MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 43.87,-104.52 Latitude: 43.87 Longitude: -104.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 34 1 950 492 2 900 978 SFC 872 1259 30.1 10.6 30 19.5 17.2 131 18 315.4 317.2 295.4 344.4 9.26 4 850 1487 27.0 9.8 34 17.2 15.8 132 24 314.4 316.2 294.9 342.5 9.00 5 800 2017 21.8 8.7 43 13.1 13.4 135 25 314.4 316.1 294.8 342.0 8.85 6 750 2572 16.4 7.6 56 8.8 10.9 139 25 314.4 316.1 294.7 341.8 8.78 7 700 3155 13.1 1.4 45 11.7 6.5 203 13 317.0 318.1 293.4 336.3 6.07 8 650 3773 8.8 -11.3 23 20.2 -0.0 285 13 318.9 319.4 290.9 327.1 2.47 9 600 4427 2.7 -15.3 25 17.9 -4.3 293 13 319.2 319.6 290.5 325.7 1.94 10 550 5122 -3.2 -13.9 43 10.7 -7.3 271 22 320.3 320.8 291.2 328.3 2.37 11 500 5867 -9.8 -21.6 37 11.9 -13.3 263 27 321.2 321.4 290.5 325.8 1.36 12 450 6669 -16.0 -27.9 35 11.9 -18.8 261 30 323.1 323.3 290.6 326.1 0.86 13 400 7548 -20.2 -30.7 39 10.5 -22.3 265 23 328.8 328.9 292.1 331.5 0.74 14 350 8520 -28.1 -36.3 46 8.1 -29.3 269 35 330.8 330.9 292.4 332.7 0.49 15 300 9607 -36.7 -46.8 34 10.2 -37.5 269 37 333.7 333.8 292.9 334.5 0.19 16 250 10843 -45.9 -57.0 27 11.1 -46.3 280 48 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.1 0.07 17 200 12296 -54.9 -64.0 31 9.2 -55.1 278 72 345.9 345.9 295.7 346.1 0.03 18 150 14120 -56.4 -80.0 4 23.7 -56.6 264 37 373.0 373.0 301.1 373.0 0.00 19 100 16664 -59.7 -87.1 2 27.4 -60.0 179 7 412.4 412.4 306.8 412.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5832.80 m Freezing level: 577.16 mb = 4744.60 m = 15566.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.30 mb = 3769.06 m = 12365.55 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.89 % Est. max temperature: 30.55 C = 86.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 656.23 mb = 3693.41 m = 12117.33 ft T: 9.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.42 C/km ThetaE index: 18.64 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 619.34 mb = 4167.69 m = 13673.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.71 C = 92.68 F Cap Strength: 3.60 C Lifted Index: -3.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.21 C Showalter Index: -3.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.34 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 36.77 C Cross Totals Index: 19.57 C K Index: 34.93 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 339.53 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.19 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 916.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 133.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 658.88 mb = 3659.72 m = 12006.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 583.88 mb = 4644.45 m = 15237.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.88 mb = 11561.35 m = 37930.49 ft B at Equ Level: 915.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.88 mb = 13957.74 m = 45792.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.3 at 21.5 knts Storm direction: 271.3 at 16.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -69.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 135.8 neg: -8.8 tot: 127.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.17 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.77 Bulk Rich Number: 5.38 Bulk Shear: 170.41 m/s