MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030000F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030000F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 42.10,-102.88 Latitude: 42.10 Longitude: -102.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 103 1 950 548 2 900 1015 SFC 880 1209 12.6 12.5 99 0.2 12.6 215 2 296.5 298.3 290.7 326.5 10.38 4 850 1505 21.7 7.2 39 14.5 12.9 309 10 308.9 310.3 292.3 332.0 7.52 5 800 2031 20.6 2.0 29 18.6 10.0 339 8 313.2 314.2 291.9 330.5 5.54 6 750 2584 16.6 -1.0 30 17.6 7.1 336 6 314.6 315.6 291.6 329.7 4.75 7 700 3165 11.9 -3.5 34 15.4 4.1 6 6 315.7 316.5 291.5 329.3 4.23 8 650 3779 6.3 -8.0 35 14.4 -0.2 12 8 316.1 316.8 290.7 326.6 3.22 9 600 4428 0.6 -12.8 36 13.4 -4.8 5 6 316.8 317.2 290.2 324.6 2.38 10 550 5118 -5.1 -15.1 45 10.1 -8.7 321 5 318.1 318.5 290.3 325.2 2.14 11 500 5858 -11.4 -16.0 69 4.5 -13.0 301 11 319.1 319.5 290.7 326.4 2.20 12 450 6656 -17.5 -20.8 75 3.4 -18.4 287 7 321.3 321.6 290.8 326.8 1.62 13 400 7528 -23.1 -25.5 81 2.4 -23.7 233 10 324.9 325.1 291.5 329.1 1.20 14 350 8494 -29.2 -39.6 36 10.4 -30.6 235 8 329.3 329.4 291.9 330.6 0.35 15 300 9573 -38.5 -43.7 58 5.2 -39.0 248 19 331.0 331.1 292.3 332.1 0.26 16 250 10798 -48.2 -52.4 62 4.2 -48.4 238 28 334.3 334.4 293.0 334.8 0.12 17 200 12258 -47.9 -73.3 4 25.4 -48.4 249 19 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.0 0.01 18 150 14137 -52.5 -81.5 2 29.1 -52.9 279 32 379.7 379.7 302.2 379.7 0.00 19 100 16693 -62.2 -86.7 2 24.4 -62.5 310 9 407.5 407.5 306.2 407.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5754.89 m Freezing level: 595.09 mb = 4495.50 m = 14748.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.51 mb = 3747.08 m = 12293.42 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 40.52 % Est. max temperature: 30.59 C = 87.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 877.44 mb = 1231.34 m = 4039.79 ft T: 13.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.69 C/km ThetaE index: 7.38 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 606.45 mb = 4341.06 m = 14242.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.13 C = 89.84 F Cap Strength: 6.06 C Lifted Index: -0.51 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.91 C Showalter Index: -1.16 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.85 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 33.18 C Cross Totals Index: 18.67 C K Index: 25.00 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 174.21 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.00 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 113.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 494.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 671.57 mb = 3508.68 m = 11511.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 506.57 mb = 5756.54 m = 18886.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 386.57 mb = 7774.54 m = 25506.73 ft B at Equ Level: 113.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 276.57 mb = 10119.18 m = 33199.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 324.0 at 7.4 knts Storm direction: 354.0 at 5.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 0.2 tot: 1.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -140.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 28.1 neg: -1.4 tot: 26.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 167.70 Bulk Shear: 0.68 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030000F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030000F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 42.89,-103.11 Latitude: 42.89 Longitude: -103.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 104 1 950 549 SFC 900 1013 15.4 15.4 100 0.0 15.4 280 4 297.4 299.6 292.6 333.1 12.33 3 900 1016 16.1 14.7 91 1.4 15.1 302 3 298.1 300.2 292.3 332.2 11.73 4 850 1510 20.5 15.7 74 4.8 17.2 16 9 307.6 310.1 296.2 348.0 13.35 5 800 2033 19.0 6.6 44 12.5 11.4 22 9 311.4 312.9 293.1 335.1 7.65 6 750 2584 15.6 1.4 38 14.3 7.6 358 4 313.5 314.6 292.0 331.3 5.64 7 700 3164 11.2 -1.7 40 13.0 4.4 254 5 314.9 315.9 291.7 330.2 4.81 8 650 3777 5.9 -2.8 54 8.7 1.4 261 9 315.6 316.5 291.9 330.8 4.78 9 600 4425 -0.1 -5.1 69 5.0 -2.5 259 9 316.0 316.8 291.7 329.9 4.35 10 550 5114 -6.4 -8.1 87 1.7 -7.1 282 11 316.5 317.2 291.3 328.7 3.77 11 500 5851 -12.2 -14.7 82 2.5 -13.0 281 18 318.2 318.6 290.6 326.3 2.45 12 450 6648 -17.2 -23.4 59 6.1 -18.8 288 17 321.6 321.8 290.6 326.1 1.29 13 400 7521 -22.6 -31.1 46 8.4 -24.2 293 13 325.6 325.7 291.2 328.1 0.72 14 350 8487 -29.7 -39.1 40 9.4 -30.9 247 6 328.7 328.8 291.7 330.1 0.37 15 300 9566 -38.7 -48.5 35 9.8 -39.4 256 10 330.8 330.8 292.1 331.4 0.16 16 250 10790 -48.1 -54.6 47 6.5 -48.4 236 26 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.9 0.09 17 200 12246 -48.7 -75.9 3 27.3 -49.2 255 15 355.7 355.7 297.8 355.7 0.01 18 150 14125 -51.9 -81.1 2 29.2 -52.4 281 28 380.6 380.6 302.3 380.6 0.00 19 100 16691 -62.0 -87.1 2 25.1 -62.2 290 8 408.0 408.0 306.3 408.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5747.35 m Freezing level: 601.09 mb = 4411.05 m = 14471.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.84 mb = 4006.41 m = 13144.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.83 % Est. max temperature: 31.11 C = 88.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 900.19 mb = 1014.39 m = 3328.00 ft T: 15.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.72 C/km ThetaE index: 17.74 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 691.60 mb = 3264.23 m = 10709.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.57 C = 90.63 F Cap Strength: 5.56 C Lifted Index: -5.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.31 C Showalter Index: -8.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 60.67 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.72 C Cross Totals Index: 27.94 C K Index: 35.49 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 458.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1321.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 282.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 781.18 mb = 2236.43 m = 7337.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 626.18 mb = 4079.27 m = 13383.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.18 mb = 11443.61 m = 37544.19 ft B at Equ Level: 1291.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.18 mb = 13861.58 m = 45477.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 289.4 at 10.4 knts Storm direction: 319.4 at 7.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 2.5 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 37.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 21.8 neg: -5.5 tot: 16.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.25 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 102.29 Bulk Shear: 12.92 m/s