MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2108131200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2108131200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 14 AUG 21 Station: 48.28,-103.59 Latitude: 48.28 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 133 1 950 588 SFC 950 592 29.2 6.2 23 23.0 15.4 309 8 306.9 308.0 290.6 326.0 6.27 3 900 1063 23.8 4.7 29 19.1 12.7 304 10 306.0 307.2 290.0 324.2 5.96 4 850 1557 19.0 4.0 37 15.0 10.4 301 11 306.0 307.1 290.0 324.2 5.98 5 800 2073 14.0 3.1 48 10.8 7.9 297 12 306.0 307.1 290.0 324.3 5.99 6 750 2612 8.7 2.2 64 6.5 5.2 292 13 306.0 307.1 290.0 324.2 5.99 7 700 3179 6.6 -6.8 38 13.3 0.5 303 25 309.7 310.4 288.8 320.1 3.29 8 650 3785 4.2 -10.3 34 14.5 -2.0 314 23 313.7 314.2 289.5 322.3 2.68 9 600 4431 0.1 -13.5 35 13.5 -5.3 315 25 316.2 316.6 289.9 323.6 2.25 10 550 5120 -4.9 -17.6 36 12.6 -9.3 311 28 318.2 318.5 290.0 324.1 1.75 11 500 5861 -10.6 -24.9 30 14.3 -14.5 310 30 320.1 320.3 289.8 323.6 1.01 12 450 6663 -15.6 -37.1 14 21.5 -19.5 320 31 323.6 323.6 290.2 324.9 0.35 13 400 7540 -21.8 -31.2 42 9.4 -23.7 323 35 326.7 326.8 291.5 329.2 0.70 14 350 8512 -26.5 -59.0 3 32.4 -29.0 316 41 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.1 0.04 15 300 9607 -34.4 -51.6 16 17.1 -35.7 313 39 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.3 0.11 16 250 10855 -44.8 -57.0 24 12.2 -45.4 312 38 339.4 339.4 294.3 339.7 0.07 17 200 12304 -57.2 -65.6 34 8.4 -57.3 292 43 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.03 18 150 14096 -61.8 -71.6 26 9.8 -62.0 312 37 363.5 363.6 299.4 363.6 0.02 19 100 16637 -57.7 -85.6 2 27.9 -58.1 309 21 416.2 416.2 307.3 416.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5727.80 m Freezing level: 599.50 mb = 4437.41 m = 14558.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 690.19 mb = 3294.41 m = 10808.30 ft Precipitable water: 0.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.52 % Est. max temperature: 28.37 C = 83.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 677.88 mb = 3441.40 m = 11290.53 ft T: 5.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.41 C/km ThetaE index: 4.15 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 588.77 mb = 4580.33 m = 15027.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.82 C = 101.88 F Cap Strength: 5.18 C Lifted Index: 3.28 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.16 C Showalter Index: 3.45 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.22 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.61 C Cross Totals Index: 14.60 C K Index: 20.25 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 99.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.05 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6989.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 678.31 mb = 3436.30 m = 11273.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 309.0 at 21.0 knts Storm direction: 339.0 at 15.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 1.0 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 59.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 59.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.7 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.58 Bulk Shear: 18.84 m/s