MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2107071200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2107071200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z THU 8 JUL 21 Station: 46.09,-103.48 Latitude: 46.09 Longitude: -103.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 1 950 520 SFC 910 901 27.4 15.5 48 11.9 19.2 129 13 308.7 311.1 295.7 345.9 12.25 3 900 998 25.3 15.0 53 10.3 18.3 130 15 307.6 309.8 295.3 343.8 12.01 4 850 1497 20.2 14.1 68 6.2 16.1 131 16 307.3 309.6 295.1 343.4 11.95 5 800 2016 15.4 11.9 80 3.4 13.1 132 14 307.5 309.6 294.6 340.9 11.04 6 750 2564 14.3 -0.3 36 14.7 6.5 307 5 312.1 313.1 291.1 327.8 4.97 7 700 3142 10.6 1.5 54 9.0 5.5 284 15 314.2 315.3 292.6 333.4 6.11 8 650 3753 5.6 -5.6 44 11.2 0.3 298 23 315.3 316.1 291.1 327.8 3.89 9 600 4401 1.3 -26.5 11 27.8 -6.8 317 29 317.6 317.8 288.8 320.2 0.73 10 550 5095 -3.1 -33.0 8 29.9 -10.3 317 40 320.4 320.5 289.3 322.0 0.43 11 500 5841 -8.5 -33.0 12 24.5 -14.0 311 41 322.7 322.8 290.1 324.4 0.48 12 450 6649 -13.9 -31.8 21 17.9 -17.9 304 44 325.7 325.8 291.1 327.9 0.59 13 400 7530 -20.6 -31.6 37 10.9 -22.8 301 43 328.1 328.3 291.9 330.6 0.68 14 350 8502 -28.2 -35.9 48 7.6 -29.4 298 51 330.7 330.8 292.4 332.6 0.51 15 300 9587 -37.4 -50.1 25 12.8 -38.2 302 60 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.2 0.13 16 250 10820 -45.6 -56.4 29 10.8 -46.1 300 65 338.2 338.2 294.0 338.5 0.07 17 200 12283 -52.0 -72.7 7 20.7 -52.4 300 75 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.01 18 150 14117 -59.2 -80.9 4 21.7 -59.4 303 61 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16643 -61.4 -86.0 2 24.6 -61.7 292 34 409.1 409.1 306.4 409.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5772.88 m Freezing level: 585.16 mb = 4607.40 m = 15115.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.21 mb = 3775.67 m = 12387.21 ft Precipitable water: 0.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.25 % Est. max temperature: 29.76 C = 85.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 764.99 mb = 2395.84 m = 7860.27 ft T: 14.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.05 C/km ThetaE index: 18.15 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 707.23 mb = 3055.82 m = 10025.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.36 C = 90.24 F Cap Strength: 3.01 C Lifted Index: -2.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.86 C Showalter Index: -3.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.25 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.72 C Cross Totals Index: 22.54 C K Index: 33.75 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 286.90 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.64 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 989.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 103.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 772.37 mb = 2314.35 m = 7592.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 647.37 mb = 3786.14 m = 12421.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.37 mb = 11442.13 m = 37539.35 ft B at Equ Level: 982.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.37 mb = 14227.33 m = 46677.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 308.2 at 26.4 knts Storm direction: 338.2 at 19.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 1.3 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 227.0 neg: -18.3 tot: 208.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.03 Bulk Rich Number: 4.39 Bulk Shear: 225.46 m/s