ODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2107171200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2107171200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 18 JUL 21 Station: 46.16,-103.4 Latitude: 46.16 Longitude: -103.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 1 950 533 SFC 912 904 34.0 11.0 25 23.0 18.8 149 13 315.3 317.1 295.2 343.7 9.08 3 900 1021 31.8 10.5 27 21.3 17.8 149 15 314.3 316.0 294.8 342.1 8.92 4 850 1530 26.7 9.6 34 17.2 15.7 151 16 314.2 315.9 294.7 341.7 8.86 5 800 2060 21.5 8.4 43 13.1 13.2 152 15 314.1 315.8 294.6 341.2 8.71 6 750 2614 16.7 4.8 45 11.8 9.6 159 10 314.7 316.1 293.7 337.3 7.22 7 700 3197 12.9 -4.2 30 17.0 4.2 307 7 316.7 317.5 291.6 329.7 4.01 8 650 3813 7.5 -5.8 38 13.3 1.0 313 10 317.5 318.2 291.7 329.8 3.81 9 600 4465 1.9 -7.3 51 9.2 -2.4 294 16 318.3 319.0 291.7 330.2 3.67 10 550 5159 -4.3 -11.3 58 7.0 -7.2 293 18 318.9 319.5 291.3 328.6 2.92 11 500 5901 -10.6 -23.1 35 12.6 -14.1 284 22 320.1 320.4 290.0 324.2 1.19 12 450 6702 -16.1 -44.8 6 28.7 -20.2 300 25 323.0 323.0 289.9 323.6 0.16 13 400 7576 -23.0 -36.2 29 13.2 -25.1 289 22 325.2 325.2 290.8 326.8 0.43 14 350 8539 -30.0 -48.4 15 18.5 -31.6 274 24 328.4 328.4 291.4 328.9 0.13 15 300 9620 -38.2 -56.3 13 18.2 -39.1 277 28 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.8 0.06 16 250 10850 -45.1 -63.5 11 18.4 -45.7 284 39 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.2 0.03 17 200 12335 -47.1 -74.7 3 27.6 -47.8 286 46 358.2 358.2 298.4 358.2 0.01 18 150 14204 -55.8 -81.5 3 25.7 -56.1 266 34 373.9 373.9 301.2 373.9 0.00 19 100 16735 -61.2 -84.0 3 22.8 -61.4 261 15 409.5 409.5 306.5 409.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5830.64 m Freezing level: 585.05 mb = 4672.63 m = 15329.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.05 mb = 4002.76 m = 13132.24 ft Precipitable water: 0.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.82 % Est. max temperature: 33.20 C = 91.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 653.92 mb = 3763.37 m = 12346.86 ft T: 7.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.67 C/km ThetaE index: 14.09 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 629.00 mb = 4080.72 m = 13388.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.38 C = 97.49 F Cap Strength: 2.72 C Lifted Index: -4.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.22 C Showalter Index: -4.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 57.50 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 37.32 C Cross Totals Index: 20.17 C K Index: 29.90 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 454.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1113.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 106.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 659.96 mb = 3686.88 m = 12095.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 594.96 mb = 4532.46 m = 14870.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.96 mb = 11262.76 m = 36950.88 ft B at Equ Level: 1087.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 164.96 mb = 13586.50 m = 44574.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 276.7 at 15.6 knts Storm direction: 306.7 at 11.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -45.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 45.8 neg: -8.6 tot: 37.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.09 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 11.39 Bulk Shear: 97.75 m/s