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: 40.82,-90.87 Latitude: 40.82 Longitude: -90.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 982 209 23.5 22.0 92 1.4 22.5 132 10 298.2 301.3 296.3 348.3 17.23 2 950 495 22.0 19.5 86 2.5 20.3 149 24 299.5 302.3 295.3 343.9 15.19 3 900 967 21.0 18.3 85 2.7 19.1 157 37 303.1 305.9 296.0 347.3 14.88 4 850 1460 18.7 14.3 76 4.3 15.7 180 28 305.7 308.0 294.8 342.1 12.16 5 800 1978 15.2 11.2 77 4.1 12.6 213 31 307.4 309.4 294.1 339.1 10.49 6 750 2523 11.2 7.4 78 3.7 8.9 217 37 308.7 310.3 293.1 335.2 8.68 7 700 3095 6.6 4.7 88 1.8 5.5 214 37 309.8 311.2 292.6 333.4 7.70 8 650 3700 3.3 1.6 89 1.7 2.4 209 41 312.7 314.0 292.6 333.5 6.65 9 600 4345 -0.5 -2.4 87 1.9 -1.4 209 43 315.6 316.6 292.4 332.6 5.35 10 550 5037 -4.1 -6.1 86 2.0 -5.0 208 48 319.2 320.1 292.7 333.5 4.41 11 500 5783 -8.2 -12.5 71 4.3 -9.9 213 50 323.1 323.7 292.5 332.9 2.93 12 450 6594 -13.2 -14.3 92 1.1 -13.6 208 46 326.6 327.2 293.3 336.1 2.81 13 400 7481 -18.7 -20.7 84 2.0 -19.3 207 46 330.7 331.1 293.6 337.2 1.84 14 350 8464 -24.7 -34.1 41 9.4 -26.4 210 54 335.4 335.5 293.7 337.7 0.61 15 300 9567 -32.3 -35.8 71 3.5 -32.8 213 55 339.9 340.0 294.8 342.2 0.60 16 250 10830 -41.5 -44.8 71 3.2 -41.8 227 56 344.3 344.4 295.6 345.4 0.28 17 200 12302 -53.5 -57.2 63 3.8 -53.6 238 76 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.4 0.08 18 150 14091 -67.1 -71.2 56 4.1 -67.1 239 87 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.6 0.02 19 100 16547 -63.9 -88.0 2 24.1 -64.1 273 36 404.2 404.2 305.7 404.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5735.47 m Freezing level: 606.06 mb = 4267.05 m = 13999.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.68 mb = 4097.91 m = 13444.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.00 % Est. max temperature: 31.55 C = 88.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.51 mb = 390.16 m = 1280.03 ft T: 22.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.48 C/km ThetaE index: 13.85 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 832.62 mb = 1636.77 m = 5369.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.51 C = 88.72 F Cap Strength: 2.17 C Lifted Index: -3.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.88 C Showalter Index: -2.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.30 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.82 C Cross Totals Index: 22.48 C K Index: 39.31 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 379.08 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.89 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 922.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 65.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.80 mb = 987.62 m = 3240.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 772.80 mb = 2270.09 m = 7447.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.80 mb = 11022.74 m = 36163.39 ft B at Equ Level: 920.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 122.80 mb = 15303.08 m = 50206.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.5 at 38.6 knts Storm direction: 233.5 at 29.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.4 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 333.3 neg: -5.9 tot: 327.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 109.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.86 Bulk Rich Number: 6.92 Bulk Shear: 133.24 m/s