MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031200F058.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031200F058.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 58 hour NAM valid 22Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 40.98,-97.88 Latitude: 40.98 Longitude: -97.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 117 SFC 953 543 26.6 22.7 79 3.9 23.7 139 12 303.9 307.3 298.5 359.0 18.51 2 950 570 26.5 22.3 78 4.1 23.5 140 13 304.0 307.4 298.3 358.2 18.16 3 900 1045 21.9 21.0 95 0.9 21.3 147 20 304.1 307.3 298.1 356.7 17.68 4 850 1541 18.7 18.1 96 0.6 18.3 178 21 305.8 308.7 297.1 352.3 15.54 5 800 2061 18.1 1.1 32 17.0 8.7 212 27 310.4 311.4 290.7 326.5 5.17 6 750 2610 14.6 -2.0 32 16.6 5.9 205 26 312.4 313.3 290.7 326.3 4.40 7 700 3188 9.6 1.0 55 8.6 4.9 198 22 313.1 314.2 292.1 331.5 5.87 8 650 3800 6.2 5.8 98 0.4 5.9 230 23 315.9 317.6 295.3 343.9 8.93 9 600 4451 2.2 2.1 100 0.1 2.2 233 19 318.7 320.1 294.9 342.5 7.47 10 550 5154 -0.1 -0.1 100 0.0 -0.1 258 14 324.0 325.3 295.8 346.4 6.91 11 500 5908 -6.9 -14.4 55 7.5 -9.8 290 22 324.6 325.1 292.6 333.1 2.51 12 450 6719 -13.6 -38.4 10 24.8 -18.1 297 30 326.1 326.2 290.9 327.3 0.31 13 400 7601 -20.7 -36.0 24 15.3 -23.3 303 30 328.1 328.2 291.6 329.7 0.44 14 350 8572 -28.2 -44.1 21 15.8 -30.0 303 38 330.7 330.7 292.1 331.5 0.22 15 300 9658 -36.3 -55.2 12 18.9 -37.5 302 40 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.5 0.07 16 250 10898 -45.3 -59.9 18 14.6 -45.9 297 45 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.9 0.05 17 200 12356 -53.2 -65.3 22 12.1 -53.5 286 53 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.7 0.03 18 150 14185 -58.3 -79.6 5 21.3 -58.5 295 35 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16713 -60.8 -86.7 2 25.8 -61.1 223 12 410.2 410.2 306.5 410.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5790.82 m Freezing level: 552.29 mb = 5121.43 m = 16802.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 552.13 mb = 5122.35 m = 16805.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.80 % Est. max temperature: 32.72 C = 90.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 900.50 mb = 1040.35 m = 3413.17 ft T: 21.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.07 C/km ThetaE index: 32.70 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 873.63 mb = 1303.12 m = 4275.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.63 C = 81.73 F Cap Strength: 1.04 C Lifted Index: -6.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.63 C Showalter Index: -4.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.66 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.65 C Cross Totals Index: 25.01 C K Index: 35.13 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 455.44 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.79 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2901.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 76.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.26 mb = 1237.56 m = 4060.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 865.26 mb = 1386.60 m = 4549.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 825.26 mb = 1794.50 m = 5887.39 ft B at Equ Level: 8.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 795.26 mb = 2111.91 m = 6928.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.2 at 21.3 knts Storm direction: 254.2 at 15.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 1.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 207.7 neg: -34.5 tot: 173.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.33 Bulk Rich Number: 37.12 Bulk Shear: 78.16 m/s