MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2107131200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2107131200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z WED 14 JUL 21 Station: 46.18,-103.51 Latitude: 46.18 Longitude: -103.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 1 950 544 SFC 910 921 28.5 6.2 24 22.3 15.0 75 11 309.9 311.1 291.7 330.0 6.52 3 900 1023 26.6 5.5 26 21.1 14.0 76 12 308.9 310.1 291.2 328.3 6.31 4 850 1522 21.6 4.5 33 17.1 11.6 79 12 308.8 309.9 291.1 327.9 6.20 5 800 2042 16.5 3.5 42 12.9 9.1 82 11 308.7 309.9 291.0 327.7 6.18 6 750 2586 11.2 2.6 56 8.6 6.4 90 9 308.7 309.9 291.1 327.7 6.18 7 700 3156 6.5 -3.4 49 10.0 1.7 307 6 309.7 310.5 289.6 323.0 4.24 8 650 3759 1.9 -2.6 72 4.6 -0.3 293 13 311.2 312.1 290.7 326.4 4.86 9 600 4401 -1.3 -12.5 42 11.2 -5.7 260 12 314.6 315.1 289.5 322.6 2.43 10 550 5089 -5.6 -6.5 93 0.9 -6.1 248 27 317.4 318.2 292.0 331.1 4.26 11 500 5833 -9.4 -12.1 80 2.7 -10.5 254 41 321.6 322.2 292.2 331.6 3.02 12 450 6638 -14.6 -28.0 31 13.4 -17.8 266 37 324.9 325.0 291.1 327.9 0.85 13 400 7517 -21.6 -37.2 23 15.6 -24.1 278 43 326.9 327.0 291.3 328.4 0.39 14 350 8486 -28.7 -38.6 38 9.8 -30.0 285 54 330.0 330.1 292.1 331.5 0.39 15 300 9569 -37.9 -41.3 71 3.4 -38.2 281 59 331.9 332.0 292.6 333.3 0.34 16 250 10796 -48.7 -52.1 67 3.4 -48.8 285 61 333.7 333.7 292.9 334.2 0.12 17 200 12227 -56.4 -64.3 37 7.8 -56.6 272 72 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.5 0.03 18 150 14066 -53.9 -82.6 2 28.7 -54.3 282 57 377.2 377.2 301.8 377.3 0.00 19 100 16660 -56.3 -84.5 2 28.2 -56.8 294 23 418.9 418.9 307.6 418.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5743.93 m Freezing level: 620.05 mb = 4143.77 m = 13594.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.33 mb = 3655.86 m = 11994.14 ft Precipitable water: 0.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.02 % Est. max temperature: 27.40 C = 81.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 655.76 mb = 3687.62 m = 12098.35 ft T: 2.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.93 C/km ThetaE index: 4.79 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 622.27 mb = 4109.00 m = 13480.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.60 C = 88.88 F Cap Strength: 1.96 C Lifted Index: 2.79 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.75 C Showalter Index: 2.91 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.81 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.96 C Cross Totals Index: 13.84 C K Index: 25.48 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 118.51 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.72 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6204.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 658.82 mb = 3649.75 m = 11974.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.2 at 20.1 knts Storm direction: 291.2 at 15.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 3.9 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 50.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 30.2 neg: -40.2 tot: -9.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -3.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.02 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 0.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 132.82 m/s