MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F036.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F036.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 0Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 45.11,-100.12 Latitude: 45.11 Longitude: -100.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 1 950 527 SFC 944 579 30.7 21.1 57 9.6 23.6 153 16 308.8 312.0 298.7 360.1 16.90 3 900 1009 26.1 19.8 68 6.3 21.6 158 25 308.4 311.5 298.3 358.1 16.38 4 850 1510 21.3 18.8 85 2.6 19.5 162 27 308.5 311.5 298.2 357.7 16.24 5 800 2034 17.6 16.2 91 1.4 16.7 188 30 309.9 312.7 297.6 354.6 14.66 6 750 2584 14.2 12.9 92 1.3 13.3 205 30 312.0 314.4 296.8 350.7 12.59 7 700 3164 12.6 3.6 54 9.0 7.3 250 22 316.4 317.8 294.0 338.9 7.12 8 650 3782 8.6 -4.8 38 13.4 1.9 259 14 318.7 319.5 292.3 332.1 4.13 9 600 4438 3.9 -12.7 29 16.5 -3.1 244 20 320.6 321.0 291.3 328.6 2.40 10 550 5136 -2.5 -13.7 42 11.2 -7.0 244 23 321.1 321.5 291.5 329.1 2.41 11 500 5882 -9.6 -15.8 61 6.2 -11.8 244 22 321.3 321.7 291.3 328.7 2.22 12 450 6685 -16.4 -24.6 49 8.3 -18.5 255 23 322.7 322.9 290.7 326.7 1.15 13 400 7558 -22.5 -37.4 24 15.0 -24.8 265 23 325.8 325.9 290.9 327.2 0.38 14 350 8527 -28.4 -46.3 16 17.9 -30.3 278 25 330.4 330.4 292.0 331.1 0.17 15 300 9611 -37.7 -44.0 52 6.2 -38.3 283 26 332.2 332.2 292.6 333.2 0.26 16 250 10842 -46.8 -59.3 23 12.5 -47.2 289 28 336.5 336.6 293.5 336.8 0.05 17 200 12290 -55.2 -65.3 27 10.2 -55.4 293 31 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.5 0.03 18 150 14120 -55.4 -81.2 3 25.8 -55.8 250 19 374.6 374.6 301.4 374.6 0.00 19 100 16690 -58.5 -81.7 4 23.2 -58.8 222 17 414.8 414.8 307.1 414.8 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5810.35 m Freezing level: 569.92 mb = 4857.90 m = 15937.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.87 mb = 4027.12 m = 13212.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.45 % Est. max temperature: 31.98 C = 89.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 822.31 mb = 1796.05 m = 5892.49 ft T: 19.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.19 C/km ThetaE index: 31.53 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 806.84 mb = 1960.06 m = 6430.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.57 C = 88.82 F Cap Strength: 0.74 C Lifted Index: -9.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -13.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.19 C Showalter Index: -9.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 59.39 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.98 C Cross Totals Index: 28.41 C K Index: 40.78 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 657.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.65 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3694.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 85.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 820.72 mb = 1812.79 m = 5947.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 795.72 mb = 2079.23 m = 6821.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 175.72 mb = 13113.58 m = 43023.03 ft B at Equ Level: 3691.08 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.2 at 22.8 knts Storm direction: 250.2 at 17.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -106.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 257.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 257.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 86.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.91 Bulk Rich Number: 52.25 Bulk Shear: 70.71 m/s