65 7.1 21.2 161 8 300.8 303.4 295.0 342.7 14.27 2 950 519 22.0 17.9 77 4.1 19.2 171 12 299.5 302.0 294.2 339.5 13.68 3 900 986 17.4 16.9 96 0.6 17.1 184 15 299.5 302.0 294.1 339.1 13.55 4 850 1473 15.1 11.9 81 3.2 13.1 229 26 302.0 303.9 292.4 332.6 10.35 5 800 1985 13.2 3.7 52 9.5 7.9 245 28 305.2 306.4 290.0 324.2 6.24 6 750 2526 10.8 -4.6 33 15.4 3.4 233 23 308.3 309.0 288.6 319.6 3.61 7 700 3096 6.7 -10.2 29 16.9 -0.4 224 22 309.9 310.4 288.1 318.0 2.51 8 650 3699 2.8 -13.8 28 16.5 -3.6 222 22 312.1 312.5 288.3 318.7 2.03 9 600 4341 -1.1 -20.6 21 19.5 -7.4 230 23 314.8 315.0 288.4 319.0 1.23 10 550 5029 -5.7 -25.1 20 19.4 -11.1 236 25 317.4 317.6 288.9 320.5 0.91 11 500 5767 -10.8 -31.9 16 21.1 -15.4 244 25 319.9 320.0 289.3 321.8 0.53 12 450 6569 -16.0 -33.6 20 17.6 -19.5 249 21 323.1 323.2 290.2 324.9 0.50 13 400 7444 -22.2 -41.4 16 19.2 -24.8 254 20 326.1 326.2 290.9 327.1 0.25 14 350 8410 -29.8 -45.0 22 15.2 -31.3 265 22 328.6 328.6 291.5 329.3 0.20 15 300 9488 -38.5 -54.0 18 15.5 -39.4 236 21 331.1 331.1 292.1 331.4 0.08 16 250 10717 -47.0 -57.4 30 10.3 -47.4 193 25 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.4 0.07 17 200 12172 -51.9 -67.6 14 15.7 -52.2 203 21 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.7 0.02 18 150 14036 -51.7 -81.0 2 29.2 -52.3 242 27 380.9 380.9 302.4 380.9 0.00 19 100 16654 -54.6 -83.2 2 28.6 -55.2 224 13 422.2 422.2 308.0 422.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.07 m Freezing level: 614.69 mb = 4152.34 m = 13622.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 705.85 mb = 3027.23 m = 9931.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.52 % Est. max temperature: 28.40 C = 83.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 885.86 mb = 1121.15 m = 3678.25 ft T: 16.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.55 C/km ThetaE index: 24.73 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.62 mb = 1152.37 m = 3780.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.69 C = 78.24 F Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lifted Index: -3.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.84 C Showalter Index: -0.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.52 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.86 C Cross Totals Index: 22.66 C K Index: 20.82 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 275.67 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.08 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1031.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.83 mb = 1083.01 m = 3553.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 724.83 mb = 2807.98 m = 9212.42 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.83 mb = 11125.33 m = 36499.99 ft B at Equ Level: 1021.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 164.83 mb = 13425.04 m = 44044.87 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.4 at 22.2 knts Storm direction: 259.4 at 16.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 1.3 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 150.1 neg: -31.5 tot: 118.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.97 Bulk Rich Number: 21.40 Bulk Shear: 48.22 m/s