MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F006.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F006.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 18Z TUE 26 AUG 25 Station: 48.51,-67.74 Latitude: 48.51 Longitude: -67.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 975 263 19.3 13.2 68 6.0 15.5 230 8 294.6 296.4 289.6 322.9 9.86 2 950 480 15.6 11.5 77 4.1 13.1 228 11 293.0 294.6 288.3 318.8 9.01 3 900 936 11.0 10.4 96 0.6 10.7 227 12 292.8 294.4 288.1 318.2 8.85 4 850 1410 7.9 1.3 63 6.6 4.6 226 24 294.4 295.3 284.9 308.9 4.93 5 800 1907 4.3 -0.6 70 5.0 2.0 223 27 295.8 296.6 285.0 309.2 4.56 6 750 2429 0.5 -3.3 76 3.8 -1.2 222 28 297.1 297.8 284.9 309.0 3.99 7 700 2979 -2.8 -8.0 67 5.2 -4.8 218 32 299.4 300.0 284.8 308.5 2.99 8 650 3562 -6.0 -13.1 57 7.1 -8.5 214 34 302.1 302.5 284.9 308.8 2.14 9 600 4184 -10.1 -15.5 64 5.4 -11.8 210 35 304.5 304.8 285.5 310.5 1.90 10 550 4849 -14.3 -19.0 68 4.6 -15.6 209 37 307.1 307.3 286.1 312.1 1.55 11 500 5564 -19.2 -31.9 32 12.7 -21.4 210 39 309.7 309.8 285.9 311.5 0.53 12 450 6339 -24.8 -35.1 38 10.4 -26.2 214 44 312.1 312.2 286.6 313.6 0.43 13 400 7184 -31.1 -40.9 38 9.8 -32.0 210 54 314.6 314.7 287.3 315.6 0.27 14 350 8117 -37.1 -40.9 68 3.8 -37.5 214 60 318.6 318.7 288.6 319.8 0.30 15 300 9168 -43.2 -52.2 37 9.0 -43.7 213 73 324.4 324.4 290.2 324.8 0.10 16 250 10383 -45.0 -66.9 7 22.0 -45.6 209 67 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.3 0.02 17 200 11891 -43.7 -75.0 2 31.2 -44.7 200 71 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.01 18 150 13803 -48.6 -78.6 2 30.0 -49.4 202 72 386.3 386.3 303.2 386.3 0.01 19 100 16457 -50.6 -80.1 2 29.5 -51.4 199 51 430.0 430.0 308.9 430.1 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5521.70 m Freezing level: 743.00 mb = 2505.61 m = 8220.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 769.13 mb = 2225.04 m = 7299.90 ft Precipitable water: 0.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.96 % Est. max temperature: 19.79 C = 67.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 891.00 mb = 1019.33 m = 3344.21 ft T: 10.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.34 C/km ThetaE index: 14.04 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.81 mb = 1095.97 m = 3595.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.08 C = 64.55 F Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lifted Index: -1.78 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.43 C Showalter Index: 3.84 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 47.50 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.07 C Cross Totals Index: 20.43 C K Index: 23.10 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 102.95 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.55 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 408.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.97 mb = 1075.69 m = 3529.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 869.97 mb = 1217.59 m = 3994.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 379.97 mb = 7542.96 m = 24746.96 ft B at Equ Level: 408.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 269.97 mb = 9870.94 m = 32384.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.3 at 30.5 knts Storm direction: 245.3 at 22.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.4 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 44.1 neg: -0.7 tot: 43.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 7.42 Bulk Shear: 55.09 m/s