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: 40.18,-91.37 Latitude: 40.18 Longitude: -91.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 SFC 983 189 28.0 22.0 70 5.9 23.6 175 17 302.5 305.7 297.4 353.5 17.22 2 950 494 25.8 21.0 75 4.7 22.3 177 31 303.3 306.4 297.3 353.0 16.73 3 900 968 21.4 19.8 91 1.5 20.3 180 36 303.5 306.5 297.1 352.3 16.41 4 850 1462 18.1 16.2 89 1.9 16.8 201 40 305.1 307.7 295.8 346.4 13.79 5 800 1981 16.1 10.1 68 6.0 12.3 221 45 308.3 310.1 293.8 337.8 9.72 6 750 2526 11.5 10.2 92 1.2 10.7 217 46 309.0 311.0 294.6 341.0 10.50 7 700 3100 7.6 2.7 71 4.9 4.8 217 47 310.9 312.1 292.1 331.5 6.66 8 650 3706 4.2 -4.4 53 8.6 0.0 214 46 313.7 314.6 290.9 327.3 4.25 9 600 4354 1.3 -8.6 48 9.9 -3.1 217 46 317.6 318.3 291.3 328.4 3.32 10 550 5049 -2.9 -7.4 71 4.4 -5.0 222 49 320.6 321.4 292.7 333.7 4.00 11 500 5797 -7.9 -9.7 87 1.8 -8.7 224 46 323.4 324.1 293.2 335.6 3.66 12 450 6609 -13.0 -17.4 70 4.4 -14.5 219 43 326.9 327.4 292.9 334.4 2.17 13 400 7497 -17.9 -33.0 25 15.1 -21.0 217 50 331.8 331.9 292.8 334.0 0.59 14 350 8483 -23.8 -37.5 27 13.6 -26.1 222 58 336.6 336.7 293.9 338.3 0.44 15 300 9592 -32.0 -38.1 55 6.0 -32.9 210 62 340.2 340.3 294.8 342.1 0.48 16 250 10852 -41.9 -46.4 62 4.5 -42.3 218 63 343.7 343.8 295.4 344.7 0.24 17 200 12320 -54.0 -57.8 63 3.8 -54.1 248 64 347.3 347.3 296.1 347.6 0.08 18 150 14108 -66.5 -70.7 56 4.2 -66.6 258 53 355.4 355.5 297.8 355.5 0.02 19 100 16569 -64.5 -85.4 4 20.8 -64.7 249 34 403.0 403.0 305.6 403.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5756.42 m Freezing level: 584.62 mb = 4567.58 m = 14985.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.69 mb = 3710.13 m = 12172.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.51 % Est. max temperature: 31.54 C = 88.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 902.81 mb = 941.17 m = 3087.81 ft T: 21.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.74 C/km ThetaE index: 15.70 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.29 mb = 1248.68 m = 4096.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.83 C = 85.69 F Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lifted Index: -5.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.73 C Showalter Index: -3.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.16 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.02 C Cross Totals Index: 24.13 C K Index: 37.40 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 418.34 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.21 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1922.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 62.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.50 mb = 1108.89 m = 3638.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 850.50 mb = 1457.44 m = 4781.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 160.50 mb = 13687.47 m = 44905.85 ft B at Equ Level: 1910.10 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.3 at 43.6 knts Storm direction: 243.3 at 32.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.5 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 346.6 neg: -11.8 tot: 334.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 111.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.16 Bulk Rich Number: 19.63 Bulk Shear: 97.94 m/s