MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040000F022.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040000F022.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 22 hour NAM valid 22Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 38.72,-90.19 Latitude: 38.72 Longitude: -90.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 128 26.5 20.7 71 5.8 22.4 5 9 299.5 302.3 295.5 344.9 15.53 1 1000 143 25.9 20.4 72 5.5 22.0 5 8 299.0 301.8 295.1 343.5 15.28 2 950 592 21.2 19.2 88 2.0 19.8 12 11 298.7 301.4 294.8 341.9 14.86 3 900 1058 17.7 16.3 92 1.4 16.7 26 8 299.7 302.1 293.8 337.8 13.04 4 850 1545 13.4 13.0 97 0.4 13.2 64 4 300.2 302.3 292.5 333.0 11.16 5 800 2054 12.0 6.3 68 5.8 8.7 149 6 304.0 305.4 290.7 326.4 7.48 6 750 2593 10.6 -10.6 21 21.2 1.6 165 4 308.0 308.5 287.2 315.3 2.27 7 700 3163 6.9 -15.3 19 22.3 -1.5 177 4 310.2 310.5 287.3 315.6 1.65 8 650 3767 3.5 -15.3 24 18.8 -3.6 272 3 312.9 313.3 288.3 318.8 1.79 9 600 4411 -0.9 -10.4 49 9.5 -4.8 294 8 315.1 315.6 290.1 324.4 2.89 10 550 5099 -6.3 -13.6 56 7.2 -9.1 264 6 316.6 317.0 290.2 324.6 2.44 11 500 5835 -11.9 -26.4 29 14.5 -15.5 242 6 318.5 318.7 289.2 321.6 0.88 12 450 6634 -16.6 -19.3 80 2.6 -17.4 250 7 322.3 322.7 291.3 328.6 1.85 13 400 7508 -23.0 -27.5 67 4.5 -23.9 250 5 325.1 325.3 291.3 328.6 1.00 14 350 8471 -30.8 -44.6 25 13.8 -32.2 231 2 327.2 327.2 291.2 328.0 0.21 15 300 9548 -37.5 -53.7 17 16.2 -38.4 332 6 332.6 332.6 292.5 332.9 0.09 16 250 10783 -45.3 -53.8 38 8.5 -45.7 200 7 338.6 338.7 294.1 339.1 0.10 17 200 12265 -47.1 -60.8 20 13.6 -47.7 217 20 358.1 358.1 298.4 358.4 0.05 18 150 14149 -52.4 -81.5 2 29.1 -52.9 237 21 379.8 379.8 302.2 379.8 0.00 19 100 16698 -64.4 -85.2 4 20.9 -64.5 260 16 403.4 403.4 305.6 403.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.14 m Freezing level: 610.34 mb = 4277.59 m = 14033.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 724.21 mb = 2881.73 m = 9454.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.03 % Est. max temperature: 27.20 C = 80.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 920.68 mb = 862.30 m = 2829.05 ft T: 19.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.06 C/km ThetaE index: 29.58 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.57 mb = 1005.15 m = 3297.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.58 C = 79.85 F Cap Strength: 0.40 C Lifted Index: -5.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.17 C Showalter Index: -2.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.30 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.36 C Cross Totals Index: 24.94 C K Index: 16.10 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 196.31 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.24 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1364.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.35 mb = 931.28 m = 3055.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 898.35 mb = 1073.96 m = 3523.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.35 mb = 11099.67 m = 36415.80 ft B at Equ Level: 1347.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.35 mb = 13794.48 m = 45256.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 294.3 at 6.0 knts Storm direction: 324.3 at 4.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 124.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 37.7 neg: -0.4 tot: 37.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.0 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.29 Bulk Rich Number: 103.57 Bulk Shear: 13.18 m/s