MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2108041200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2108041200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z THU 5 AUG 21 Station: 48.33,-103.64 Latitude: 48.33 Longitude: -103.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 1 950 527 SFC 940 618 30.5 11.5 31 18.9 18.1 339 10 309.0 310.7 293.5 336.8 9.11 3 900 1006 25.7 10.4 38 15.3 15.9 336 13 308.0 309.6 293.0 334.8 8.83 4 850 1504 20.8 9.5 48 11.3 13.7 333 13 307.9 309.5 292.9 334.6 8.77 5 800 2024 15.7 8.5 62 7.2 11.3 330 14 307.9 309.6 292.9 334.5 8.76 6 750 2567 10.8 5.2 68 5.7 7.5 330 21 308.3 309.7 292.0 331.0 7.40 7 700 3139 7.5 -6.4 37 13.9 1.0 324 35 310.8 311.4 289.2 321.5 3.38 8 650 3744 2.6 -6.2 52 8.9 -1.4 316 35 311.9 312.6 289.9 323.6 3.69 9 600 4385 -1.5 -12.3 43 10.8 -5.7 315 30 314.4 314.9 289.5 322.5 2.48 10 550 5073 -4.8 -23.6 21 18.8 -10.3 310 25 318.4 318.6 289.3 322.0 1.03 11 500 5816 -9.3 -27.1 22 17.9 -13.9 307 22 321.8 321.9 290.2 324.7 0.83 12 450 6621 -15.4 -32.1 23 16.6 -18.9 306 23 323.8 323.9 290.5 325.9 0.58 13 400 7498 -22.0 -39.4 19 17.4 -24.5 302 26 326.5 326.5 291.0 327.6 0.31 14 350 8464 -29.7 -45.1 21 15.3 -31.3 299 35 328.7 328.7 291.6 329.4 0.20 15 300 9543 -38.6 -47.0 41 8.4 -39.2 285 40 331.0 331.0 292.2 331.7 0.18 16 250 10770 -47.4 -62.7 16 15.2 -47.9 277 40 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.7 0.03 17 200 12217 -52.8 -67.0 16 14.2 -53.1 283 31 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.02 18 150 14082 -51.7 -81.0 2 29.3 -52.2 271 19 381.0 381.0 302.4 381.0 0.00 19 100 16664 -58.4 -86.1 2 27.7 -58.7 283 12 415.0 415.0 307.1 415.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5745.23 m Freezing level: 617.89 mb = 4155.63 m = 13633.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 679.36 mb = 3383.13 m = 11099.39 ft Precipitable water: 0.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.95 % Est. max temperature: 29.48 C = 85.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 713.85 mb = 2976.59 m = 9765.59 ft T: 8.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.24 C/km ThetaE index: 15.32 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 690.14 mb = 3254.75 m = 10678.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.42 C = 90.36 F Cap Strength: 1.58 C Lifted Index: -0.36 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.36 C Showalter Index: -0.13 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.71 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.01 C Cross Totals Index: 18.70 C K Index: 25.57 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 161.76 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.91 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 298.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 718.03 mb = 2928.27 m = 9607.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 653.03 mb = 3705.65 m = 12157.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 263.03 mb = 10428.11 m = 34212.56 ft B at Equ Level: 297.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 203.03 mb = 12119.20 m = 39760.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 318.1 at 23.3 knts Storm direction: 348.1 at 17.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.3 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 28.9 neg: -17.8 tot: 11.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 14.03 Bulk Shear: 21.30 m/s