MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2106301200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2106301200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z THU 1 JUL 21 Station: 46.11,-103.59 Latitude: 46.11 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 88 1 950 548 SFC 906 967 30.4 6.6 23 23.7 15.7 125 11 312.2 313.4 292.6 333.2 6.77 3 900 1031 29.1 5.3 22 23.9 14.8 125 12 311.5 312.7 291.9 330.8 6.19 4 850 1534 24.1 4.4 28 19.6 12.4 126 13 311.3 312.5 291.9 330.6 6.18 5 800 2058 18.9 3.5 36 15.4 10.0 127 12 311.3 312.5 291.9 330.5 6.17 6 750 2607 13.6 2.5 47 11.1 7.3 128 12 311.3 312.4 291.8 330.2 6.10 7 700 3182 8.0 1.4 63 6.5 4.4 128 11 311.3 312.4 291.7 330.2 6.07 8 650 3787 2.2 -0.9 80 3.2 0.6 130 11 311.5 312.5 291.3 328.6 5.50 9 600 4433 1.5 -30.3 7 31.8 -7.1 329 2 317.9 318.0 288.6 319.7 0.51 10 550 5128 -1.8 -36.6 5 34.8 -9.8 326 3 322.0 322.0 289.7 323.1 0.30 11 500 5879 -6.9 -26.0 20 19.1 -12.3 351 5 324.6 324.7 291.1 327.8 0.92 12 450 6689 -13.6 -24.0 41 10.3 -16.5 340 9 326.1 326.3 291.8 330.4 1.22 13 400 7572 -20.4 -28.7 47 8.3 -22.2 308 16 328.5 328.7 292.2 331.8 0.90 14 350 8547 -26.6 -50.9 8 24.3 -29.0 334 14 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.2 0.10 15 300 9638 -36.2 -48.4 28 12.1 -37.2 335 19 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.9 0.16 16 250 10877 -44.4 -61.2 14 16.8 -45.0 337 21 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.3 0.04 17 200 12354 -49.7 -71.9 6 22.2 -50.2 356 15 354.0 354.0 297.5 354.1 0.01 18 150 14200 -56.3 -81.9 3 25.6 -56.6 21 12 373.0 373.0 301.1 373.0 0.00 19 100 16744 -60.5 -87.8 2 27.2 -60.8 45 5 410.7 410.7 306.6 410.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5790.41 m Freezing level: 576.98 mb = 4752.68 m = 15592.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.05 mb = 3836.17 m = 12585.69 ft Precipitable water: 0.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.47 % Est. max temperature: 29.53 C = 85.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 640.74 mb = 3902.72 m = 12804.04 ft T: 2.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 13.50 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 553.91 mb = 5071.24 m = 16637.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.58 C = 103.24 F Cap Strength: 4.46 C Lifted Index: 3.93 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.12 C Showalter Index: 4.02 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.37 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 31.00 C Cross Totals Index: 11.37 C K Index: 28.89 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 83.38 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.46 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6599.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 635.16 mb = 3973.31 m = 13035.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 109.1 at 8.4 knts Storm direction: 139.1 at 6.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.2 neg: 1.3 tot: 1.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -68.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: -9.9 tot: -8.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -2.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.0 stream: -1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 2.34 Bulk Shear: 2.73 m/s