MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2107291200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2107291200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 30 JUL 21 Station: 46.2,-103.64 Latitude: 46.20 Longitude: -103.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 145 1 950 594 SFC 910 973 22.2 9.9 45 12.3 14.5 130 12 303.5 305.0 291.3 328.6 8.42 3 900 1064 20.5 9.5 49 11.0 13.7 130 14 302.7 304.2 291.0 327.4 8.30 4 850 1555 18.1 13.8 76 4.3 15.2 144 12 305.1 307.2 294.3 340.1 11.72 5 800 2074 16.9 9.5 62 7.4 12.2 213 8 309.2 310.9 293.7 337.7 9.35 6 750 2622 13.5 8.5 72 5.0 10.4 241 10 311.2 313.0 294.3 339.9 9.33 7 700 3199 9.8 6.2 78 3.6 7.6 276 12 313.3 314.9 294.3 339.8 8.52 8 650 3812 6.4 4.8 90 1.5 5.5 256 20 316.2 317.8 294.9 342.4 8.35 9 600 4464 2.2 1.0 92 1.2 1.5 266 29 318.6 319.9 294.4 340.5 6.87 10 550 5162 -2.2 -2.2 100 0.0 -2.2 277 30 321.5 322.6 294.5 340.6 5.92 11 500 5914 -6.3 -7.3 93 0.9 -6.8 274 35 325.3 326.2 294.3 340.1 4.44 12 450 6732 -10.8 -12.9 85 2.0 -11.7 274 33 329.6 330.2 294.4 340.4 3.15 13 400 7628 -16.1 -17.9 86 1.7 -16.7 270 35 334.0 334.5 294.8 342.3 2.35 14 350 8620 -23.0 -25.9 77 2.8 -23.8 269 36 337.7 338.0 294.9 342.5 1.32 15 300 9731 -31.5 -34.6 74 3.1 -32.0 266 40 341.0 341.1 295.2 343.6 0.68 16 250 10995 -41.3 -47.1 54 5.7 -41.8 269 48 344.6 344.6 295.6 345.5 0.22 17 200 12470 -52.8 -60.2 41 7.3 -53.1 273 49 349.1 349.1 296.5 349.3 0.06 18 150 14272 -63.7 -73.7 24 10.0 -63.7 278 42 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.5 0.01 19 100 16751 -64.5 -85.3 4 20.8 -64.6 296 21 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5768.78 m Freezing level: 575.34 mb = 4808.56 m = 15775.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 579.89 mb = 4737.73 m = 15543.53 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.53 % Est. max temperature: 29.35 C = 84.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 757.81 mb = 2533.66 m = 8312.42 ft T: 14.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.93 C/km ThetaE index: 2.41 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 676.95 mb = 3476.08 m = 11404.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.04 C = 91.47 F Cap Strength: 4.89 C Lifted Index: 2.39 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.55 C Showalter Index: 0.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.46 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.39 C Cross Totals Index: 20.08 C K Index: 34.54 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 223.76 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.05 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 23.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5394.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 773.43 mb = 2360.62 m = 7744.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.3 at 22.2 knts Storm direction: 294.3 at 16.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 1.3 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 100.6 neg: -1.4 tot: 99.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.17 Bulk Shear: 135.92 m/s