MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506031200F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506031200F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 4Z WED 4 JUN 25 Station: 41.12,-88.74 Latitude: 41.12 Longitude: -88.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 SFC 986 208 23.6 18.6 73 5.0 20.1 239 17 298.0 300.5 293.8 338.0 13.79 2 950 529 21.1 17.7 81 3.4 18.8 236 31 298.6 301.0 293.8 337.9 13.52 3 900 995 17.3 16.5 95 0.8 16.7 225 40 299.3 301.7 293.8 337.8 13.19 4 850 1482 14.2 14.2 100 -0.0 14.1 215 50 301.0 303.2 293.4 336.4 12.04 5 800 1994 12.7 12.7 100 -0.0 12.7 212 57 304.6 306.8 294.1 339.2 11.59 6 750 2535 10.3 10.3 100 -0.0 10.3 212 50 307.8 309.8 294.3 339.7 10.57 7 700 3108 7.5 6.4 93 1.1 6.9 208 44 310.8 312.5 293.7 337.5 8.67 8 650 3715 3.5 -2.9 63 6.4 0.3 205 47 312.9 313.8 291.1 327.9 4.75 9 600 4360 0.5 -28.7 9 29.2 -7.5 208 49 316.7 316.8 288.3 318.8 0.59 10 550 5053 -3.1 -35.4 6 32.3 -10.5 211 52 320.4 320.5 289.3 321.7 0.34 11 500 5798 -8.1 -34.5 10 26.4 -13.9 212 54 323.2 323.3 290.2 324.7 0.41 12 450 6608 -12.9 -37.4 11 24.5 -17.6 211 53 327.1 327.1 291.2 328.3 0.34 13 400 7497 -17.6 -27.3 42 9.8 -20.0 212 48 332.2 332.4 293.3 335.9 1.02 14 350 8485 -24.0 -35.2 35 11.1 -26.0 219 49 336.3 336.5 293.9 338.4 0.55 15 300 9595 -31.7 -43.0 32 11.4 -33.0 222 61 340.8 340.8 294.8 341.9 0.28 16 250 10852 -42.3 -46.8 62 4.4 -42.7 217 57 343.1 343.2 295.3 344.0 0.23 17 200 12320 -54.9 -58.5 64 3.6 -55.0 232 55 345.8 345.8 295.7 346.1 0.07 18 150 14091 -68.2 -72.6 53 4.5 -68.2 233 45 352.6 352.6 297.2 352.7 0.01 19 100 16568 -65.6 -81.3 10 15.6 -65.8 268 29 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.97 m Freezing level: 592.97 mb = 4456.97 m = 14622.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.99 mb = 3739.78 m = 12269.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.49 % Est. max temperature: 27.61 C = 81.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.04 mb = 843.20 m = 2766.36 ft T: 18.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.79 C/km ThetaE index: 20.95 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 887.11 mb = 1118.37 m = 3669.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.37 C = 77.67 F Cap Strength: 0.57 C Lifted Index: -0.41 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.53 C Showalter Index: 0.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.45 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.22 C Cross Totals Index: 22.23 C K Index: 35.30 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 322.96 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.24 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 31.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.42 mb = 1000.98 m = 3284.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 864.42 mb = 1339.18 m = 4393.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 814.42 mb = 1843.39 m = 6047.78 ft B at Equ Level: 9.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 754.42 mb = 2485.81 m = 8155.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.6 at 47.6 knts Storm direction: 242.6 at 35.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 5.5 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 59.0 neg: -74.7 tot: -15.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -5.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.14 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.38 Bulk Shear: 82.41 m/s