MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2108241200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2108241200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z WED 25 AUG 21 Station: 46.18,-103.48 Latitude: 46.18 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 109 1 950 557 SFC 912 915 23.0 1.2 24 21.8 11.2 335 12 304.1 305.0 288.1 318.1 4.59 3 900 1027 21.4 0.5 25 20.8 10.3 335 13 303.5 304.3 287.8 317.0 4.41 4 850 1517 16.5 -0.7 31 17.2 7.6 332 14 303.4 304.2 287.6 316.4 4.26 5 800 2027 11.4 -1.3 41 12.8 5.1 330 14 303.4 304.2 287.6 316.6 4.33 6 750 2561 7.2 -6.8 36 14.0 1.0 302 18 304.3 304.9 286.7 313.8 3.06 7 700 3126 6.2 -0.3 63 6.5 2.8 281 32 309.4 310.4 290.6 325.9 5.35 8 650 3731 3.6 -9.1 39 12.7 -2.0 267 38 313.0 313.5 289.5 322.5 2.95 9 600 4374 -1.3 -13.4 39 12.2 -6.0 263 45 314.7 315.1 289.4 322.1 2.26 10 550 5061 -6.4 -19.8 34 13.4 -10.6 262 49 316.5 316.8 289.2 321.4 1.45 11 500 5798 -12.1 -30.7 20 18.6 -16.2 257 50 318.3 318.4 288.9 320.4 0.59 12 450 6593 -18.0 -34.9 21 16.9 -21.0 255 52 320.7 320.8 289.5 322.3 0.44 13 400 7462 -24.1 -42.1 17 18.0 -26.4 258 53 323.6 323.6 290.1 324.5 0.23 14 350 8422 -30.4 -50.0 13 19.6 -32.1 258 53 327.7 327.8 291.2 328.2 0.11 15 300 9508 -35.5 -62.0 5 26.5 -36.9 255 67 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.4 0.03 16 250 10754 -43.2 -65.5 7 22.3 -44.0 256 73 341.8 341.8 294.8 341.9 0.02 17 200 12231 -50.2 -71.9 6 21.8 -50.6 255 68 353.4 353.4 297.4 353.4 0.01 18 150 14076 -57.8 -79.8 4 22.0 -58.0 254 55 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.00 19 100 16611 -61.2 -88.3 2 27.1 -61.4 249 38 409.6 409.6 306.5 409.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.23 m Freezing level: 613.02 mb = 4206.80 m = 13801.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.53 mb = 3477.29 m = 11408.30 ft Precipitable water: 0.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.62 % Est. max temperature: 23.02 C = 73.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 659.26 mb = 3615.57 m = 11861.97 ft T: 4.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.85 C/km ThetaE index: 2.73 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 550.20 mb = 5058.27 m = 16595.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.13 C = 95.24 F Cap Strength: 8.10 C Lifted Index: 6.18 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.33 C Showalter Index: 6.36 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.89 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 28.53 C Cross Totals Index: 11.35 C K Index: 21.28 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 79.12 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.94 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9996.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 657.44 mb = 3638.10 m = 11935.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 268.6 at 35.9 knts Storm direction: 298.6 at 26.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 6.4 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 127.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 32.1 neg: -17.6 tot: 14.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.01 Bulk Shear: 140.84 m/s