MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F049.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F049.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 49 hour NAM valid 13Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 41.11,-95.99 Latitude: 41.11 Longitude: -95.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 156 SFC 979 335 20.7 19.2 91 1.5 19.7 159 11 295.6 298.2 293.6 337.2 14.47 2 950 598 21.4 18.8 85 2.7 19.6 181 31 298.9 301.6 294.6 341.2 14.50 3 900 1071 22.3 17.7 76 4.5 19.1 212 33 304.4 307.1 296.0 347.2 14.34 4 850 1566 19.3 17.6 90 1.7 18.1 212 24 306.3 309.1 297.0 351.5 15.05 5 800 2086 16.8 9.7 63 7.2 12.3 206 21 309.1 310.9 293.8 338.0 9.48 6 750 2634 12.5 10.6 88 1.9 11.3 215 25 310.1 312.2 295.1 343.2 10.80 7 700 3211 10.1 6.6 79 3.5 8.0 233 18 313.7 315.3 294.6 340.9 8.78 8 650 3824 7.9 -9.8 27 17.6 -0.0 253 17 317.8 318.4 290.9 327.1 2.80 9 600 4478 2.8 -16.0 24 18.8 -4.4 257 16 319.3 319.7 290.4 325.5 1.83 10 550 5174 -3.3 -21.7 23 18.4 -9.1 256 17 320.2 320.5 290.1 324.5 1.23 11 500 5918 -8.8 -30.9 15 22.1 -14.0 279 19 322.4 322.5 290.1 324.5 0.58 12 450 6724 -14.7 -33.8 18 19.1 -18.6 276 19 324.8 324.9 290.7 326.5 0.49 13 400 7605 -20.5 -25.9 62 5.4 -21.8 292 24 328.3 328.5 292.4 332.4 1.16 14 350 8582 -26.1 -29.5 73 3.4 -26.8 299 26 333.6 333.8 293.6 337.1 0.95 15 300 9683 -32.4 -39.3 50 6.9 -33.3 321 16 339.7 339.8 294.6 341.3 0.42 16 250 10942 -42.8 -53.5 30 10.8 -43.3 351 10 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.9 0.10 17 200 12407 -54.5 -58.5 61 4.0 -54.6 340 27 346.5 346.5 295.9 346.8 0.07 18 150 14201 -63.5 -74.4 22 10.9 -63.6 292 33 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.7 0.01 19 100 16699 -61.2 -87.7 2 26.5 -61.4 269 11 409.5 409.5 306.5 409.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5762.43 m Freezing level: 576.94 mb = 4798.63 m = 15743.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.24 mb = 3821.39 m = 12537.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.76 % Est. max temperature: 32.47 C = 90.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.58 mb = 520.75 m = 1708.46 ft T: 21.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.96 C/km ThetaE index: 18.69 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 787.30 mb = 2222.06 m = 7290.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.38 C = 93.89 F Cap Strength: 3.75 C Lifted Index: -3.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.31 C Showalter Index: -6.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.34 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.00 C Cross Totals Index: 26.33 C K Index: 42.11 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 523.84 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.25 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 636.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 239.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.12 mb = 1215.17 m = 3986.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 590.12 mb = 4610.62 m = 15126.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 250.12 mb = 10938.89 m = 35888.33 ft B at Equ Level: 634.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.12 mb = 14195.75 m = 46573.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.8 at 20.7 knts Storm direction: 260.8 at 15.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 1.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 265.9 neg: -40.7 tot: 225.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 75.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.00 Bulk Rich Number: 12.88 Bulk Shear: 49.42 m/s