MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2107051200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2107051200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z TUE 6 JUL 21 Station: 46.18,-103.59 Latitude: 46.18 Longitude: -103.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 1 950 512 SFC 903 965 30.8 11.5 30 19.3 18.0 27 7 312.9 314.7 294.8 342.2 9.46 3 900 998 30.7 10.9 30 19.8 17.7 25 8 313.2 314.9 294.7 341.6 9.15 4 850 1505 26.0 9.5 35 16.5 15.4 26 11 313.4 315.1 294.5 340.8 8.82 5 800 2034 21.0 8.7 45 12.3 13.2 21 9 313.5 315.2 294.6 341.1 8.87 6 750 2588 15.7 7.6 58 8.2 10.6 29 7 313.6 315.3 294.5 340.8 8.74 7 700 3168 10.1 5.9 75 4.2 7.5 26 5 313.7 315.3 294.2 339.6 8.33 8 650 3779 5.1 1.8 79 3.3 3.3 304 3 314.8 316.0 293.3 335.9 6.73 9 600 4428 0.7 0.5 99 0.2 0.6 268 5 316.9 318.2 293.8 337.9 6.63 10 550 5124 -3.4 -3.4 100 0.0 -3.4 245 18 320.1 321.1 293.7 337.6 5.42 11 500 5872 -8.0 -8.7 95 0.7 -8.3 254 29 323.3 324.1 293.4 336.5 3.98 12 450 6682 -13.0 -14.9 86 1.9 -13.7 253 43 326.9 327.4 293.3 336.0 2.67 13 400 7570 -18.7 -20.4 86 1.7 -19.2 254 45 330.7 331.1 293.7 337.4 1.89 14 350 8553 -25.1 -27.4 81 2.3 -25.6 261 44 334.9 335.1 294.1 339.1 1.16 15 300 9655 -33.5 -39.1 57 5.6 -34.1 259 44 338.2 338.3 294.3 339.9 0.43 16 250 10905 -43.3 -46.8 68 3.5 -43.5 243 47 341.8 341.8 295.0 342.7 0.23 17 200 12374 -53.3 -57.2 63 3.8 -53.5 224 46 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.7 0.08 18 150 14187 -60.4 -79.4 7 18.9 -60.6 276 49 365.9 365.9 299.8 366.0 0.00 19 100 16706 -61.0 -85.7 2 24.6 -61.3 290 21 409.8 409.8 306.5 409.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5815.42 m Freezing level: 591.67 mb = 4543.96 m = 14907.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 592.71 mb = 4525.69 m = 14847.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.85 % Est. max temperature: 31.49 C = 88.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 681.59 mb = 3387.70 m = 11114.37 ft T: 8.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.68 C/km ThetaE index: 5.14 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 658.11 mb = 3676.93 m = 12063.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.42 C = 90.35 F Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lifted Index: -1.62 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.28 C Showalter Index: -1.54 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.49 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 33.99 C Cross Totals Index: 17.50 C K Index: 39.28 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 215.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.88 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 241.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 669.19 mb = 3539.14 m = 11611.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 644.19 mb = 3851.94 m = 12637.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 294.19 mb = 9788.77 m = 32114.99 ft B at Equ Level: 240.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 194.19 mb = 12559.90 m = 41206.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.0 at 15.6 knts Storm direction: 297.0 at 11.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.5 neg: 1.1 tot: 1.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 33.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 26.5 neg: -11.6 tot: 14.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.9 stream: 1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 3.89 Bulk Shear: 62.03 m/s