MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506031200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506031200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z WED 4 JUN 25 Station: 40.09,-91.94 Latitude: 40.09 Longitude: -91.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 980 215 28.1 21.6 68 6.6 23.3 177 13 303.0 306.1 297.2 352.7 16.76 2 950 491 26.7 20.6 69 6.1 22.3 179 28 304.2 307.2 297.2 352.6 16.24 3 900 966 22.2 19.5 85 2.7 20.3 182 34 304.4 307.3 297.1 352.3 16.07 4 850 1461 17.8 17.8 100 -0.0 17.8 190 36 304.8 307.6 296.7 350.3 15.26 5 800 1978 15.9 8.5 61 7.4 11.4 215 44 308.1 309.8 293.0 334.8 8.76 6 750 2524 12.0 7.9 76 4.1 9.5 215 49 309.6 311.3 293.6 336.9 8.94 7 700 3098 8.3 -0.5 54 8.8 3.6 214 48 311.6 312.6 291.2 328.1 5.25 8 650 3705 4.0 -4.3 54 8.4 -0.0 214 48 313.5 314.3 290.9 327.0 4.26 9 600 4351 -0.0 -3.1 80 3.0 -1.6 218 45 316.1 317.1 292.3 332.3 5.10 10 550 5044 -3.7 -5.8 85 2.1 -4.7 220 44 319.6 320.5 292.9 334.2 4.50 11 500 5791 -8.0 -10.1 85 2.1 -8.9 216 44 323.2 323.9 293.0 335.0 3.54 12 450 6602 -13.0 -17.0 72 4.0 -14.4 214 43 326.9 327.3 292.9 334.5 2.24 13 400 7490 -18.2 -44.6 8 26.4 -22.0 214 49 331.4 331.4 292.3 332.1 0.18 14 350 8474 -24.0 -45.7 12 21.7 -26.8 217 61 336.3 336.4 293.6 337.1 0.18 15 300 9580 -32.0 -38.4 53 6.4 -32.9 219 62 340.3 340.4 294.8 342.0 0.46 16 250 10844 -41.5 -44.7 71 3.2 -41.8 221 65 344.3 344.4 295.6 345.5 0.29 17 200 12316 -53.0 -56.7 64 3.8 -53.1 238 73 348.9 348.9 296.5 349.3 0.09 18 150 14111 -66.2 -70.3 56 4.1 -66.2 249 63 356.0 356.0 297.9 356.1 0.02 19 100 16565 -63.6 -86.0 3 22.4 -63.8 250 25 404.8 404.8 305.9 404.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5753.29 m Freezing level: 600.20 mb = 4348.32 m = 14265.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.53 mb = 3698.28 m = 12133.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.43 % Est. max temperature: 31.18 C = 88.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 891.19 mb = 1051.14 m = 3448.59 ft T: 21.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 17.91 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.67 mb = 1322.55 m = 4339.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.77 C = 85.58 F Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lifted Index: -5.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.02 C Showalter Index: -5.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.64 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.81 C Cross Totals Index: 25.83 C K Index: 34.80 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 462.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1852.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.61 mb = 1253.32 m = 4111.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.61 mb = 1403.73 m = 4605.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 175.61 mb = 13127.64 m = 43069.15 ft B at Equ Level: 1850.65 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.6 at 42.3 knts Storm direction: 240.6 at 31.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.3 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 330.0 neg: -6.7 tot: 323.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 107.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.71 Bulk Rich Number: 22.24 Bulk Shear: 83.29 m/s