MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2107301200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2107301200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 31 JUL 21 Station: 46.16,-103.48 Latitude: 46.16 Longitude: -103.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 102 1 950 561 SFC 914 909 31.7 13.2 32 18.6 19.2 15 7 312.9 314.8 295.6 345.2 10.47 3 900 1046 29.5 12.4 35 17.0 18.1 14 7 311.9 313.8 295.0 343.0 10.10 4 850 1551 24.5 11.4 44 13.0 15.9 14 8 311.8 313.7 295.0 342.6 10.02 5 800 2077 19.3 10.6 57 8.7 13.7 14 8 311.8 313.7 295.0 342.9 10.11 6 750 2628 14.0 9.6 75 4.4 11.2 13 8 311.7 313.6 295.0 342.7 10.05 7 700 3205 9.2 4.1 70 5.1 6.2 2 14 312.7 314.1 293.2 335.6 7.35 8 650 3814 4.5 -0.7 69 5.2 1.7 347 16 314.0 315.1 292.2 331.6 5.59 9 600 4461 0.7 -11.4 40 12.1 -4.4 331 17 316.9 317.4 290.5 325.6 2.65 10 550 5155 -2.7 -27.5 13 24.8 -9.6 331 22 320.8 321.0 289.8 323.4 0.72 11 500 5903 -7.2 -33.7 10 26.6 -13.2 319 24 324.3 324.4 290.6 326.0 0.44 12 450 6716 -11.4 -45.8 4 34.3 -17.0 304 35 328.8 328.9 291.5 329.4 0.14 13 400 7609 -17.2 -45.3 7 28.0 -21.4 295 41 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.2 0.17 14 350 8599 -22.6 -59.7 2 37.1 -26.1 287 46 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.4 0.03 15 300 9710 -32.0 -42.1 36 10.1 -33.1 288 53 340.3 340.4 294.7 341.6 0.32 16 250 10970 -41.3 -53.1 27 11.7 -42.1 287 66 344.6 344.6 295.5 345.0 0.11 17 200 12447 -53.0 -60.2 41 7.2 -53.2 282 65 348.8 348.8 296.4 349.0 0.06 18 150 14255 -63.1 -75.0 19 11.9 -63.1 274 49 361.5 361.5 299.0 361.5 0.01 19 100 16740 -62.7 -85.2 3 22.5 -62.9 339 16 406.7 406.7 306.1 406.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5800.78 m Freezing level: 590.42 mb = 4594.24 m = 15072.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.90 mb = 3991.76 m = 13096.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.42 % Est. max temperature: 30.67 C = 87.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 697.90 mb = 3229.72 m = 10596.05 ft T: 9.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.08 C/km ThetaE index: 19.49 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 691.31 mb = 3307.77 m = 10852.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.83 C = 89.30 F Cap Strength: 0.74 C Lifted Index: -1.54 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.67 C Showalter Index: -1.43 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.17 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.60 C Cross Totals Index: 18.57 C K Index: 37.88 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 199.55 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 202.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 701.68 mb = 3184.96 m = 10449.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 676.68 mb = 3483.64 m = 11429.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 366.68 mb = 8253.87 m = 27079.28 ft B at Equ Level: 200.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 216.68 mb = 11916.69 m = 39096.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 332.9 at 17.1 knts Storm direction: 2.9 at 12.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 1.9 tot: 1.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 131.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.1 neg: -4.2 tot: -4.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.3 stream: -1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 9.61 Bulk Shear: 21.05 m/s