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: 45.60,-99.95 Latitude: 45.60 Longitude: -99.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 1 950 530 SFC 947 554 27.5 21.8 71 5.8 23.3 138 13 305.3 308.6 298.3 357.9 17.57 3 900 1008 23.8 20.5 82 3.3 21.4 150 27 306.0 309.2 298.2 357.3 17.11 4 850 1507 20.1 19.3 95 0.8 19.6 175 30 307.2 310.4 298.3 358.0 16.84 5 800 2029 17.9 16.2 90 1.7 16.7 200 35 310.2 313.0 297.7 355.0 14.66 6 750 2579 13.8 13.4 98 0.4 13.6 219 32 311.5 314.0 297.0 351.4 13.01 7 700 3160 12.7 4.4 57 8.3 7.8 252 27 316.6 318.0 294.4 340.3 7.53 8 650 3778 8.8 -13.4 19 22.3 -0.5 264 15 319.0 319.4 290.5 325.9 2.09 9 600 4433 3.2 -11.7 33 14.8 -3.1 244 20 319.8 320.3 291.3 328.4 2.61 10 550 5129 -2.8 -15.5 37 12.7 -7.5 244 26 320.8 321.2 291.1 327.8 2.08 11 500 5874 -9.7 -16.4 58 6.6 -12.1 242 28 321.2 321.6 291.2 328.3 2.13 12 450 6678 -16.0 -26.0 42 10.0 -18.5 245 28 323.1 323.3 290.7 326.6 1.02 13 400 7553 -21.8 -34.1 32 12.2 -24.0 248 24 326.6 326.7 291.3 328.6 0.53 14 350 8523 -28.1 -31.3 75 3.1 -28.7 255 18 330.8 331.0 292.7 333.7 0.80 15 300 9612 -36.3 -39.4 73 3.1 -36.6 297 18 334.3 334.3 293.3 335.9 0.42 16 250 10851 -45.8 -49.2 68 3.5 -46.0 298 24 338.0 338.1 294.0 338.7 0.17 17 200 12301 -54.7 -58.6 61 4.0 -54.8 314 28 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.5 0.07 18 150 14126 -56.1 -81.7 3 25.6 -56.4 222 19 373.4 373.4 301.2 373.5 0.00 19 100 16685 -58.3 -79.2 5 20.9 -58.7 213 17 415.0 415.0 307.2 415.1 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5797.85 m Freezing level: 573.30 mb = 4804.64 m = 15763.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.07 mb = 3738.54 m = 12265.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.15 % Est. max temperature: 32.40 C = 90.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 871.59 mb = 1287.56 m = 4224.23 ft T: 21.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.28 C/km ThetaE index: 32.10 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 829.30 mb = 1719.00 m = 5639.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.58 C = 87.04 F Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lifted Index: -9.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.10 C Showalter Index: -9.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.96 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.88 C Cross Totals Index: 29.08 C K Index: 40.93 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 657.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3399.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 82.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 856.40 mb = 1441.07 m = 4727.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 781.40 mb = 2229.51 m = 7314.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 171.40 mb = 13280.45 m = 43570.51 ft B at Equ Level: 3366.34 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.5 at 25.8 knts Storm direction: 254.5 at 19.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -124.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 411.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 411.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 137.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.4 stream: 10.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.66 Bulk Rich Number: 29.70 Bulk Shear: 114.47 m/s