MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F034.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F034.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 34 hour NAM valid 22Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 43.12,-85.59 Latitude: 43.12 Longitude: -85.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 201 SFC 996 238 24.0 19.8 77 4.2 21.1 123 13 297.5 300.2 294.4 340.2 14.76 2 950 647 20.0 17.5 86 2.5 18.3 124 16 297.5 299.9 293.4 336.2 13.37 3 900 1113 17.8 15.1 84 2.7 16.0 101 9 299.9 302.1 293.2 335.3 12.10 4 850 1599 13.9 13.0 94 0.9 13.3 63 7 300.7 302.7 292.6 333.5 11.15 5 800 2108 10.8 9.5 92 1.3 10.0 53 8 302.7 304.4 291.9 330.5 9.36 6 750 2644 7.8 1.5 65 6.2 4.5 98 10 305.0 306.1 289.5 322.4 5.71 7 700 3211 6.2 -19.1 14 25.4 -2.5 125 7 309.4 309.6 286.5 313.3 1.20 8 650 3813 1.9 -18.5 20 20.4 -5.1 143 4 311.1 311.3 287.3 315.6 1.37 9 600 4451 -3.0 -28.0 13 24.9 -9.5 223 2 312.6 312.7 287.0 314.8 0.64 10 550 5135 -6.5 -38.3 6 31.8 -12.7 306 0 316.4 316.4 287.9 317.3 0.26 11 500 5873 -11.0 -35.7 11 24.7 -15.9 257 5 319.6 319.7 289.0 320.9 0.36 12 450 6673 -16.8 -26.8 42 9.9 -19.2 255 13 322.1 322.2 290.4 325.4 0.95 13 400 7546 -22.9 -32.3 42 9.4 -24.6 242 16 325.3 325.4 291.0 327.6 0.64 14 350 8511 -29.0 -44.7 20 15.8 -30.6 233 17 329.7 329.8 291.9 330.5 0.20 15 300 9598 -36.7 -52.2 19 15.5 -37.8 241 17 333.6 333.6 292.8 334.0 0.10 16 250 10832 -47.0 -60.0 21 13.0 -47.4 238 27 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.5 0.05 17 200 12279 -52.4 -63.7 24 11.3 -52.7 251 28 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.9 0.04 18 150 14140 -54.2 -80.8 2 26.6 -54.5 264 35 376.8 376.8 301.7 376.8 0.00 19 100 16696 -60.7 -87.9 2 27.2 -60.9 259 18 410.5 410.5 306.6 410.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.52 m Freezing level: 630.88 mb = 4057.13 m = 13310.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 717.93 mb = 3003.33 m = 9853.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.23 % Est. max temperature: 27.35 C = 81.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.57 mb = 769.32 m = 2523.98 ft T: 19.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.48 C/km ThetaE index: 26.90 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 879.30 mb = 1310.75 m = 4300.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.71 C = 80.07 F Cap Strength: 1.37 C Lifted Index: -2.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.48 C Showalter Index: -1.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.95 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.92 C Cross Totals Index: 24.03 C K Index: 12.56 Risk: None Sweat Index: 174.49 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 712.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.52 mb = 1059.84 m = 3477.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 860.52 mb = 1494.58 m = 4903.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 250.52 mb = 10817.64 m = 35490.53 ft B at Equ Level: 707.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 180.52 mb = 12942.18 m = 42460.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 111.3 at 6.6 knts Storm direction: 141.3 at 4.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 2.0 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -17.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 21.2 neg: -27.0 tot: -5.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.08 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: -0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 75.86 Bulk Shear: 9.39 m/s