MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031800F046.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031800F046.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 46 hour NAM valid 16Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 46.45,-100.17 Latitude: 46.45 Longitude: -100.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 110 1 950 553 SFC 944 607 21.0 19.7 92 1.3 20.1 154 8 299.0 301.8 295.3 344.0 15.45 3 900 1020 20.1 18.6 91 1.6 19.1 166 28 302.2 305.0 296.0 346.9 15.12 4 850 1515 19.4 13.2 68 6.2 15.3 172 30 306.4 308.5 294.4 340.4 11.30 5 800 2034 16.5 6.4 51 10.1 10.4 161 24 308.7 310.2 292.2 331.8 7.54 6 750 2580 12.0 5.9 66 6.2 8.4 157 19 309.7 311.1 292.7 333.5 7.78 7 700 3154 8.2 2.0 65 6.2 4.8 188 23 311.6 312.8 292.0 331.3 6.34 8 650 3761 3.4 3.3 100 0.1 3.3 204 20 312.8 314.2 293.3 336.0 7.48 9 600 4406 -0.9 -1.1 99 0.2 -1.0 220 25 315.1 316.2 292.7 333.7 5.90 10 550 5095 -5.7 -5.7 100 0.0 -5.7 214 23 317.3 318.2 292.3 332.0 4.55 11 500 5837 -10.1 -10.2 100 0.0 -10.1 223 30 320.7 321.4 292.3 332.3 3.54 12 450 6641 -15.6 -15.9 98 0.3 -15.7 221 32 323.6 324.1 292.2 331.9 2.46 13 400 7519 -21.6 -23.7 83 2.0 -22.1 213 18 326.9 327.2 292.2 331.8 1.41 14 350 8487 -29.0 -31.6 78 2.6 -29.5 197 11 329.7 329.8 292.4 332.5 0.78 15 300 9572 -36.3 -39.4 73 3.1 -36.7 282 6 334.2 334.3 293.3 335.8 0.42 16 250 10814 -45.2 -48.5 69 3.3 -45.3 268 22 338.9 339.0 294.3 339.7 0.19 17 200 12264 -56.4 -60.2 62 3.8 -56.5 266 60 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.8 0.06 18 150 14078 -51.4 -80.7 2 29.3 -52.0 218 36 381.5 381.5 302.5 381.5 0.00 19 100 16683 -57.3 -85.3 2 27.9 -57.8 223 7 416.9 416.9 307.3 416.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5727.16 m Freezing level: 610.47 mb = 4271.02 m = 14012.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 611.41 mb = 4254.18 m = 13957.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.34 % Est. max temperature: 30.66 C = 87.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 926.56 mb = 768.67 m = 2521.86 ft T: 20.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.83 C/km ThetaE index: 15.10 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 784.96 mb = 2194.56 m = 7199.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.83 C = 87.49 F Cap Strength: 3.05 C Lifted Index: -5.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.78 C Showalter Index: -3.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.84 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.50 C Cross Totals Index: 23.34 C K Index: 36.52 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 446.97 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.65 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1502.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 98.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 856.07 mb = 1453.00 m = 4767.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 731.07 mb = 2792.40 m = 9161.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 201.07 mb = 12229.40 m = 40122.20 ft B at Equ Level: 1497.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 141.07 mb = 14472.38 m = 47480.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 197.0 at 24.7 knts Storm direction: 227.0 at 18.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 1.8 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 172.2 neg: -73.8 tot: 98.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.19 Bulk Rich Number: 63.29 Bulk Shear: 23.75 m/s