MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031200F034.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031200F034.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 34 hour NAM valid 22Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 43.78,-102.72 Latitude: 43.78 Longitude: -102.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 1 950 506 SFC 918 818 34.7 14.7 30 20.1 20.8 138 13 315.5 317.8 297.0 351.5 11.52 3 900 994 31.3 13.6 34 17.7 19.2 139 14 313.8 315.9 296.1 347.8 10.95 4 850 1502 26.2 12.7 43 13.6 17.1 142 15 313.6 315.7 296.1 347.4 10.91 5 800 2032 21.0 11.7 55 9.4 14.8 144 15 313.6 315.7 296.0 347.2 10.84 6 750 2586 15.6 10.8 73 4.8 12.5 147 15 313.6 315.6 296.1 347.4 10.93 7 700 3167 10.1 9.2 94 0.9 9.6 158 14 313.7 315.7 295.8 346.3 10.52 8 650 3779 5.2 3.5 89 1.7 4.2 224 16 314.9 316.4 294.0 338.7 7.60 9 600 4428 1.2 -11.6 38 12.8 -4.1 260 22 317.4 318.0 290.6 326.1 2.61 10 550 5120 -4.4 -11.6 57 7.3 -7.3 286 21 318.9 319.5 291.2 328.3 2.86 11 500 5863 -9.9 -19.4 46 9.5 -12.9 275 23 320.9 321.2 290.7 326.5 1.64 12 450 6666 -15.9 -22.9 55 7.0 -17.9 274 25 323.2 323.4 291.1 327.8 1.34 13 400 7542 -22.0 -28.7 55 6.6 -23.4 289 31 326.3 326.5 291.6 329.5 0.90 14 350 8511 -28.1 -46.2 16 18.0 -30.0 288 33 330.8 330.8 292.1 331.5 0.17 15 300 9597 -37.2 -49.4 27 12.3 -38.0 291 42 333.0 333.0 292.7 333.6 0.14 16 250 10829 -47.3 -54.2 45 7.0 -47.6 295 47 335.8 335.8 293.4 336.2 0.10 17 200 12277 -53.4 -68.3 14 15.0 -53.7 285 47 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.02 18 150 14122 -54.4 -80.6 3 26.1 -54.8 278 31 376.3 376.3 301.6 376.3 0.00 19 100 16676 -61.2 -88.3 2 27.1 -61.5 257 5 409.4 409.4 306.5 409.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5818.50 m Freezing level: 589.56 mb = 4572.17 m = 15000.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.71 mb = 4100.36 m = 13452.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.15 % Est. max temperature: 32.82 C = 91.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 687.15 mb = 3319.55 m = 10890.78 ft T: 8.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.45 C/km ThetaE index: 21.34 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 695.90 mb = 3215.11 m = 10548.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.05 C = 91.49 F Cap Strength: -0.03 C Lifted Index: -6.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.12 C Showalter Index: -6.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.82 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 36.19 C Cross Totals Index: 22.63 C K Index: 47.96 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 517.14 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.07 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2002.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 695.69 mb = 3217.52 m = 10556.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 690.69 mb = 3277.09 m = 10751.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 200.69 mb = 12254.21 m = 40203.62 ft B at Equ Level: 1991.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.69 mb = 15491.16 m = 50823.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.0 at 18.5 knts Storm direction: 266.0 at 13.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 57.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 91.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 91.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.32 Bulk Rich Number: 25.18 Bulk Shear: 79.51 m/s