MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2206091200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2206091200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 10 JUN 22 Station: 46.18,-103 Latitude: 46.18 Longitude: -103.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 84 1 950 528 SFC 909 908 21.1 12.4 58 8.7 15.5 176 7 302.3 304.2 292.2 331.9 10.00 3 900 996 19.6 11.2 58 8.4 14.3 178 8 301.7 303.5 291.5 329.4 9.33 4 850 1484 14.8 10.2 74 4.6 12.0 183 8 301.7 303.4 291.5 329.1 9.26 5 800 1994 11.5 6.2 70 5.3 8.4 262 15 303.4 304.7 290.5 325.6 7.43 6 750 2530 7.5 0.8 62 6.7 3.9 297 18 304.7 305.7 289.1 321.1 5.40 7 700 3093 3.2 -4.8 56 8.0 -0.5 304 24 306.0 306.7 288.0 317.8 3.81 8 650 3689 -1.3 -6.9 66 5.5 -3.7 297 26 307.4 308.1 288.2 318.4 3.51 9 600 4322 -5.3 -8.8 76 3.6 -6.7 295 27 310.0 310.7 288.9 320.4 3.27 10 550 5001 -8.4 -18.7 43 10.3 -11.6 297 31 314.1 314.4 288.5 319.3 1.58 11 500 5735 -12.8 -23.6 40 10.8 -15.7 301 33 317.4 317.6 289.1 321.3 1.14 12 450 6528 -18.9 -33.4 27 14.6 -21.5 304 38 319.5 319.6 289.2 321.3 0.51 13 400 7391 -26.1 -28.9 78 2.7 -26.6 307 45 321.1 321.2 290.0 324.1 0.88 14 350 8346 -32.5 -41.4 41 8.9 -33.5 311 48 324.9 324.9 290.6 325.9 0.29 15 300 9411 -42.0 -50.6 39 8.6 -42.5 307 48 326.1 326.1 290.7 326.6 0.12 16 250 10617 -52.0 -58.9 44 6.8 -52.2 314 60 328.7 328.7 291.4 328.9 0.05 17 200 12036 -56.8 -67.3 25 10.6 -56.9 313 61 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.02 18 150 13864 -56.3 -84.5 2 28.2 -56.6 309 49 373.0 373.0 301.1 373.0 0.00 19 100 16430 -56.2 -84.4 2 28.2 -56.6 310 27 419.2 419.2 307.6 419.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5651.01 m Freezing level: 664.91 mb = 3511.02 m = 11518.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 705.70 mb = 3026.87 m = 9930.57 ft Precipitable water: 0.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.90 % Est. max temperature: 23.11 C = 73.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 799.92 mb = 1995.12 m = 6545.58 ft T: 11.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.06 C/km ThetaE index: 14.17 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 757.81 mb = 2443.72 m = 8017.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.15 C = 73.67 F Cap Strength: 1.62 C Lifted Index: -0.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.67 C Showalter Index: -1.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.77 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.68 C Cross Totals Index: 23.09 C K Index: 29.92 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 207.77 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.60 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 376.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 34.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 784.68 mb = 2154.72 m = 7069.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 719.68 mb = 2866.72 m = 9405.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 259.68 mb = 10365.90 m = 34008.45 ft B at Equ Level: 376.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 199.68 mb = 12046.34 m = 39521.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 295.8 at 25.2 knts Storm direction: 325.8 at 18.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 136.1 neg: -3.4 tot: 132.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 3.28 Bulk Shear: 114.83 m/s