MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2107171200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2107171200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 18 JUL 21 Station: 48.28,-101.39 Latitude: 48.28 Longitude: -101.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 102 SFC 955 514 32.2 17.2 41 15.0 21.6 156 10 309.4 311.9 296.4 349.1 13.04 2 950 562 31.8 16.1 39 15.6 20.9 157 11 309.4 311.7 295.9 346.7 12.23 3 900 1044 27.1 14.5 46 12.6 18.5 162 15 309.4 311.6 295.5 344.8 11.63 4 850 1546 22.3 13.6 58 8.6 16.5 168 15 309.5 311.7 295.5 344.8 11.62 5 800 2069 17.3 12.5 73 4.8 14.1 177 15 309.6 311.8 295.4 344.5 11.45 6 750 2617 13.7 3.3 49 10.4 7.8 237 7 311.5 312.7 292.2 331.7 6.49 7 700 3193 9.6 -6.6 31 16.1 2.0 282 6 313.1 313.7 289.9 323.7 3.33 8 650 3802 4.9 -13.4 25 18.3 -2.4 315 11 314.6 315.0 289.2 321.5 2.10 9 600 4449 0.3 -19.5 21 19.9 -6.4 326 16 316.5 316.8 289.1 321.1 1.35 10 550 5139 -5.1 -18.0 36 12.8 -9.5 323 13 318.0 318.3 289.9 323.7 1.69 11 500 5879 -10.5 -14.4 73 3.9 -11.9 293 7 320.3 320.8 291.3 328.6 2.51 12 450 6683 -15.6 -21.5 60 5.9 -17.3 255 8 323.7 324.0 291.4 328.9 1.52 13 400 7559 -22.3 -28.7 56 6.4 -23.7 246 10 325.9 326.1 291.5 329.1 0.89 14 350 8524 -29.8 -35.8 56 6.0 -30.7 271 13 328.5 328.6 291.8 330.4 0.51 15 300 9603 -38.7 -43.5 60 4.8 -39.1 252 12 330.9 330.9 292.2 331.9 0.27 16 250 10829 -46.7 -59.1 23 12.4 -47.1 258 18 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.9 0.05 17 200 12296 -48.3 -72.0 5 23.8 -48.8 255 32 356.3 356.3 298.0 356.4 0.01 18 150 14172 -54.8 -78.8 4 24.0 -55.2 253 34 375.6 375.6 301.5 375.6 0.01 19 100 16724 -59.3 -84.3 3 25.0 -59.6 254 18 413.2 413.2 306.9 413.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5777.27 m Freezing level: 596.80 mb = 4493.09 m = 14740.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.47 mb = 3461.79 m = 11357.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.91 % Est. max temperature: 32.40 C = 90.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 768.61 mb = 2408.53 m = 7901.91 ft T: 15.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.45 C/km ThetaE index: 23.75 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 721.68 mb = 2938.19 m = 9639.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.15 C = 95.27 F Cap Strength: 1.84 C Lifted Index: -5.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.21 C Showalter Index: -5.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.82 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.73 C Cross Totals Index: 24.09 C K Index: 30.22 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 357.99 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.21 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1724.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 41.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 751.81 mb = 2596.12 m = 8517.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 686.81 mb = 3349.41 m = 10988.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.81 mb = 11469.16 m = 37628.03 ft B at Equ Level: 1720.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.81 mb = 14751.45 m = 48396.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 265.6 at 11.3 knts Storm direction: 295.6 at 8.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -133.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 55.0 neg: -3.0 tot: 52.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.23 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.59 Bulk Rich Number: 35.18 Bulk Shear: 49.02 m/s