MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2108131200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2108131200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 14 AUG 21 Station: 46.18,-103.43 Latitude: 46.18 Longitude: -103.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 139 1 950 595 SFC 917 911 28.1 4.2 22 23.9 14.1 280 4 308.8 309.9 290.6 326.2 5.62 3 900 1072 25.6 3.6 24 22.1 12.9 279 4 307.9 308.9 290.2 324.8 5.49 4 850 1569 20.7 2.5 30 18.2 10.5 280 4 307.8 308.9 290.1 324.5 5.40 5 800 2088 15.6 1.7 39 13.9 8.0 281 5 307.8 308.8 290.1 324.5 5.42 6 750 2630 10.3 0.9 52 9.4 5.3 282 5 307.8 308.8 290.2 324.6 5.45 7 700 3198 5.0 -0.3 69 5.3 2.2 288 6 308.0 309.0 290.1 324.4 5.33 8 650 3801 4.3 -12.5 28 16.8 -2.5 315 20 313.9 314.3 289.1 321.2 2.25 9 600 4449 1.2 -15.3 28 16.5 -5.1 325 23 317.5 317.9 290.0 324.0 1.93 10 550 5142 -3.9 -18.7 31 14.8 -8.9 320 24 319.4 319.8 290.2 324.8 1.58 11 500 5886 -8.9 -27.3 21 18.4 -13.7 302 30 322.1 322.3 290.3 325.0 0.81 12 450 6692 -14.9 -31.8 22 16.8 -18.5 306 31 324.4 324.6 290.7 326.6 0.59 13 400 7571 -21.3 -38.3 20 17.0 -23.9 309 29 327.4 327.4 291.3 328.7 0.35 14 350 8544 -26.9 -48.7 11 21.8 -29.1 290 26 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.1 0.13 15 300 9639 -34.9 -46.9 28 12.0 -35.9 291 19 336.3 336.3 293.6 337.0 0.19 16 250 10884 -44.7 -56.5 25 11.9 -45.2 286 16 339.7 339.7 294.3 340.0 0.07 17 200 12335 -56.7 -65.1 33 8.5 -56.8 268 22 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.2 0.03 18 150 14136 -60.6 -74.3 15 13.7 -60.7 309 21 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.01 19 100 16660 -60.2 -85.0 2 24.8 -60.5 306 21 411.3 411.3 306.7 411.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5747.22 m Freezing level: 588.33 mb = 4610.59 m = 15126.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.50 mb = 3475.84 m = 11403.54 ft Precipitable water: 0.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.26 % Est. max temperature: 27.08 C = 80.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 644.84 mb = 3865.63 m = 12682.36 ft T: 4.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.17 C/km ThetaE index: 3.34 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 556.93 mb = 5042.04 m = 16541.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.18 C = 100.72 F Cap Strength: 5.92 C Lifted Index: 4.92 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.02 C Showalter Index: 5.03 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.13 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 29.66 C Cross Totals Index: 11.47 C K Index: 26.88 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 68.86 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.20 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7089.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 648.16 mb = 3823.96 m = 12545.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 308.8 at 17.2 knts Storm direction: 338.8 at 12.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 44.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 44.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.3 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.26 Bulk Shear: 25.49 m/s