MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031200F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031200F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 0Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 46.90,-99.56 Latitude: 46.90 Longitude: -99.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 84 1 950 532 SFC 948 546 23.6 22.5 94 1.1 22.8 130 10 301.3 304.6 297.8 355.3 18.35 3 900 1003 20.1 20.1 100 -0.0 20.1 150 26 302.2 305.3 297.0 351.5 16.69 4 850 1495 16.9 16.8 99 0.1 16.8 180 36 303.8 306.5 295.8 346.2 14.26 5 800 2013 16.5 7.6 56 8.9 11.0 193 25 308.7 310.2 292.7 333.7 8.19 6 750 2561 14.3 5.6 56 8.7 9.1 223 24 312.1 313.6 293.3 335.8 7.64 7 700 3141 11.2 1.8 52 9.4 5.9 239 30 314.8 316.0 292.9 334.5 6.23 8 650 3756 7.5 -11.1 25 18.7 -0.6 259 28 317.5 318.0 290.5 325.8 2.51 9 600 4407 1.7 -12.3 35 14.0 -4.0 257 32 318.1 318.6 290.7 326.4 2.49 10 550 5101 -3.9 -13.6 47 9.6 -7.7 251 40 319.4 319.9 291.0 327.5 2.43 11 500 5843 -10.4 -15.6 66 5.2 -12.3 250 40 320.3 320.8 291.1 327.9 2.26 12 450 6645 -16.2 -30.7 27 14.5 -19.3 254 35 322.9 323.0 290.3 325.2 0.66 13 400 7519 -22.9 -35.4 31 12.5 -24.9 252 33 325.3 325.4 290.9 327.0 0.47 14 350 8483 -29.6 -45.2 21 15.6 -31.2 240 31 328.8 328.8 291.6 329.5 0.19 15 300 9568 -36.2 -49.4 24 13.3 -37.1 203 20 334.4 334.4 293.0 335.0 0.14 16 250 10809 -45.7 -56.5 29 10.8 -46.2 196 28 338.0 338.1 293.9 338.4 0.07 17 200 12254 -55.5 -63.4 37 7.9 -55.6 212 32 344.9 344.9 295.6 345.1 0.04 18 150 14098 -54.6 -83.2 2 28.6 -55.0 271 21 376.0 376.0 301.6 376.0 0.00 19 100 16683 -56.6 -84.7 2 28.1 -57.1 213 12 418.4 418.4 307.5 418.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5759.25 m Freezing level: 584.65 mb = 4620.03 m = 15157.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.39 mb = 3699.78 m = 12138.23 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.76 % Est. max temperature: 31.00 C = 87.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 933.60 mb = 683.39 m = 2242.07 ft T: 22.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.99 C/km ThetaE index: 21.64 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.12 mb = 1049.57 m = 3443.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.67 C = 76.40 F Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lifted Index: -7.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.29 C Showalter Index: -6.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.51 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.32 C Cross Totals Index: 27.19 C K Index: 34.71 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 567.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.61 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2508.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 70.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.65 mb = 1054.04 m = 3458.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 889.65 mb = 1102.33 m = 3616.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 809.65 mb = 1910.95 m = 6269.46 ft B at Equ Level: 23.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 719.65 mb = 2908.44 m = 9542.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.1 at 31.5 knts Storm direction: 264.1 at 23.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 424.5 neg: -18.2 tot: 406.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 135.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.3 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.94 Bulk Rich Number: 14.38 Bulk Shear: 174.36 m/s