MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F035.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F035.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 35 hour NAM valid 23Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 47.52,-100.62 Latitude: 47.52 Longitude: -100.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 1 950 520 SFC 939 622 27.5 20.2 64 7.4 22.2 123 16 306.1 309.1 297.5 354.2 16.03 3 900 997 23.1 18.5 75 4.6 19.9 131 27 305.3 308.1 296.7 350.4 15.06 4 850 1492 18.4 17.5 95 0.8 17.8 139 32 305.4 308.2 296.7 350.3 15.01 5 800 2012 17.3 10.2 63 7.1 12.8 179 32 309.6 311.5 294.2 339.6 9.83 6 750 2561 13.9 7.4 65 6.5 9.9 189 33 311.7 313.3 293.9 338.3 8.63 7 700 3138 10.0 -3.2 39 13.2 3.4 189 28 313.6 314.4 291.0 327.4 4.33 8 650 3749 4.8 3.8 94 0.9 4.2 213 30 314.4 315.8 294.0 338.7 7.78 9 600 4398 1.1 -3.3 72 4.4 -1.1 219 22 317.4 318.4 292.6 333.5 5.00 10 550 5092 -3.6 -11.8 53 8.2 -7.0 221 27 319.8 320.4 291.5 329.1 2.82 11 500 5835 -9.7 -24.4 29 14.6 -13.7 234 30 321.2 321.4 290.2 324.9 1.06 12 450 6640 -14.8 -31.4 23 16.7 -18.4 246 28 324.7 324.8 290.8 326.9 0.61 13 400 7522 -19.7 -47.5 7 27.8 -23.2 253 25 329.4 329.4 291.7 329.9 0.13 14 350 8497 -27.2 -44.2 18 16.9 -29.2 256 21 332.0 332.1 292.5 332.9 0.22 15 300 9588 -35.7 -55.8 11 20.1 -36.9 241 23 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.4 0.07 16 250 10830 -45.4 -52.3 46 6.9 -45.7 221 31 338.6 338.6 294.1 339.1 0.12 17 200 12279 -54.7 -58.5 62 3.8 -54.8 256 62 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.5 0.07 18 150 14092 -59.7 -77.4 8 17.7 -59.9 256 32 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.01 19 100 16665 -57.0 -85.1 2 28.0 -57.5 197 11 417.5 417.5 307.4 417.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5765.39 m Freezing level: 587.93 mb = 4565.21 m = 14977.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.25 mb = 4260.34 m = 13977.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.47 % Est. max temperature: 31.38 C = 88.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 843.97 mb = 1553.51 m = 5096.75 ft T: 18.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.33 C/km ThetaE index: 26.89 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 787.89 mb = 2141.94 m = 7027.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.43 C = 88.57 F Cap Strength: 1.54 C Lifted Index: -7.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.81 C Showalter Index: -6.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.36 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.09 C Cross Totals Index: 27.27 C K Index: 32.44 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 580.89 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.98 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2217.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 38.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 840.11 mb = 1592.83 m = 5225.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 725.11 mb = 2843.33 m = 9328.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 185.11 mb = 12766.53 m = 41884.44 ft B at Equ Level: 2206.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.11 mb = 16348.53 m = 53636.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 199.8 at 28.3 knts Storm direction: 229.8 at 21.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 356.1 neg: -18.0 tot: 338.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 112.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.50 Bulk Rich Number: 18.71 Bulk Shear: 118.51 m/s