MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2107151200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2107151200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 16 JUL 21 Station: 48.26,-101.36 Latitude: 48.26 Longitude: -101.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 951 510 30.4 12.1 33 18.2 18.4 185 10 307.9 309.7 293.4 336.4 9.38 2 950 518 30.1 11.3 32 18.7 17.9 185 10 307.7 309.4 293.0 334.7 8.91 3 900 996 25.2 10.1 39 15.1 15.5 188 14 307.4 309.1 292.7 333.6 8.62 4 850 1493 20.4 9.1 49 11.2 13.3 190 15 307.5 309.1 292.7 333.5 8.59 5 800 2012 15.3 8.0 62 7.2 10.9 193 15 307.4 309.0 292.6 333.1 8.46 6 750 2554 10.1 6.7 80 3.4 8.0 196 14 307.5 309.0 292.4 332.5 8.23 7 700 3124 6.6 -4.8 44 11.4 1.1 247 7 309.7 310.5 289.3 321.7 3.81 8 650 3728 2.5 -7.4 48 9.9 -1.9 301 6 311.8 312.4 289.5 322.5 3.37 9 600 4370 -1.4 -14.4 36 13.0 -6.3 315 13 314.4 314.8 289.1 321.3 2.08 10 550 5057 -5.4 -40.3 5 34.9 -12.2 310 16 317.6 317.7 288.2 318.4 0.21 11 500 5797 -9.7 -37.2 9 27.4 -15.1 298 21 321.2 321.2 289.5 322.3 0.31 12 450 6601 -16.1 -29.5 31 13.3 -19.1 297 30 322.9 323.1 290.5 325.6 0.74 13 400 7473 -23.2 -34.0 37 10.8 -25.1 298 35 324.8 324.9 290.8 326.8 0.54 14 350 8435 -31.0 -42.2 33 11.2 -32.2 298 34 326.9 327.0 291.2 328.0 0.27 15 300 9509 -39.5 -47.8 41 8.2 -40.1 293 32 329.6 329.7 291.8 330.3 0.17 16 250 10729 -48.6 -56.8 38 8.3 -48.8 294 28 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.2 0.07 17 200 12179 -51.7 -67.5 14 15.7 -52.1 290 36 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.9 0.02 18 150 14052 -50.7 -80.2 2 29.5 -51.3 287 49 382.6 382.6 302.6 382.6 0.00 19 100 16653 -56.4 -84.5 2 28.2 -56.8 299 28 418.8 418.8 307.6 418.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5736.32 m Freezing level: 618.35 mb = 4134.34 m = 13563.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.41 mb = 3343.54 m = 10969.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 40.11 % Est. max temperature: 29.87 C = 85.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 729.06 mb = 2788.33 m = 9147.95 ft T: 8.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 14.70 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 698.44 mb = 3142.48 m = 10309.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.21 C = 89.98 F Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lifted Index: -0.32 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.85 C Showalter Index: -0.15 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.97 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.09 C Cross Totals Index: 18.88 C K Index: 27.84 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 159.36 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.14 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 342.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 24.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 721.04 mb = 2879.72 m = 9447.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 646.04 mb = 3776.94 m = 12391.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 256.04 mb = 10569.28 m = 34675.70 ft B at Equ Level: 340.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 206.04 mb = 11985.72 m = 39322.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 266.5 at 14.4 knts Storm direction: 296.5 at 10.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -13.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 29.1 neg: -8.9 tot: 20.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.08 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.8 stream: 0.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 9.02 Bulk Shear: 37.95 m/s