MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 22Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 45.26,-102.74 Latitude: 45.26 Longitude: -102.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 159 1 950 602 SFC 922 860 20.5 17.5 83 2.9 18.5 121 18 300.5 303.0 294.6 341.0 13.81 3 900 1068 17.4 16.8 97 0.6 17.0 123 24 299.4 301.9 294.0 338.9 13.51 4 850 1556 15.7 15.8 100 -0.0 15.8 158 32 302.6 305.1 294.8 342.2 13.37 5 800 2071 13.9 13.8 99 0.1 13.8 191 21 306.0 308.3 295.1 343.5 12.51 6 750 2615 11.5 11.4 99 0.1 11.4 212 29 309.1 311.2 295.1 343.6 11.35 7 700 3189 8.9 3.8 70 5.1 5.9 214 19 312.3 313.7 292.9 334.6 7.18 8 650 3800 5.3 -1.9 60 7.2 1.5 223 20 314.9 315.9 292.0 331.2 5.12 9 600 4447 -0.1 -6.4 62 6.3 -3.0 254 20 316.0 316.8 291.3 328.7 3.94 10 550 5138 -5.2 -13.7 51 8.5 -8.4 277 35 317.9 318.4 290.5 325.8 2.41 11 500 5878 -10.7 -15.8 66 5.1 -12.5 272 33 320.0 320.4 291.0 327.5 2.23 12 450 6681 -15.2 -20.7 63 5.5 -16.8 277 24 324.1 324.5 291.6 329.8 1.64 13 400 7559 -21.4 -32.1 38 10.7 -23.5 281 9 327.1 327.3 291.6 329.5 0.65 14 350 8528 -28.8 -45.4 19 16.5 -30.6 227 8 329.9 329.9 291.9 330.6 0.19 15 300 9615 -35.7 -49.2 24 13.4 -36.8 120 16 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.6 0.14 16 250 10858 -45.5 -54.0 38 8.5 -45.9 66 24 338.4 338.4 294.0 338.8 0.10 17 200 12306 -54.1 -67.7 17 13.6 -54.4 114 7 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.2 0.02 18 150 14154 -55.4 -81.2 3 25.8 -55.8 279 22 374.6 374.6 301.4 374.6 0.00 19 100 16708 -60.2 -87.5 2 27.3 -60.4 302 25 411.5 411.5 306.7 411.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.72 m Freezing level: 600.87 mb = 4436.01 m = 14553.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.12 mb = 4012.55 m = 13164.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.66 % Est. max temperature: 27.48 C = 81.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 883.20 mb = 1229.12 m = 4032.50 ft T: 16.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.27 C/km ThetaE index: 17.71 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.91 mb = 1516.60 m = 4975.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.29 C = 72.12 F Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lifted Index: -4.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.87 C Showalter Index: -4.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.89 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.44 C Cross Totals Index: 26.45 C K Index: 37.09 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 501.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.94 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 860.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 53.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.44 mb = 1412.09 m = 4632.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 639.44 mb = 3932.13 m = 12900.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.44 mb = 11137.94 m = 36541.36 ft B at Equ Level: 860.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.44 mb = 13762.13 m = 45150.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.9 at 25.9 knts Storm direction: 266.9 at 19.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 56.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 376.0 neg: -34.0 tot: 342.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 114.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.97 Bulk Rich Number: 4.00 Bulk Shear: 215.47 m/s