MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506031200F007.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506031200F007.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 7 hour NAM valid 19Z TUE 3 JUN 25 Station: 42.07,-88.17 Latitude: 42.07 Longitude: -88.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 979 255 29.4 20.5 59 8.9 23.0 193 21 304.4 307.4 296.9 351.2 15.70 2 950 517 25.7 18.9 66 6.8 20.9 193 31 303.3 306.0 295.9 346.8 14.66 3 900 990 21.0 17.9 82 3.2 18.8 194 34 303.2 305.9 295.8 346.1 14.47 4 850 1483 16.4 16.4 100 -0.0 16.4 198 37 303.3 305.9 295.4 344.7 13.95 5 800 1997 13.1 12.7 98 0.3 12.9 213 45 305.1 307.2 294.3 339.9 11.65 6 750 2539 10.5 8.5 88 2.0 9.3 219 44 308.0 309.7 293.4 336.4 9.35 7 700 3111 7.5 4.2 80 3.3 5.6 225 41 310.8 312.2 292.7 333.6 7.40 8 650 3718 4.4 -9.4 36 13.8 -1.6 227 41 313.9 314.5 289.8 323.3 2.89 9 600 4365 0.7 -9.8 45 10.5 -3.8 228 44 317.0 317.6 290.8 326.9 3.04 10 550 5058 -3.2 -21.9 22 18.8 -9.1 223 47 320.3 320.6 290.1 324.5 1.20 11 500 5805 -7.3 -33.3 10 26.0 -13.3 218 48 324.2 324.3 290.5 325.9 0.46 12 450 6617 -12.5 -37.3 11 24.8 -17.4 220 46 327.5 327.5 291.3 328.8 0.34 13 400 7506 -18.0 -36.2 19 18.2 -21.4 223 43 331.7 331.7 292.6 333.3 0.43 14 350 8490 -24.9 -39.4 25 14.4 -27.1 223 40 335.1 335.2 293.4 336.5 0.36 15 300 9592 -33.5 -39.0 57 5.6 -34.1 231 36 338.2 338.3 294.3 339.9 0.43 16 250 10843 -44.1 -47.8 67 3.7 -44.3 237 35 340.5 340.6 294.6 341.3 0.20 17 200 12299 -56.5 -60.2 63 3.7 -56.5 257 56 343.4 343.4 295.2 343.6 0.06 18 150 14065 -65.7 -74.2 30 8.5 -65.8 226 35 356.9 356.9 298.1 356.9 0.01 19 100 16523 -63.7 -87.8 2 24.1 -63.8 263 23 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5742.02 m Freezing level: 590.38 mb = 4498.00 m = 14757.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.24 mb = 3577.51 m = 11737.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.78 % Est. max temperature: 29.04 C = 84.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 860.11 mb = 1380.81 m = 4530.16 ft T: 17.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 27.96 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.74 mb = 1374.46 m = 4509.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.29 C = 82.93 F Cap Strength: -0.11 C Lifted Index: -3.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.25 C Showalter Index: -2.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.32 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.65 C Cross Totals Index: 23.67 C K Index: 36.76 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 385.37 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1269.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 859.59 mb = 1385.96 m = 4547.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 854.59 mb = 1436.18 m = 4711.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 184.59 mb = 12790.93 m = 41964.48 ft B at Equ Level: 1265.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.59 mb = 15697.10 m = 51499.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.1 at 41.8 knts Storm direction: 247.1 at 31.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 237.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 237.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.76 Bulk Rich Number: 25.70 Bulk Shear: 49.38 m/s