MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2107151200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2107151200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 16 JUL 21 Station: 48.26,-103.59 Latitude: 48.26 Longitude: -103.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 40 1 950 498 SFC 940 589 31.7 12.1 30 19.6 18.7 174 10 310.2 312.0 294.1 339.2 9.45 3 900 980 27.2 10.4 35 16.8 16.4 175 12 309.5 311.1 293.4 336.5 8.82 4 850 1480 22.2 9.4 44 12.8 14.1 176 13 309.5 311.1 293.4 336.2 8.76 5 800 2003 17.6 5.7 45 11.9 10.4 179 13 309.9 311.2 292.2 331.9 7.17 6 750 2549 13.1 -0.9 38 14.0 5.7 202 8 310.8 311.7 290.5 325.8 4.78 7 700 3125 10.0 -12.8 19 22.7 0.5 336 8 313.5 313.9 288.8 320.2 2.04 8 650 3734 4.6 -7.0 43 11.5 -0.7 351 13 314.1 314.8 290.3 325.3 3.49 9 600 4379 -1.0 -13.3 39 12.2 -5.8 345 14 314.9 315.3 289.5 322.4 2.29 10 550 5065 -6.0 -23.5 24 17.4 -11.1 324 18 316.9 317.1 288.9 320.5 1.05 11 500 5807 -9.5 -32.1 14 22.6 -14.6 301 25 321.4 321.5 289.8 323.3 0.52 12 450 6611 -15.8 -38.8 12 22.9 -19.7 300 31 323.3 323.4 290.1 324.4 0.30 13 400 7485 -23.0 -38.8 22 15.9 -25.3 297 35 325.2 325.2 290.7 326.4 0.33 14 350 8445 -31.8 -43.1 32 11.3 -32.9 293 35 325.9 326.0 290.8 326.9 0.24 15 300 9515 -40.5 -52.2 27 11.8 -41.1 293 37 328.4 328.4 291.3 328.8 0.10 16 250 10731 -49.0 -61.7 22 12.6 -49.4 285 31 333.1 333.2 292.6 333.3 0.04 17 200 12185 -50.5 -67.5 12 17.1 -50.8 292 40 352.9 352.9 297.3 353.0 0.02 18 150 14065 -50.1 -79.7 2 29.7 -50.7 290 51 383.8 383.8 302.9 383.8 0.00 19 100 16661 -57.5 -85.5 2 27.9 -57.9 295 29 416.5 416.5 307.3 416.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5766.91 m Freezing level: 609.37 mb = 4258.14 m = 13970.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 680.15 mb = 3361.48 m = 11028.33 ft Precipitable water: 0.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.46 % Est. max temperature: 31.50 C = 88.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 707.19 mb = 3039.68 m = 9972.59 ft T: 10.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.26 C/km ThetaE index: 18.99 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 663.28 mb = 3567.96 m = 11705.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.35 C = 95.62 F Cap Strength: 3.31 C Lifted Index: -1.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.25 C Showalter Index: -1.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.73 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.77 C Cross Totals Index: 18.95 C K Index: 18.46 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 198.42 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 816.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 109.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 703.99 mb = 3077.54 m = 10096.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 618.99 mb = 4128.08 m = 13543.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.99 mb = 11024.68 m = 36169.76 ft B at Equ Level: 809.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 178.99 mb = 12910.21 m = 42355.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 300.6 at 15.5 knts Storm direction: 330.6 at 11.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -90.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 48.5 neg: -7.6 tot: 40.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.07 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 10.98 Bulk Shear: 74.38 m/s