MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F039.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F039.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 3Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 45.77,-100.52 Latitude: 45.77 Longitude: -100.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 87 1 950 535 SFC 943 600 23.5 22.5 94 1.0 22.8 118 10 301.7 305.1 298.0 356.3 18.49 3 900 1009 23.0 21.2 90 1.8 21.7 154 22 305.2 308.5 298.5 358.8 17.91 4 850 1506 19.6 18.6 94 1.1 18.9 195 20 306.7 309.7 297.7 355.0 16.05 5 800 2028 17.5 15.0 85 2.6 15.8 244 26 309.9 312.4 296.8 351.0 13.52 6 750 2578 14.6 12.3 86 2.2 13.1 257 31 312.4 314.7 296.5 349.7 12.11 7 700 3159 11.6 -2.2 38 13.8 4.4 266 25 315.3 316.2 291.7 330.1 4.63 8 650 3773 6.3 -8.2 35 14.5 -0.3 273 29 316.0 316.7 290.6 326.3 3.16 9 600 4423 1.9 -12.7 33 14.6 -4.0 256 39 318.4 318.8 290.7 326.3 2.40 10 550 5117 -3.6 -12.9 49 9.2 -7.3 251 42 319.8 320.3 291.3 328.4 2.59 11 500 5861 -9.4 -25.2 26 15.8 -13.7 256 38 321.6 321.8 290.3 325.0 0.98 12 450 6666 -14.9 -31.5 23 16.6 -18.5 262 35 324.5 324.6 290.7 326.7 0.61 13 400 7546 -20.4 -35.4 25 15.0 -23.1 263 30 328.4 328.5 291.7 330.2 0.47 14 350 8521 -27.0 -48.0 12 21.0 -29.2 260 23 332.3 332.3 292.5 332.9 0.14 15 300 9613 -35.5 -57.2 9 21.7 -36.8 265 20 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.6 0.06 16 250 10858 -44.1 -56.2 25 12.1 -44.6 226 13 340.5 340.5 294.5 340.8 0.08 17 200 12320 -54.0 -58.6 57 4.6 -54.1 170 23 347.3 347.3 296.1 347.6 0.07 18 150 14127 -59.9 -75.3 12 15.4 -60.2 209 18 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.01 19 100 16672 -57.3 -85.3 2 28.0 -57.8 211 11 417.0 417.0 307.3 417.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5774.09 m Freezing level: 582.48 mb = 4665.79 m = 15307.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.54 mb = 3727.59 m = 12229.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.75 % Est. max temperature: 31.88 C = 89.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.61 mb = 724.89 m = 2378.21 ft T: 23.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.77 C/km ThetaE index: 32.54 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 854.49 mb = 1460.10 m = 4790.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.33 C = 82.99 F Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lifted Index: -8.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.87 C Showalter Index: -8.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.05 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.05 C Cross Totals Index: 28.00 C K Index: 33.82 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 595.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3129.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 79.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.41 mb = 1259.65 m = 4132.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 769.41 mb = 2360.19 m = 7743.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 169.41 mb = 13363.02 m = 43841.38 ft B at Equ Level: 3111.74 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.0 at 31.0 knts Storm direction: 281.0 at 23.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 125.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 354.0 neg: -2.5 tot: 351.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 117.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.82 Bulk Rich Number: 15.77 Bulk Shear: 198.45 m/s