MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508260600F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508260600F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 19Z TUE 26 AUG 25 Station: 48.35,-68.01 Latitude: 48.35 Longitude: -68.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 SFC 974 262 19.3 12.7 65 6.6 15.2 209 8 294.7 296.4 289.3 322.0 9.50 2 950 478 16.0 11.0 73 4.9 13.0 209 11 293.4 294.9 288.2 318.4 8.72 3 900 934 11.4 9.9 91 1.4 10.5 210 14 293.2 294.8 288.0 317.8 8.56 4 850 1409 7.5 6.3 92 1.2 6.8 215 25 294.0 295.2 286.8 314.3 7.04 5 800 1905 3.8 0.5 79 3.3 2.2 222 25 295.2 296.1 285.2 309.8 4.97 6 750 2426 0.5 -2.1 83 2.6 -0.7 221 26 297.1 297.9 285.4 310.2 4.38 7 700 2976 -2.6 -7.1 71 4.5 -4.4 220 29 299.6 300.2 285.1 309.4 3.20 8 650 3561 -5.4 -11.8 61 6.4 -7.7 220 34 302.9 303.3 285.4 310.3 2.38 9 600 4185 -9.3 -17.5 51 8.2 -11.8 220 37 305.4 305.7 285.5 310.5 1.61 10 550 4852 -13.5 -23.9 41 10.3 -16.0 219 41 308.0 308.2 285.8 311.4 1.01 11 500 5569 -18.8 -33.4 26 14.6 -21.2 218 46 310.2 310.2 285.9 311.7 0.46 12 450 6344 -24.6 -41.4 20 16.8 -26.6 218 52 312.3 312.3 286.4 313.1 0.22 13 400 7189 -31.1 -47.9 17 16.9 -32.4 217 61 314.6 314.6 287.1 315.1 0.13 14 350 8125 -36.0 -57.0 10 21.0 -37.1 214 77 320.2 320.2 288.9 320.4 0.05 15 300 9179 -43.1 -61.0 12 17.8 -43.7 210 77 324.6 324.6 290.2 324.7 0.03 16 250 10389 -46.0 -68.1 6 22.1 -46.6 212 66 337.6 337.6 293.7 337.7 0.02 17 200 11891 -44.1 -75.2 2 31.1 -45.0 200 62 363.0 363.0 299.3 363.0 0.01 18 150 13801 -48.0 -78.2 2 30.2 -48.8 204 67 387.4 387.4 303.4 387.4 0.01 19 100 16460 -50.1 -79.8 2 29.6 -51.1 204 43 430.9 430.9 308.9 430.9 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5527.87 m Freezing level: 741.50 mb = 2519.53 m = 8266.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 761.90 mb = 2298.87 m = 7542.12 ft Precipitable water: 0.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.54 % Est. max temperature: 19.28 C = 66.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 882.89 mb = 1093.51 m = 3587.57 ft T: 10.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.24 C/km ThetaE index: 12.16 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 877.73 mb = 1142.12 m = 3747.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.26 C = 64.87 F Cap Strength: 0.05 C Lifted Index: -1.38 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.25 C Showalter Index: 0.90 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.28 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.25 C Cross Totals Index: 25.03 C K Index: 27.98 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 248.79 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.54 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 346.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.71 mb = 1132.87 m = 3716.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 873.71 mb = 1180.24 m = 3872.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 383.71 mb = 7480.15 m = 24540.88 ft B at Equ Level: 344.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 273.71 mb = 9787.75 m = 32111.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.6 at 32.0 knts Storm direction: 248.6 at 24.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 1.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 87.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 87.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 5.82 Bulk Shear: 59.54 m/s