MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2108091200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2108091200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z TUE 10 AUG 21 Station: 48.38,-103.59 Latitude: 48.38 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 66 1 950 510 SFC 940 598 23.4 9.5 41 13.9 14.8 262 16 301.8 303.2 290.4 325.4 7.94 3 900 977 18.4 8.6 53 9.8 12.6 260 19 300.5 301.9 289.9 323.7 7.83 4 850 1464 14.7 6.5 58 8.2 10.0 251 14 301.6 302.9 289.6 322.9 7.16 5 800 1973 10.1 4.9 70 5.3 7.2 240 11 302.0 303.2 289.5 322.2 6.79 6 750 2505 5.0 3.9 93 1.1 4.4 236 10 302.0 303.2 289.4 322.2 6.76 7 700 3065 1.3 1.2 100 0.0 1.3 223 11 303.9 305.0 289.3 322.0 5.99 8 650 3658 -2.1 -2.2 100 0.0 -2.1 234 17 306.5 307.5 289.3 322.0 5.02 9 600 4289 -6.7 -6.8 99 0.1 -6.8 243 28 308.4 309.1 288.8 320.3 3.82 10 550 4964 -9.7 -10.9 91 1.2 -10.1 244 34 312.6 313.2 289.5 322.3 3.03 11 500 5694 -13.7 -17.7 72 4.0 -14.9 249 47 316.4 316.8 289.6 322.7 1.91 12 450 6489 -18.6 -26.6 49 8.0 -20.4 243 53 319.9 320.1 289.8 323.2 0.97 13 400 7352 -26.6 -32.3 59 5.7 -27.5 241 56 320.4 320.5 289.6 322.6 0.63 14 350 8301 -33.7 -36.7 74 3.0 -34.0 245 53 323.3 323.4 290.3 325.1 0.47 15 300 9360 -43.6 -46.1 77 2.5 -43.7 244 50 323.9 323.9 290.2 324.6 0.20 16 250 10578 -43.4 -71.9 3 28.5 -44.2 235 50 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.5 0.01 17 200 12078 -43.7 -75.0 2 31.2 -44.7 240 37 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.01 18 150 13985 -48.7 -78.7 2 30.0 -49.5 232 25 386.1 386.1 303.2 386.1 0.01 19 100 16607 -55.5 -83.9 2 28.4 -56.1 254 24 420.4 420.4 307.7 420.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5627.98 m Freezing level: 681.61 mb = 3283.12 m = 10771.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.61 mb = 3278.16 m = 10754.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.88 % Est. max temperature: 23.57 C = 74.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 766.25 mb = 2328.43 m = 7639.13 ft T: 6.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.67 C/km ThetaE index: 3.42 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 756.84 mb = 2430.44 m = 7973.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.58 C = 74.44 F Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lifted Index: 0.74 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.70 C Showalter Index: 1.15 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 48.56 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.40 C Cross Totals Index: 20.17 C K Index: 34.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 153.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.10 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 74.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 22.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 765.88 mb = 2332.43 m = 7652.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 740.88 mb = 2604.52 m = 8544.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 530.88 mb = 5235.21 m = 17175.67 ft B at Equ Level: 73.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 380.88 mb = 7699.89 m = 25261.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.3 at 25.6 knts Storm direction: 274.3 at 19.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 1.7 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 19.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 31.0 neg: -13.6 tot: 17.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.18 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: 0.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 5.63 Bulk Shear: 13.18 m/s