MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508260600F035.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508260600F035.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 35 hour NAM valid 17Z WED 27 AUG 25 Station: 49.26,-92.95 Latitude: 49.26 Longitude: -92.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 127 SFC 972 374 18.7 15.1 80 3.6 16.4 303 2 294.3 296.3 290.7 326.3 11.20 2 950 568 18.7 14.5 77 4.2 16.0 323 5 296.1 298.1 291.1 327.8 10.98 3 900 1030 15.7 7.2 57 8.5 10.8 338 12 297.7 299.0 288.2 318.5 7.09 4 850 1513 12.6 7.8 73 4.8 9.7 326 16 299.3 300.7 289.5 322.3 7.82 5 800 2018 8.7 5.2 79 3.5 6.7 324 21 300.4 301.7 289.0 321.0 6.93 6 750 2549 4.7 2.6 87 2.1 3.5 320 20 301.6 302.8 288.8 320.1 6.16 7 700 3107 0.5 0.4 99 0.1 0.5 319 18 303.1 304.1 288.8 320.1 5.63 8 650 3699 -3.0 -3.1 99 0.1 -3.0 325 16 305.6 306.5 288.8 320.0 4.69 9 600 4330 -6.2 -7.2 92 1.0 -6.6 334 20 309.0 309.7 288.9 320.6 3.71 10 550 5005 -11.0 -13.0 85 2.0 -11.7 335 24 311.0 311.5 288.5 319.2 2.56 11 500 5730 -15.7 -20.0 70 4.3 -16.9 326 24 313.9 314.2 288.5 319.1 1.56 12 450 6517 -20.8 -24.8 70 4.0 -21.7 326 29 317.1 317.4 289.0 321.0 1.14 13 400 7376 -27.1 -31.8 64 4.7 -27.8 317 32 319.8 319.9 289.4 322.2 0.67 14 350 8323 -34.9 -39.9 60 5.0 -35.4 324 28 321.7 321.8 289.6 323.0 0.34 15 300 9377 -43.9 -47.8 65 4.0 -44.1 329 39 323.5 323.6 290.0 324.2 0.17 16 250 10573 -53.1 -57.9 56 4.8 -53.2 334 43 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.4 0.06 17 200 12008 -52.9 -73.4 7 20.6 -53.2 331 34 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.1 0.01 18 150 13865 -51.7 -81.0 2 29.3 -52.2 336 35 381.0 381.0 302.4 381.0 0.00 19 100 16475 -53.5 -82.4 2 28.8 -54.2 343 29 424.3 424.3 308.2 424.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5603.11 m Freezing level: 692.33 mb = 3198.10 m = 10492.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 693.41 mb = 3182.76 m = 10442.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.56 % Est. max temperature: 24.33 C = 75.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 921.40 mb = 829.34 m = 2720.89 ft T: 16.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.19 C/km ThetaE index: 9.33 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 802.54 mb = 1992.06 m = 6535.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.76 C = 76.56 F Cap Strength: 2.41 C Lifted Index: -0.89 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.06 C Showalter Index: -0.54 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.71 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.25 C Cross Totals Index: 23.47 C K Index: 35.87 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 203.82 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.69 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 139.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 69.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 843.37 mb = 1578.15 m = 5177.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 748.37 mb = 2566.59 m = 8420.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 418.37 mb = 7048.74 m = 23125.50 ft B at Equ Level: 138.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 258.37 mb = 10357.12 m = 33979.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 327.3 at 18.9 knts Storm direction: 357.3 at 14.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 1.7 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 27.6 neg: -12.0 tot: 15.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 6.08 Bulk Shear: 22.95 m/s