MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2107011200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2107011200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 2 JUL 21 Station: 46.14,-103.59 Latitude: 46.14 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 78 1 950 538 SFC 905 975 30.7 12.2 32 18.6 18.4 147 15 312.7 314.6 295.1 343.3 9.89 3 900 1022 29.7 11.4 32 18.3 17.7 147 17 312.1 313.9 294.6 341.3 9.45 4 850 1527 24.5 10.4 41 14.1 15.3 149 19 311.8 313.6 294.4 340.6 9.34 5 800 2053 19.4 9.4 52 10.0 13.0 150 20 311.8 313.5 294.4 340.3 9.27 6 750 2603 14.0 8.4 69 5.6 10.4 150 20 311.7 313.5 294.4 340.2 9.24 7 700 3180 8.4 7.2 93 1.1 7.6 151 20 311.7 313.5 294.3 340.0 9.15 8 650 3790 7.2 -18.8 14 26.0 -2.3 160 9 317.1 317.4 289.2 321.6 1.33 9 600 4444 4.3 -41.2 2 45.5 -6.1 156 14 321.2 321.2 289.3 321.8 0.17 10 550 5144 -1.0 -31.2 8 30.2 -8.9 160 11 322.9 323.0 290.2 324.8 0.51 11 500 5895 -6.8 -30.7 13 23.9 -12.8 149 10 324.7 324.8 290.8 326.8 0.59 12 450 6707 -12.6 -43.6 6 31.0 -17.7 146 18 327.4 327.4 291.2 328.1 0.18 13 400 7593 -19.6 -44.1 9 24.5 -23.0 138 15 329.6 329.6 291.8 330.3 0.19 14 350 8568 -27.4 -42.7 22 15.3 -29.3 135 11 331.7 331.8 292.4 332.7 0.25 15 300 9657 -36.8 -52.5 18 15.6 -37.9 136 12 333.4 333.5 292.7 333.8 0.10 16 250 10892 -45.5 -63.2 12 17.7 -46.0 132 20 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.03 17 200 12358 -51.0 -69.5 9 18.4 -51.4 125 29 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.1 0.02 18 150 14201 -56.5 -80.2 4 23.7 -56.8 121 10 372.8 372.8 301.1 372.8 0.00 19 100 16746 -60.2 -87.5 2 27.3 -60.4 47 5 411.4 411.4 306.7 411.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5817.52 m Freezing level: 559.39 mb = 5012.06 m = 16443.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.67 mb = 3643.39 m = 11953.24 ft Precipitable water: 0.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.71 % Est. max temperature: 29.78 C = 85.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 690.39 mb = 3293.76 m = 10806.16 ft T: 8.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.60 C/km ThetaE index: 21.66 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 627.34 mb = 4079.57 m = 13384.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.76 C = 98.16 F Cap Strength: 2.75 C Lifted Index: -0.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.14 C Showalter Index: -0.31 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.32 C Cross Totals Index: 17.22 C K Index: 40.56 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 173.32 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.57 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 421.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 146.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 690.09 mb = 3297.34 m = 10817.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 505.09 mb = 5815.23 m = 19078.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.09 mb = 11295.90 m = 37059.60 ft B at Equ Level: 403.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 185.09 mb = 12854.35 m = 42172.54 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 151.2 at 15.0 knts Storm direction: 181.2 at 11.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 0.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -26.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 12.0 neg: -9.9 tot: 2.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 0.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.07 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.8 stream: -0.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 419.80 Bulk Shear: 1.00 m/s