MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F027.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F027.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 43.09,-85.98 Latitude: 43.09 Longitude: -85.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1004 199 23.8 14.0 54 9.8 17.5 287 3 296.6 298.5 290.5 325.8 10.07 1 1000 230 22.4 13.2 56 9.3 16.5 287 3 295.6 297.3 289.7 323.1 9.55 2 950 672 17.7 11.6 67 6.2 14.0 295 3 295.2 296.8 289.1 321.3 9.04 3 900 1132 14.6 3.0 46 11.6 8.4 46 6 296.5 297.5 286.1 312.0 5.26 4 850 1611 11.2 0.5 48 10.7 5.8 66 10 297.8 298.7 285.9 311.7 4.65 5 800 2113 7.0 1.0 66 6.0 3.9 64 13 298.6 299.5 286.7 313.8 5.14 6 750 2641 4.5 -7.2 43 11.6 -0.5 50 11 301.4 302.0 285.5 310.5 2.97 7 700 3200 3.0 -15.8 24 18.7 -3.7 39 11 305.8 306.0 285.7 310.9 1.59 8 650 3797 1.0 -32.3 6 33.3 -7.1 10 9 310.1 310.2 285.9 311.5 0.39 9 600 4436 -2.3 -25.0 16 22.6 -8.7 340 12 313.4 313.6 287.5 316.3 0.84 10 550 5120 -7.2 -30.1 14 22.8 -12.6 319 16 315.5 315.6 287.9 317.5 0.57 11 500 5855 -11.5 -45.8 4 34.2 -16.7 308 20 319.0 319.0 288.6 319.4 0.13 12 450 6652 -18.2 -47.1 6 29.0 -21.8 304 19 320.4 320.4 289.0 320.9 0.12 13 400 7519 -25.1 -54.0 5 28.9 -27.5 302 20 322.4 322.4 289.6 322.7 0.06 14 350 8473 -32.2 -55.6 8 23.4 -33.7 295 25 325.4 325.4 290.5 325.6 0.06 15 300 9543 -40.0 -54.5 20 14.5 -40.8 289 30 328.9 328.9 291.5 329.2 0.08 16 250 10765 -48.2 -62.0 19 13.9 -48.6 280 31 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.6 0.04 17 200 12212 -53.3 -68.3 14 15.0 -53.5 288 36 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.5 0.02 18 150 14047 -57.0 -80.6 4 23.6 -57.3 280 43 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.8 0.00 19 100 16586 -60.2 -87.5 2 27.3 -60.4 297 28 411.5 411.5 306.7 411.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5625.12 m Freezing level: 634.79 mb = 3991.69 m = 13095.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 755.70 mb = 2578.91 m = 8460.88 ft Precipitable water: 0.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 32.21 % Est. max temperature: 24.89 C = 76.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 869.11 mb = 1424.82 m = 4674.56 ft T: 12.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.46 C/km ThetaE index: 14.12 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 812.89 mb = 1981.01 m = 6499.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.53 C = 77.96 F Cap Strength: 4.66 C Lifted Index: 4.95 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.64 C Showalter Index: 9.70 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 34.72 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.70 C Cross Totals Index: 12.02 C K Index: 4.42 Risk: None Sweat Index: 45.62 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.74 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8362.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 845.99 mb = 1650.64 m = 5415.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 357.9 at 11.4 knts Storm direction: 27.9 at 8.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 0.8 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -149.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: -15.3 tot: -12.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -4.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: -1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.23 Bulk Shear: 14.69 m/s