MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2108121200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2108121200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 13 AUG 21 Station: 46.18,-103.48 Latitude: 46.18 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 135 1 950 585 SFC 915 915 24.2 0.8 22 23.3 11.5 315 11 305.0 305.8 288.3 318.6 4.44 3 900 1056 21.9 0.3 24 21.7 10.4 315 13 304.1 304.9 287.9 317.3 4.33 4 850 1546 17.0 -0.9 30 17.8 7.8 314 14 303.9 304.7 287.7 316.8 4.21 5 800 2058 12.0 -1.7 39 13.6 5.1 314 14 303.9 304.7 287.7 316.8 4.22 6 750 2593 7.9 -9.8 27 17.7 0.5 320 18 305.2 305.6 286.3 312.8 2.42 7 700 3160 5.7 2.6 80 3.1 4.0 316 32 308.8 310.1 291.5 329.1 6.62 8 650 3761 1.6 0.4 92 1.2 1.0 304 31 310.8 311.9 291.6 329.6 6.07 9 600 4404 -0.9 -6.2 68 5.2 -3.4 292 39 315.0 315.8 291.1 327.9 4.02 10 550 5094 -4.4 -14.2 47 9.7 -8.1 300 44 318.8 319.3 290.7 326.5 2.32 11 500 5837 -9.2 -18.0 49 8.8 -12.2 300 43 321.8 322.1 291.2 328.1 1.85 12 450 6644 -14.3 -23.9 44 9.7 -16.9 303 44 325.3 325.6 291.6 329.6 1.23 13 400 7527 -19.8 -31.1 36 11.3 -22.2 307 43 329.2 329.3 292.2 331.8 0.71 14 350 8503 -27.0 -36.8 39 9.8 -28.5 304 42 332.3 332.4 292.8 334.0 0.46 15 300 9594 -35.8 -44.4 41 8.6 -36.7 300 37 334.8 334.9 293.3 335.8 0.25 16 250 10833 -46.2 -53.6 43 7.4 -46.5 297 35 337.5 337.5 293.8 337.9 0.10 17 200 12278 -56.5 -66.6 27 10.1 -56.6 294 39 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.5 0.02 18 150 14092 -58.7 -80.6 4 21.8 -59.0 303 45 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16632 -58.2 -85.9 2 27.8 -58.5 309 24 415.4 415.4 307.2 415.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.39 m Freezing level: 618.76 mb = 4162.53 m = 13656.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.96 mb = 3898.67 m = 12790.76 ft Precipitable water: 0.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.14 % Est. max temperature: 23.97 C = 75.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 646.76 mb = 3801.26 m = 12471.17 ft T: 1.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.59 C/km ThetaE index: 4.01 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 519.92 mb = 5532.46 m = 18150.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.34 C = 102.82 F Cap Strength: 8.42 C Lifted Index: 8.78 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.31 C Showalter Index: 8.95 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 34.56 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.20 C Cross Totals Index: 8.36 C K Index: 22.22 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 70.87 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.31 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9417.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 649.92 mb = 3762.17 m = 12342.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 303.8 at 31.8 knts Storm direction: 333.8 at 23.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.5 neg: 3.6 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 34.7 neg: -18.0 tot: 16.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 49.86 m/s