MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040600F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508040600F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 18Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 39.59,-86.14 Latitude: 39.59 Longitude: -86.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 168 SFC 992 239 27.1 17.8 57 9.3 20.7 108 9 300.9 303.3 294.1 339.3 13.05 2 950 617 22.0 15.7 68 6.3 17.8 108 12 299.5 301.7 292.9 334.3 11.91 3 900 1083 17.4 14.8 85 2.6 15.7 109 12 299.4 301.6 292.8 334.0 11.81 4 850 1569 13.4 9.8 79 3.6 11.2 114 13 300.2 301.8 290.7 326.7 8.99 5 800 2076 9.4 8.2 92 1.2 8.7 101 10 301.2 302.7 290.7 326.5 8.55 6 750 2610 7.2 5.8 91 1.4 6.4 226 1 304.4 305.8 291.0 327.7 7.75 7 700 3176 5.1 4.2 94 0.9 4.6 188 5 308.1 309.5 291.9 330.7 7.39 8 650 3779 1.9 -1.8 77 3.6 0.0 161 6 311.1 312.0 290.9 327.2 5.17 9 600 4420 -1.1 -17.0 29 16.0 -6.7 156 8 314.9 315.2 288.9 320.5 1.68 10 550 5110 -4.3 -40.5 4 36.3 -11.4 142 9 319.0 319.1 288.6 319.8 0.20 11 500 5852 -10.5 -19.2 49 8.7 -13.3 167 10 320.2 320.5 290.5 325.8 1.67 12 450 6653 -16.5 -25.5 46 8.9 -18.7 178 12 322.4 322.6 290.6 326.2 1.07 13 400 7529 -21.1 -23.1 84 2.0 -21.6 210 19 327.6 327.9 292.4 332.8 1.49 14 350 8502 -27.6 -30.3 78 2.7 -28.1 202 24 331.5 331.7 293.0 334.7 0.88 15 300 9594 -35.3 -43.9 41 8.5 -36.2 210 43 335.5 335.6 293.4 336.6 0.26 16 250 10838 -44.2 -54.0 33 9.8 -44.7 210 58 340.4 340.4 294.5 340.8 0.10 17 200 12310 -50.7 -59.4 35 8.7 -51.0 233 37 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.8 0.06 18 150 14159 -55.5 -83.9 2 28.4 -55.9 235 45 374.4 374.4 301.3 374.4 0.00 19 100 16676 -64.3 -88.4 2 24.0 -64.5 245 15 403.4 403.4 305.6 403.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.57 m Freezing level: 618.08 mb = 4188.37 m = 13741.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.85 mb = 3780.42 m = 12402.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.37 % Est. max temperature: 26.50 C = 79.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 866.38 mb = 1406.82 m = 4615.50 ft T: 14.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.84 C/km ThetaE index: 12.80 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.09 mb = 1439.12 m = 4721.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.15 C = 79.07 F Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lifted Index: -1.72 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.03 C Showalter Index: 2.32 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.32 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.95 C Cross Totals Index: 20.37 C K Index: 32.86 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 153.25 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.15 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 294.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.01 mb = 1410.37 m = 4627.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 861.01 mb = 1459.54 m = 4788.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 351.01 mb = 8481.33 m = 27825.54 ft B at Equ Level: 292.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 231.01 mb = 11358.90 m = 37266.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 136.6 at 8.3 knts Storm direction: 166.6 at 6.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 0.5 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -124.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 12.2 neg: -12.5 tot: -0.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.13 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: -0.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 80.05 Bulk Shear: 3.68 m/s