MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506031800F006.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506031800F006.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 0Z WED 4 JUN 25 Station: 40.5,-90.95 Latitude: 40.50 Longitude: -90.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 43 SFC 982 198 23.1 21.6 91 1.5 22.1 130 11 297.7 300.8 295.8 346.4 16.77 2 950 491 23.4 19.2 77 4.3 20.4 152 27 301.0 303.7 295.4 344.6 14.85 3 900 963 21.6 19.2 86 2.4 19.9 156 38 303.7 306.6 296.7 350.5 15.72 4 850 1458 18.1 16.7 92 1.4 17.1 167 38 305.1 307.7 296.1 347.6 14.22 5 800 1976 15.6 11.6 77 4.0 13.0 197 32 307.8 309.8 294.4 340.5 10.81 6 750 2521 11.5 9.0 85 2.5 9.9 209 36 309.0 310.8 293.9 338.4 9.64 7 700 3094 7.5 4.5 81 3.0 5.8 203 39 310.8 312.3 292.9 334.3 7.59 8 650 3701 3.8 -2.6 63 6.3 0.5 201 40 313.2 314.1 291.3 328.6 4.87 9 600 4347 0.4 -12.8 36 13.2 -4.8 205 43 316.6 317.1 290.1 324.4 2.38 10 550 5040 -3.3 -9.7 61 6.4 -6.1 209 48 320.2 320.8 292.0 331.1 3.33 11 500 5787 -8.2 -10.3 85 2.1 -9.1 210 50 323.0 323.7 292.9 334.6 3.48 12 450 6598 -12.8 -15.6 80 2.7 -13.8 210 47 327.1 327.6 293.3 335.8 2.53 13 400 7486 -18.4 -24.2 60 5.8 -20.0 211 49 331.0 331.3 293.3 335.8 1.35 14 350 8470 -24.8 -29.4 66 4.5 -25.8 210 56 335.3 335.5 294.0 338.8 0.96 15 300 9574 -32.0 -34.9 75 2.9 -32.4 215 55 340.3 340.4 295.0 342.8 0.66 16 250 10839 -41.3 -44.5 71 3.2 -41.5 229 53 344.7 344.8 295.7 345.9 0.29 17 200 12313 -53.2 -56.9 63 3.8 -53.3 236 73 348.6 348.6 296.4 349.0 0.09 18 150 14103 -67.2 -71.4 56 4.1 -67.3 248 87 354.2 354.2 297.5 354.3 0.02 19 100 16553 -64.3 -88.3 2 24.0 -64.4 269 34 403.5 403.5 305.7 403.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5743.53 m Freezing level: 594.23 mb = 4426.71 m = 14523.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.93 mb = 3763.84 m = 12348.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.42 % Est. max temperature: 31.32 C = 88.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.99 mb = 381.32 m = 1251.04 ft T: 23.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.85 C/km ThetaE index: 26.02 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 848.83 mb = 1469.31 m = 4820.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.44 C = 86.80 F Cap Strength: 2.17 C Lifted Index: -4.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.33 C Showalter Index: -4.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.19 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.28 C Cross Totals Index: 24.91 C K Index: 40.00 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 480.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.65 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1020.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 55.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.84 mb = 1042.14 m = 3419.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 776.84 mb = 2224.01 m = 7296.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.84 mb = 11481.38 m = 37668.10 ft B at Equ Level: 1019.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 116.84 mb = 15612.60 m = 51221.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 197.1 at 39.7 knts Storm direction: 227.1 at 29.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.7 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 368.5 neg: -2.7 tot: 365.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 121.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.25 Bulk Rich Number: 8.69 Bulk Shear: 117.52 m/s