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: 46.86,-97.41 Latitude: 46.86 Longitude: -97.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 116 SFC 978 309 23.2 19.7 81 3.5 20.8 150 15 298.2 300.9 294.7 341.5 14.91 2 950 563 21.5 19.0 86 2.4 19.8 153 31 299.0 301.6 294.8 341.9 14.74 3 900 1031 18.4 17.8 96 0.6 18.0 165 44 300.5 303.1 295.0 342.8 14.41 4 850 1523 18.9 16.2 84 2.8 17.0 192 34 306.0 308.5 296.0 347.1 13.72 5 800 2043 17.6 1.1 33 16.5 8.5 194 26 309.9 310.8 290.6 325.9 5.17 6 750 2590 13.5 7.2 66 6.3 9.6 196 19 311.2 312.8 293.7 337.4 8.51 7 700 3168 9.3 2.6 63 6.7 5.5 211 18 312.8 314.0 292.6 333.4 6.60 8 650 3777 4.7 1.3 79 3.4 2.8 221 19 314.3 315.6 293.0 334.7 6.50 9 600 4425 0.6 0.6 100 0.0 0.6 234 19 316.8 318.1 293.9 338.0 6.69 10 550 5119 -3.9 -6.6 82 2.7 -5.1 241 25 319.5 320.3 292.6 333.3 4.26 11 500 5862 -10.1 -14.8 69 4.6 -11.8 251 29 320.7 321.1 291.4 328.8 2.43 12 450 6664 -16.4 -25.5 45 9.1 -18.7 254 24 322.6 322.8 290.7 326.4 1.07 13 400 7539 -21.7 -40.7 16 19.0 -24.5 252 15 326.7 326.8 291.1 327.8 0.27 14 350 8511 -27.2 -49.5 10 22.3 -29.4 265 17 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.5 0.12 15 300 9606 -34.3 -40.0 56 5.7 -35.0 261 29 337.0 337.1 294.0 338.5 0.39 16 250 10855 -44.2 -47.5 70 3.2 -44.5 279 44 340.3 340.3 294.6 341.1 0.21 17 200 12307 -57.1 -60.9 62 3.8 -57.2 269 50 342.4 342.4 295.0 342.6 0.05 18 150 14111 -56.5 -71.7 13 15.1 -56.8 227 24 372.7 372.7 301.1 372.8 0.02 19 100 16687 -58.9 -86.5 2 27.6 -59.2 262 12 413.9 413.9 307.0 413.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5745.81 m Freezing level: 593.04 mb = 4521.34 m = 14833.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 594.73 mb = 4495.19 m = 14747.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.19 % Est. max temperature: 32.54 C = 90.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.44 mb = 752.50 m = 2468.82 ft T: 20.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.22 C/km ThetaE index: 21.14 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 776.56 mb = 2295.01 m = 7529.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.39 C = 95.71 F Cap Strength: 3.94 C Lifted Index: -4.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.84 C Showalter Index: -6.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.37 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.06 C Cross Totals Index: 26.30 C K Index: 38.51 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 549.68 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 884.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 186.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.98 mb = 1002.18 m = 3287.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 667.98 mb = 3552.54 m = 11655.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 197.98 mb = 12370.59 m = 40585.43 ft B at Equ Level: 867.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.98 mb = 14197.12 m = 46577.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.9 at 25.3 knts Storm direction: 238.9 at 19.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 32.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 320.2 neg: -44.2 tot: 276.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 92.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.3 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.76 Bulk Rich Number: 10.96 Bulk Shear: 80.68 m/s