MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F052.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F052.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 52 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 46.29,-99.83 Latitude: 46.29 Longitude: -99.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23 1 950 464 SFC 936 587 20.2 15.8 76 4.4 17.2 216 11 298.9 301.1 292.9 334.2 12.10 3 900 929 19.3 10.2 56 9.1 13.7 221 25 301.4 303.0 290.9 327.3 8.73 4 850 1419 17.5 6.7 49 10.8 11.1 266 30 304.5 305.8 290.6 326.3 7.24 5 800 1933 13.3 5.1 58 8.2 8.6 280 35 305.4 306.7 290.6 326.3 6.92 6 750 2471 8.1 4.4 77 3.8 6.0 278 35 305.4 306.7 290.7 326.6 6.99 7 700 3036 3.0 1.5 90 1.5 2.2 273 33 305.8 306.9 290.0 324.3 6.08 8 650 3631 -1.5 -4.8 78 3.3 -3.0 271 34 307.3 308.1 288.8 320.1 4.13 9 600 4264 -5.6 -7.2 88 1.6 -6.3 276 32 309.6 310.3 289.2 321.3 3.71 10 550 4941 -9.3 -21.8 35 12.6 -12.8 277 29 313.1 313.3 287.8 317.2 1.21 11 500 5672 -13.8 -22.0 50 8.1 -16.1 272 34 316.2 316.4 288.9 320.6 1.31 12 450 6464 -19.3 -23.5 69 4.2 -20.4 280 45 318.9 319.2 289.8 323.3 1.27 13 400 7328 -25.2 -29.4 68 4.2 -25.9 288 57 322.3 322.5 290.3 325.3 0.84 14 350 8283 -32.6 -35.7 74 3.1 -33.0 270 41 324.8 324.9 290.7 326.7 0.52 15 300 9350 -41.5 -47.1 55 5.6 -41.9 298 58 326.9 326.9 291.0 327.6 0.18 16 250 10559 -51.3 -59.5 37 8.2 -51.5 310 88 329.8 329.8 291.7 330.0 0.05 17 200 11982 -57.8 -67.1 29 9.3 -57.9 292 43 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.3 0.02 18 150 13815 -54.2 -82.8 2 28.7 -54.5 290 34 376.8 376.8 301.7 376.8 0.00 19 100 16409 -54.7 -83.3 2 28.5 -55.3 294 25 421.9 421.9 307.9 422.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5648.87 m Freezing level: 666.39 mb = 3436.24 m = 11273.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.79 mb = 3283.26 m = 10771.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.72 % Est. max temperature: 26.57 C = 79.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 877.16 mb = 1149.09 m = 3769.93 ft T: 18.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.39 C/km ThetaE index: 7.88 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 742.48 mb = 2553.82 m = 8378.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.65 C = 79.97 F Cap Strength: 2.98 C Lifted Index: -1.74 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.66 C Showalter Index: -0.80 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.87 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.35 C Cross Totals Index: 20.52 C K Index: 36.48 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 232.59 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.16 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 341.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 115.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 777.58 mb = 2170.14 m = 7119.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 712.58 mb = 2890.17 m = 9482.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 292.58 mb = 9515.66 m = 31218.97 ft B at Equ Level: 339.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 202.58 mb = 11899.86 m = 39041.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 272.3 at 32.8 knts Storm direction: 302.3 at 24.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.9 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 251.1 neg: -20.6 tot: 230.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.54 Bulk Rich Number: 4.16 Bulk Shear: 81.92 m/s