MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F037.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F037.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 37 hour NAM valid 1Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 44.83,-98.93 Latitude: 44.83 Longitude: -98.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 86 SFC 962 430 27.8 22.0 71 5.8 23.6 142 17 304.3 307.6 298.1 356.8 17.59 2 950 539 27.1 21.6 72 5.5 23.1 145 25 304.7 307.9 298.0 356.5 17.37 3 900 1016 22.7 20.8 89 2.0 21.3 155 34 304.9 308.2 298.1 356.9 17.39 4 850 1512 19.3 19.3 100 -0.0 19.4 173 36 306.4 309.5 298.1 357.0 16.85 5 800 2034 16.4 15.8 96 0.6 16.0 195 35 308.7 311.4 297.1 352.0 14.28 6 750 2584 15.5 14.5 94 1.0 14.8 210 24 313.4 316.0 298.0 356.5 13.95 7 700 3169 12.8 3.6 53 9.2 7.3 205 11 316.6 318.0 294.1 339.0 7.08 8 650 3785 8.0 -0.8 54 8.8 3.2 216 13 318.0 319.1 293.3 335.9 5.57 9 600 4440 3.2 -8.5 42 11.7 -2.1 219 13 319.8 320.4 291.9 330.8 3.35 10 550 5137 -2.7 -14.1 41 11.4 -7.1 226 18 320.9 321.4 291.3 328.8 2.34 11 500 5883 -9.5 -17.8 51 8.3 -12.3 243 18 321.5 321.9 291.1 327.9 1.88 12 450 6687 -15.8 -22.8 55 7.0 -17.7 260 18 323.4 323.7 291.2 328.1 1.36 13 400 7562 -22.5 -26.7 69 4.2 -23.5 290 19 325.7 325.9 291.6 329.5 1.07 14 350 8530 -28.3 -31.1 77 2.8 -28.8 316 25 330.5 330.7 292.7 333.5 0.81 15 300 9620 -35.4 -38.5 73 3.1 -35.8 300 31 335.4 335.5 293.6 337.2 0.46 16 250 10865 -44.6 -48.0 69 3.4 -44.8 289 41 339.8 339.8 294.4 340.6 0.20 17 200 12323 -54.2 -58.0 62 3.9 -54.3 291 49 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.3 0.08 18 150 14153 -56.1 -76.8 6 20.7 -56.4 252 20 373.4 373.4 301.2 373.5 0.01 19 100 16705 -59.4 -86.9 2 27.5 -59.7 212 25 412.9 412.9 306.9 412.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5796.51 m Freezing level: 572.93 mb = 4817.76 m = 15806.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.93 mb = 4172.99 m = 13690.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.61 % Est. max temperature: 31.56 C = 88.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 884.71 mb = 1164.60 m = 3820.82 ft T: 21.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.19 C/km ThetaE index: 28.59 C Layer 700.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.28 mb = 1418.10 m = 4652.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.57 C = 85.23 F Cap Strength: 0.65 C Lifted Index: -8.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.38 C Showalter Index: -8.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.59 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.78 C Cross Totals Index: 28.80 C K Index: 38.91 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 636.58 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3136.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 79.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.80 mb = 1282.41 m = 4207.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 837.80 mb = 1636.73 m = 5369.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 767.80 mb = 2384.28 m = 7822.34 ft B at Equ Level: 15.57 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 199.6 at 21.3 knts Storm direction: 229.6 at 15.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -5.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 300.9 neg: -21.3 tot: 279.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 93.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.89 Bulk Rich Number: 52.10 Bulk Shear: 60.21 m/s