MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2108011200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2108011200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 2 AUG 21 Station: 46.2,-103.54 Latitude: 46.20 Longitude: -103.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 124 1 950 584 SFC 913 939 31.1 5.4 20 25.7 15.5 37 5 312.3 313.4 292.1 331.5 6.15 3 900 1067 28.9 4.4 21 24.5 14.4 37 5 311.3 312.4 291.6 329.5 5.83 4 850 1570 23.9 3.8 27 20.1 12.1 30 4 311.2 312.3 291.6 329.6 5.91 5 800 2094 18.8 3.0 35 15.8 9.7 16 3 311.2 312.3 291.6 329.7 5.95 6 750 2642 13.5 2.1 46 11.4 7.1 302 2 311.2 312.3 291.6 329.7 5.93 7 700 3217 8.0 0.9 61 7.1 4.1 271 6 311.3 312.4 291.6 329.5 5.84 8 650 3822 2.3 -0.7 80 3.1 0.7 295 8 311.6 312.7 291.5 329.0 5.58 9 600 4468 1.4 -30.7 7 32.1 -7.2 346 16 317.7 317.8 288.6 319.5 0.49 10 550 5163 -1.8 -36.6 5 34.8 -9.8 354 16 322.0 322.0 289.7 323.1 0.30 11 500 5915 -5.9 -41.8 4 35.8 -12.9 354 19 325.8 325.8 290.7 326.5 0.20 12 450 6729 -12.5 -41.4 7 28.8 -17.6 0 23 327.5 327.5 291.2 328.3 0.23 13 400 7615 -19.2 -40.8 13 21.5 -22.6 357 34 330.0 330.0 292.0 331.0 0.27 14 350 8593 -26.5 -37.2 36 10.6 -28.2 352 48 333.0 333.1 293.0 334.7 0.45 15 300 9688 -35.0 -45.2 35 10.1 -36.0 354 55 336.0 336.0 293.6 336.9 0.23 16 250 10933 -44.8 -54.6 33 9.8 -45.3 356 62 339.4 339.4 294.3 339.8 0.09 17 200 12388 -53.9 -63.7 29 9.8 -54.1 340 60 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.6 0.04 18 150 14213 -58.2 -78.9 5 20.7 -58.4 337 41 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.01 19 100 16738 -62.5 -86.9 2 24.3 -62.7 358 24 406.9 406.9 306.1 406.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5791.16 m Freezing level: 578.30 mb = 4770.18 m = 15650.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.41 mb = 3879.40 m = 12727.52 ft Precipitable water: 0.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 32.39 % Est. max temperature: 30.07 C = 86.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 626.68 mb = 4117.21 m = 13507.74 ft T: 1.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.16 C/km ThetaE index: 10.24 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 541.60 mb = 5284.87 m = 17338.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.13 C = 106.03 F Cap Strength: 4.89 C Lifted Index: 5.46 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.00 C Showalter Index: 5.46 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.61 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 29.87 C Cross Totals Index: 9.74 C K Index: 26.60 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 72.61 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.46 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6023.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 629.61 mb = 4079.57 m = 13384.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 348.8 at 11.4 knts Storm direction: 18.8 at 8.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.7 neg: 1.7 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 25.5 neg: -0.2 tot: 25.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.7 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.49 Bulk Shear: 10.34 m/s