MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2107161200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2107161200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 17 JUL 21 Station: 46.2,-103.43 Latitude: 46.20 Longitude: -103.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 21 1 950 484 SFC 906 917 34.1 11.0 25 23.1 18.8 169 12 316.1 317.9 295.5 344.9 9.17 3 900 973 32.8 10.6 26 22.2 18.2 169 12 315.3 317.0 295.1 343.3 8.96 4 850 1483 27.6 9.4 32 18.2 15.8 172 14 315.0 316.7 294.9 342.4 8.75 5 800 2014 22.4 8.5 41 13.9 13.6 174 14 315.0 316.7 294.8 342.3 8.74 6 750 2570 17.0 7.6 54 9.4 11.1 178 13 315.0 316.7 294.9 342.4 8.77 7 700 3153 11.4 6.0 69 5.4 8.1 203 10 315.1 316.7 294.6 341.3 8.38 8 650 3767 6.5 0.8 67 5.7 3.4 277 14 316.3 317.5 293.4 336.2 6.27 9 600 4418 1.5 -7.6 51 9.1 -2.7 303 20 317.9 318.6 291.6 329.5 3.59 10 550 5112 -3.5 -19.0 29 15.5 -8.8 312 18 319.9 320.2 290.3 325.2 1.55 11 500 5857 -8.9 -23.7 29 14.8 -13.2 310 19 322.1 322.3 290.6 326.1 1.13 12 450 6663 -14.8 -24.5 43 9.8 -17.3 302 19 324.7 324.9 291.4 328.8 1.17 13 400 7543 -21.1 -25.3 69 4.2 -22.1 299 18 327.5 327.8 292.2 331.8 1.22 14 350 8512 -29.0 -37.1 45 8.1 -30.1 289 16 329.7 329.8 292.1 331.4 0.45 15 300 9594 -37.5 -47.4 35 9.9 -38.2 279 17 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.3 0.18 16 250 10831 -43.4 -60.1 14 16.7 -44.0 292 27 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.8 0.05 17 200 12321 -46.9 -77.3 2 30.4 -47.6 291 43 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.6 0.01 18 150 14177 -58.0 -81.4 3 23.4 -58.2 291 41 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16711 -59.9 -87.3 2 27.4 -60.2 233 17 411.9 411.9 306.7 411.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5836.05 m Freezing level: 584.99 mb = 4626.27 m = 15177.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.17 mb = 4122.87 m = 13526.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.01 % Est. max temperature: 33.04 C = 91.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 648.45 mb = 3786.37 m = 12422.33 ft T: 6.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.52 C/km ThetaE index: 17.23 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 637.79 mb = 3921.12 m = 12864.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.68 C = 94.43 F Cap Strength: 1.02 C Lifted Index: -3.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.04 C Showalter Index: -3.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.90 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 36.53 C Cross Totals Index: 18.37 C K Index: 40.52 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 277.49 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 924.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 651.54 mb = 3747.36 m = 12294.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 616.54 mb = 4196.80 m = 13768.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 246.54 mb = 10923.94 m = 35839.26 ft B at Equ Level: 915.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.54 mb = 13502.78 m = 44299.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 275.7 at 15.7 knts Storm direction: 305.7 at 11.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 70.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 70.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 13.53 Bulk Shear: 68.34 m/s