MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2108191200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2108191200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 20 AUG 21 Station: 46.2,-103.59 Latitude: 46.20 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 60 1 950 500 SFC 901 965 21.1 13.6 62 7.5 16.2 355 5 303.2 305.3 293.3 335.8 10.95 3 900 970 20.7 13.8 65 6.9 16.1 360 5 302.8 304.9 293.2 335.7 11.08 4 850 1461 15.9 12.7 81 3.2 13.8 35 10 302.8 304.8 293.1 335.1 10.91 5 800 1973 11.9 11.7 99 0.2 11.8 89 14 303.8 305.8 293.4 336.2 10.88 6 750 2512 9.7 9.7 100 -0.0 9.7 112 20 307.1 309.0 293.7 337.8 10.14 7 700 3084 7.6 7.6 100 0.0 7.6 149 25 310.9 312.7 294.3 339.7 9.39 8 650 3693 5.0 5.0 100 0.0 5.0 163 31 314.6 316.3 294.6 341.1 8.46 9 600 4345 2.5 2.5 100 0.0 2.5 166 35 319.1 320.6 295.1 343.5 7.69 10 550 5046 -0.9 -1.4 96 0.5 -1.2 167 35 323.0 324.2 295.1 343.4 6.27 11 500 5801 -5.5 -7.2 88 1.7 -6.3 169 37 326.4 327.2 294.6 341.2 4.46 12 450 6620 -10.6 -11.1 96 0.6 -10.8 175 39 330.0 330.7 294.9 342.3 3.64 13 400 7516 -17.0 -17.1 100 0.1 -17.0 184 39 332.9 333.4 294.7 341.6 2.51 14 350 8505 -24.0 -24.6 95 0.6 -24.1 192 48 336.4 336.7 294.8 341.8 1.49 15 300 9611 -32.4 -33.8 88 1.3 -32.7 197 59 339.7 339.8 294.9 342.4 0.73 16 250 10870 -42.3 -45.5 71 3.2 -42.5 199 64 343.2 343.3 295.3 344.3 0.26 17 200 12339 -53.2 -57.3 61 4.1 -53.4 197 59 348.5 348.5 296.4 348.8 0.08 18 150 14169 -57.7 -78.8 5 21.0 -58.0 205 53 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.01 19 100 16702 -59.6 -87.0 2 27.5 -59.9 227 23 412.7 412.7 306.9 412.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5741.49 m Freezing level: 563.41 mb = 4857.94 m = 15937.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 566.14 mb = 4812.85 m = 15790.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.67 % Est. max temperature: 24.87 C = 76.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 805.89 mb = 1911.10 m = 6269.93 ft T: 12.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.81 C/km ThetaE index: 0.70 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 797.27 mb = 2001.63 m = 6566.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.86 C = 71.35 F Cap Strength: 3.27 C Lifted Index: 3.23 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.35 C Showalter Index: 3.41 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.49 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.33 C Cross Totals Index: 18.16 C K Index: 34.01 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 209.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.14 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5363.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 808.19 mb = 1886.95 m = 6190.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 159.1 at 28.0 knts Storm direction: 189.1 at 21.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 124.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 301.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 301.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 100.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 150.52 m/s