MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508260000F017.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508260000F017.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 17 hour NAM valid 17Z TUE 26 AUG 25 Station: 46.17,-66.34 Latitude: 46.17 Longitude: -66.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 992 137 22.7 16.6 69 6.1 18.6 217 7 296.5 298.7 292.0 331.3 12.05 2 950 508 17.2 14.7 85 2.5 15.6 223 10 294.7 296.7 290.7 326.7 11.16 3 900 967 12.8 12.8 100 -0.0 12.9 233 15 294.7 296.6 290.2 324.6 10.41 4 850 1445 9.4 7.0 85 2.4 8.0 228 26 296.0 297.3 287.9 317.5 7.42 5 800 1945 5.8 3.1 83 2.7 4.4 226 28 297.3 298.4 287.1 315.0 5.99 6 750 2471 3.1 -2.9 65 6.0 0.3 218 28 299.9 300.7 286.2 312.3 4.12 7 700 3026 -0.3 -9.7 49 9.4 -4.0 218 33 302.1 302.6 285.4 310.2 2.61 8 650 3615 -3.3 -15.3 39 12.0 -7.4 218 35 305.2 305.5 285.7 310.9 1.79 9 600 4244 -6.5 -18.3 39 11.8 -10.2 222 39 308.5 308.8 286.5 313.4 1.50 10 550 4919 -10.1 -31.3 16 21.1 -14.6 224 46 312.1 312.1 286.7 313.8 0.51 11 500 5645 -15.9 -37.7 13 21.8 -19.4 228 47 313.7 313.8 287.0 314.8 0.30 12 450 6428 -22.1 -39.1 20 16.9 -24.5 219 42 315.4 315.5 287.6 316.4 0.29 13 400 7283 -27.5 -57.5 4 30.0 -29.6 211 61 319.2 319.2 288.5 319.4 0.04 14 350 8234 -31.7 -54.1 9 22.4 -33.3 208 90 325.9 326.0 290.6 326.2 0.07 15 300 9311 -37.4 -62.0 6 24.6 -38.6 202 110 332.6 332.6 292.4 332.7 0.03 16 250 10551 -44.0 -65.0 8 21.1 -44.6 201 107 340.7 340.7 294.5 340.8 0.02 17 200 12036 -46.7 -74.4 3 27.7 -47.3 197 105 358.9 358.9 298.5 358.9 0.01 18 150 13919 -51.5 -80.8 2 29.3 -52.0 204 87 381.4 381.4 302.5 381.4 0.00 19 100 16528 -53.7 -82.5 2 28.8 -54.4 193 50 423.9 423.9 308.2 423.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5577.72 m Freezing level: 705.08 mb = 2969.40 m = 9742.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 746.39 mb = 2509.47 m = 8233.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.82 % Est. max temperature: 22.36 C = 72.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 907.33 mb = 898.35 m = 2947.32 ft T: 13.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 21.08 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.89 mb = 846.50 m = 2777.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.90 C = 69.61 F Cap Strength: -0.33 C Lifted Index: -3.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.53 C Showalter Index: 1.94 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 48.12 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.24 C Cross Totals Index: 22.87 C K Index: 22.91 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 183.54 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.53 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 714.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.48 mb = 887.58 m = 2911.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 903.48 mb = 934.40 m = 3065.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 363.48 mb = 7964.75 m = 26130.76 ft B at Equ Level: 713.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 233.48 mb = 11005.58 m = 36107.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.2 at 32.4 knts Storm direction: 253.2 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 2.6 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 65.1 neg: -6.2 tot: 59.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 9.78 Bulk Shear: 72.99 m/s