MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2108271200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2108271200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 28 AUG 21 Station: 48.19,-103.4 Latitude: 48.19 Longitude: -103.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 1 950 492 SFC 927 706 23.8 13.6 53 10.2 17.1 197 2 303.4 305.4 293.0 334.9 10.59 3 900 964 21.3 12.7 58 8.6 15.7 206 3 303.5 305.4 292.9 334.2 10.30 4 850 1455 16.6 11.7 73 4.9 13.4 219 4 303.5 305.4 292.7 333.8 10.18 5 800 1968 11.6 10.6 93 1.0 11.0 225 4 303.5 305.4 292.7 333.6 10.08 6 750 2505 8.2 2.0 65 6.1 4.9 238 16 305.5 306.6 289.8 323.5 5.92 7 700 3071 4.7 -2.0 61 6.8 1.4 215 19 307.7 308.6 289.5 322.3 4.71 8 650 3670 -0.0 -1.3 91 1.3 -0.7 216 25 308.9 309.9 290.4 325.5 5.36 9 600 4305 -5.1 -7.6 82 2.6 -6.1 220 28 310.3 310.9 289.2 321.6 3.59 10 550 4982 -10.7 -13.4 80 2.8 -11.6 226 33 311.4 311.9 288.5 319.4 2.46 11 500 5710 -14.6 -22.4 51 7.8 -16.6 243 33 315.3 315.5 288.6 319.5 1.27 12 450 6499 -20.3 -27.7 51 7.5 -21.8 245 36 317.8 317.9 289.0 320.8 0.87 13 400 7360 -26.3 -34.5 46 8.2 -27.5 247 39 320.8 320.9 289.6 322.7 0.51 14 350 8310 -33.6 -47.3 24 13.7 -34.7 243 50 323.4 323.4 290.0 324.0 0.15 15 300 9373 -41.0 -47.5 49 6.6 -41.4 245 55 327.6 327.6 291.2 328.3 0.17 16 250 10590 -49.0 -57.7 35 8.7 -49.3 243 72 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.5 0.06 17 200 12038 -50.9 -71.1 7 20.2 -51.3 239 74 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.2 0.01 18 150 13913 -52.0 -81.2 2 29.2 -52.5 246 36 380.4 380.4 302.3 380.5 0.00 19 100 16527 -54.9 -83.4 2 28.5 -55.4 246 23 421.7 421.7 307.9 421.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.86 m Freezing level: 650.46 mb = 3664.56 m = 12022.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.66 mb = 3465.47 m = 11369.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.20 % Est. max temperature: 24.74 C = 76.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 797.82 mb = 1990.47 m = 6530.33 ft T: 11.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.32 C/km ThetaE index: 12.57 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 784.38 mb = 2131.85 m = 6994.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.47 C = 76.04 F Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lifted Index: -5.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.01 C Showalter Index: -5.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 57.35 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.12 C Cross Totals Index: 26.22 C K Index: 36.01 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 347.41 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.89 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1241.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 791.76 mb = 2053.85 m = 6738.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 766.76 mb = 2320.75 m = 7613.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 246.76 mb = 10674.18 m = 35019.86 ft B at Equ Level: 1232.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.76 mb = 13222.84 m = 43381.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.4 at 22.2 knts Storm direction: 260.4 at 16.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 2.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 46.1 neg: -0.9 tot: 45.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 24.28 Bulk Shear: 51.13 m/s