MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506031800F002.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506031800F002.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 2 hour NAM valid 20Z TUE 3 JUN 25 Station: 42.98,-87.89 Latitude: 42.98 Longitude: -87.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 984 200 21.2 19.8 91 1.4 20.2 220 17 295.7 298.4 294.0 338.6 14.93 2 950 507 19.1 17.9 93 1.2 18.3 211 32 296.6 299.1 293.3 336.1 13.71 3 900 972 18.0 15.0 83 3.0 16.0 196 38 300.1 302.3 293.1 335.3 12.02 4 850 1461 16.3 13.1 81 3.2 14.2 199 45 303.2 305.3 293.4 336.4 11.19 5 800 1976 14.6 10.8 78 3.8 12.2 215 53 306.7 308.6 293.7 337.6 10.23 6 750 2518 10.0 5.2 72 4.8 7.2 227 57 307.5 308.9 291.7 330.1 7.43 7 700 3088 7.2 2.5 72 4.7 4.6 229 63 310.5 311.7 291.9 330.8 6.56 8 650 3697 5.1 0.7 74 4.3 2.7 228 70 314.7 315.9 292.9 334.3 6.22 9 600 4344 0.6 -3.0 77 3.6 -1.2 226 70 316.9 317.8 292.6 333.2 5.11 10 550 5040 -2.9 -8.7 65 5.7 -5.5 224 67 320.6 321.3 292.4 332.5 3.62 11 500 5788 -7.5 -11.8 71 4.3 -9.2 223 66 323.9 324.5 292.9 334.3 3.10 12 450 6600 -13.2 -15.8 80 2.6 -14.1 221 63 326.7 327.2 293.1 335.2 2.48 13 400 7487 -18.8 -19.7 93 0.9 -19.0 218 57 330.6 331.0 293.7 337.6 2.01 14 350 8470 -25.1 -25.1 100 0.0 -25.1 219 48 335.0 335.3 294.3 340.1 1.43 15 300 9574 -31.6 -31.6 100 -0.0 -31.6 224 40 340.8 341.0 295.3 344.2 0.90 16 250 10841 -41.5 -42.6 89 1.1 -41.6 231 38 344.3 344.4 295.7 345.8 0.36 17 200 12305 -55.7 -59.3 64 3.6 -55.8 240 55 344.5 344.6 295.4 344.8 0.06 18 150 14071 -67.9 -73.2 46 5.4 -67.9 252 51 353.2 353.2 297.3 353.2 0.01 19 100 16543 -62.8 -87.1 2 24.3 -63.0 233 26 406.4 406.4 306.0 406.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5724.46 m Freezing level: 590.98 mb = 4469.82 m = 14664.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 615.42 mb = 4139.27 m = 13580.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.78 % Est. max temperature: 29.77 C = 85.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.06 mb = 379.74 m = 1245.84 ft T: 19.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.45 C/km ThetaE index: 7.45 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 801.56 mb = 1959.32 m = 6428.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.07 C = 89.72 F Cap Strength: 2.80 C Lifted Index: 0.86 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.74 C Showalter Index: 0.80 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.36 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.80 C Cross Totals Index: 20.56 C K Index: 32.17 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 388.12 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.47 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3810.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.96 mb = 905.45 m = 2970.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.5 at 57.6 knts Storm direction: 251.5 at 43.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 4.5 tot: 10.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 463.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 463.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 154.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 9.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 123.61 m/s