MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031800F029.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031800F029.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 29 hour NAM valid 23Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 43.99,-103.19 Latitude: 43.99 Longitude: -103.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 1 950 515 2 900 997 SFC 893 1064 27.4 15.2 47 12.3 19.0 352 8 310.5 312.8 296.1 347.9 12.24 4 850 1501 24.7 12.8 47 11.9 16.7 90 8 312.0 314.1 295.7 345.9 11.00 5 800 2029 20.0 11.2 57 8.8 14.2 123 13 312.4 314.4 295.4 344.7 10.47 6 750 2580 14.6 10.2 75 4.5 11.7 130 14 312.5 314.5 295.4 344.7 10.46 7 700 3159 9.4 9.0 97 0.4 9.2 132 15 312.9 314.9 295.5 345.0 10.38 8 650 3771 5.8 5.8 100 0.0 5.8 143 15 315.5 317.2 295.1 343.5 8.94 9 600 4423 1.6 0.1 90 1.4 0.8 237 12 317.9 319.2 294.0 338.5 6.46 10 550 5119 -3.5 -5.8 84 2.4 -4.6 274 24 320.0 320.8 293.0 334.6 4.50 11 500 5864 -9.3 -10.9 88 1.6 -10.0 290 31 321.6 322.3 292.4 332.6 3.32 12 450 6669 -15.3 -16.2 93 0.9 -15.6 290 36 324.0 324.4 292.3 332.0 2.39 13 400 7547 -21.8 -23.5 87 1.6 -22.2 287 37 326.6 326.9 292.2 331.7 1.44 14 350 8515 -29.2 -34.5 60 5.2 -30.0 292 35 329.3 329.4 292.1 331.5 0.59 15 300 9597 -37.6 -49.5 28 11.9 -38.4 293 42 332.4 332.4 292.5 332.9 0.14 16 250 10830 -46.5 -54.9 38 8.4 -46.9 294 54 336.9 337.0 293.6 337.3 0.09 17 200 12284 -53.9 -66.9 19 13.1 -54.1 289 60 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.6 0.02 18 150 14121 -55.1 -79.2 4 24.1 -55.5 270 30 375.1 375.1 301.5 375.1 0.01 19 100 16685 -60.5 -87.7 2 27.3 -60.7 249 13 410.9 410.9 306.6 410.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5805.89 m Freezing level: 584.38 mb = 4640.56 m = 15224.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 592.75 mb = 4520.36 m = 14830.40 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.88 % Est. max temperature: 29.45 C = 85.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 746.76 mb = 2616.87 m = 8585.41 ft T: 14.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.94 C/km ThetaE index: 3.14 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 706.64 mb = 3080.16 m = 10105.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.77 C = 85.58 F Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lifted Index: -4.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.04 C Showalter Index: -4.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.22 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 34.07 C Cross Totals Index: 22.15 C K Index: 46.48 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 344.59 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1635.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 716.72 mb = 2961.37 m = 9715.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 691.72 mb = 3257.66 m = 10687.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 201.72 mb = 12227.94 m = 40117.43 ft B at Equ Level: 1617.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 131.72 mb = 14943.07 m = 49025.23 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 265.5 at 19.7 knts Storm direction: 295.5 at 14.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 177.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 177.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.97 Bulk Rich Number: 17.47 Bulk Shear: 93.62 m/s