MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2108061200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2108061200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 7 AUG 21 Station: 48.31,-103.59 Latitude: 48.31 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 19 1 950 476 SFC 938 593 32.1 12.5 30 19.6 19.1 150 11 310.9 312.8 294.6 340.9 9.77 3 900 958 27.6 11.6 37 16.0 17.1 152 13 309.9 311.8 294.1 339.3 9.60 4 850 1460 22.7 10.6 47 12.0 14.9 153 13 309.9 311.7 294.1 339.0 9.51 5 800 1983 17.6 9.8 60 7.8 12.6 153 13 309.9 311.7 294.1 339.1 9.56 6 750 2530 12.2 8.6 78 3.6 10.0 151 13 309.9 311.6 294.0 338.6 9.40 7 700 3104 7.7 3.6 76 4.0 5.4 144 6 311.0 312.3 292.5 333.0 7.12 8 650 3711 3.8 -0.6 73 4.4 1.5 301 3 313.3 314.4 292.0 331.1 5.66 9 600 4357 0.3 -11.3 42 11.5 -4.5 324 7 316.4 316.9 290.3 325.2 2.70 10 550 5048 -4.5 -22.9 22 18.3 -10.1 273 4 318.7 318.9 289.5 322.5 1.10 11 500 5789 -10.1 -17.7 54 7.6 -12.6 265 8 320.7 321.1 290.9 327.1 1.89 12 450 6594 -15.0 -17.9 79 2.9 -15.9 262 16 324.4 324.8 292.1 331.5 2.08 13 400 7475 -20.0 -26.5 56 6.5 -21.6 262 20 328.9 329.1 292.5 332.8 1.09 14 350 8451 -27.3 -33.4 57 6.0 -28.3 247 23 331.9 332.0 292.9 334.3 0.66 15 300 9541 -36.2 -44.8 41 8.6 -37.0 247 30 334.3 334.3 293.1 335.2 0.23 16 250 10776 -47.4 -55.6 38 8.3 -47.7 259 32 335.7 335.7 293.3 336.0 0.08 17 200 12214 -57.4 -62.4 53 5.0 -57.5 261 31 341.8 341.8 294.8 342.0 0.04 18 150 14052 -51.1 -80.5 2 29.4 -51.7 278 17 382.1 382.1 302.6 382.1 0.00 19 100 16638 -58.1 -85.9 2 27.8 -58.5 264 20 415.5 415.5 307.2 415.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5770.42 m Freezing level: 597.33 mb = 4393.85 m = 14415.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.21 mb = 3871.47 m = 12701.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.97 % Est. max temperature: 31.08 C = 87.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 705.81 mb = 3035.17 m = 9957.77 ft T: 8.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.61 C/km ThetaE index: 16.62 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 703.22 mb = 3065.66 m = 10057.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.07 C = 89.73 F Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lifted Index: -3.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.13 C Showalter Index: -2.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.51 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.76 C Cross Totals Index: 20.75 C K Index: 39.39 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 252.90 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.33 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 606.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 711.07 mb = 2973.33 m = 9754.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 686.07 mb = 3268.58 m = 10723.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 216.07 mb = 11715.69 m = 38436.84 ft B at Equ Level: 600.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.07 mb = 13401.83 m = 43968.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 194.8 at 9.0 knts Storm direction: 224.8 at 6.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 1.3 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -101.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: -19.8 tot: -13.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -4.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.6 stream: -1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 64.34 Bulk Shear: 9.43 m/s