MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2107091200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2107091200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 10 JUL 21 Station: 46.14,-103.56 Latitude: 46.14 Longitude: -103.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 95 1 950 545 SFC 907 953 24.6 11.5 44 13.1 16.1 32 8 306.2 307.9 293.0 334.7 9.45 3 900 1020 23.9 11.0 44 12.9 15.7 31 9 306.1 307.9 292.7 333.9 9.19 4 850 1516 19.0 10.2 56 8.9 13.4 30 9 306.1 307.8 292.7 333.9 9.22 5 800 2032 14.1 8.9 71 5.2 10.9 26 9 306.2 307.8 292.6 333.3 8.98 6 750 2575 11.8 0.8 47 11.0 5.9 327 17 309.4 310.4 290.6 326.2 5.42 7 700 3149 9.8 -13.4 18 23.2 0.3 294 19 313.3 313.7 288.6 319.7 1.94 8 650 3760 5.9 -13.6 23 19.5 -2.0 281 24 315.7 316.1 289.5 322.5 2.06 9 600 4407 -0.4 -9.9 48 9.6 -4.4 293 16 315.7 316.3 290.4 325.4 3.00 10 550 5094 -6.9 -11.8 68 4.9 -8.8 289 23 315.9 316.5 290.3 325.1 2.81 11 500 5830 -12.3 -15.2 79 2.9 -13.3 290 37 318.1 318.5 290.5 325.9 2.35 12 450 6626 -17.9 -19.7 85 1.9 -18.4 291 32 320.8 321.1 290.8 326.8 1.78 13 400 7497 -23.7 -25.8 83 2.1 -24.2 275 30 324.2 324.4 291.2 328.3 1.17 14 350 8457 -31.7 -34.4 77 2.7 -32.1 277 34 326.0 326.1 291.2 328.1 0.59 15 300 9524 -41.6 -45.8 63 4.2 -41.9 283 38 326.8 326.8 291.0 327.6 0.21 16 250 10740 -47.0 -60.2 21 13.3 -47.4 288 42 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.4 0.05 17 200 12216 -46.9 -74.5 3 27.7 -47.6 287 40 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.6 0.01 18 150 14099 -51.3 -80.7 2 29.3 -51.9 297 35 381.6 381.6 302.5 381.6 0.00 19 100 16686 -58.4 -86.1 2 27.7 -58.7 290 18 415.0 415.0 307.1 415.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5735.61 m Freezing level: 602.93 mb = 4368.84 m = 14333.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 693.16 mb = 3229.78 m = 10596.28 ft Precipitable water: 0.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.61 % Est. max temperature: 27.28 C = 81.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 748.22 mb = 2594.70 m = 8512.68 ft T: 11.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.23 C/km ThetaE index: 14.19 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 654.10 mb = 3707.78 m = 12164.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.62 C = 92.52 F Cap Strength: 4.14 C Lifted Index: -2.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.14 C Showalter Index: -2.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.78 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.32 C Cross Totals Index: 22.47 C K Index: 18.35 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 273.74 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 592.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 229.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 743.95 mb = 2642.31 m = 8668.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 578.95 mb = 4688.83 m = 15383.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 258.95 mb = 10505.64 m = 34466.91 ft B at Equ Level: 581.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 198.95 mb = 12250.21 m = 40190.50 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 297.7 at 21.4 knts Storm direction: 327.7 at 16.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.3 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 118.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: -25.2 tot: -22.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -7.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: -2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 8.00 Bulk Shear: 74.15 m/s