MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040000F047.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040000F047.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 47 hour NAM valid 23Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 44.45,-99.19 Latitude: 44.45 Longitude: -99.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 88 1 950 540 SFC 942 613 26.0 21.9 78 4.1 23.0 135 14 304.3 307.6 298.2 357.6 17.86 3 900 1014 21.7 20.6 94 1.1 20.9 140 22 303.9 307.1 297.7 355.3 17.26 4 850 1509 17.8 17.1 96 0.7 17.3 163 29 304.8 307.5 296.3 348.3 14.57 5 800 2031 21.0 -1.5 22 22.5 8.9 190 17 313.5 314.4 290.9 327.2 4.29 6 750 2585 17.0 2.4 37 14.6 8.6 208 16 315.0 316.2 292.9 334.2 6.06 7 700 3168 12.6 4.5 58 8.1 7.8 218 23 316.4 317.8 294.4 340.2 7.56 8 650 3786 8.4 2.2 65 6.2 4.9 245 25 318.5 319.9 294.4 340.6 6.93 9 600 4442 3.4 -6.2 49 9.6 -1.2 252 20 320.1 320.8 292.6 333.2 4.02 10 550 5139 -2.4 -18.2 28 15.8 -7.9 259 18 321.3 321.6 290.8 326.9 1.65 11 500 5886 -9.5 -14.7 66 5.2 -11.4 273 20 321.4 321.9 291.6 329.6 2.44 12 450 6688 -16.6 -22.1 62 5.5 -18.1 276 21 322.4 322.7 291.0 327.4 1.45 13 400 7561 -23.1 -28.2 63 5.1 -24.2 274 22 325.0 325.1 291.2 328.3 0.94 14 350 8524 -30.2 -44.1 25 13.8 -31.7 277 25 328.0 328.0 291.4 328.8 0.22 15 300 9604 -37.5 -54.0 16 16.5 -38.5 294 29 332.4 332.5 292.4 332.8 0.08 16 250 10837 -46.8 -58.4 25 11.6 -47.2 287 31 336.5 336.5 293.5 336.7 0.06 17 200 12287 -53.4 -68.4 14 15.0 -53.7 287 40 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.3 0.02 18 150 14131 -54.9 -80.8 3 25.9 -55.2 247 20 375.5 375.5 301.5 375.5 0.00 19 100 16690 -59.8 -86.2 2 26.4 -60.2 263 8 412.1 412.1 306.7 412.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5798.05 m Freezing level: 570.59 mb = 4852.25 m = 15919.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 609.93 mb = 4307.37 m = 14131.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.44 % Est. max temperature: 35.32 C = 95.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 887.93 mb = 1131.19 m = 3711.19 ft T: 20.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.13 C/km ThetaE index: 30.42 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 868.36 mb = 1323.98 m = 4343.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.17 C = 79.10 F Cap Strength: 4.70 C Lifted Index: -7.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.11 C Showalter Index: -5.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.96 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.34 C Cross Totals Index: 26.62 C K Index: 36.35 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 525.57 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2813.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 75.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.24 mb = 1305.27 m = 4282.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 865.24 mb = 1355.11 m = 4445.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 835.24 mb = 1659.77 m = 5445.38 ft B at Equ Level: 4.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 825.24 mb = 1763.56 m = 5785.88 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.2 at 20.8 knts Storm direction: 257.2 at 15.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 227.2 neg: -4.4 tot: 222.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.09 Bulk Rich Number: 27.72 Bulk Shear: 101.50 m/s