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: 41.64,-96.12 Latitude: 41.64 Longitude: -96.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 155 SFC 982 308 20.6 19.2 92 1.4 19.6 155 6 295.2 297.8 293.4 336.5 14.38 2 950 597 19.7 18.6 93 1.1 19.0 182 22 297.2 299.8 294.0 338.7 14.35 3 900 1067 20.8 18.0 84 2.8 18.8 219 31 302.9 305.6 295.8 346.1 14.58 4 850 1562 19.2 16.6 85 2.6 17.4 219 21 306.2 308.8 296.3 348.6 14.12 5 800 2081 15.4 13.9 91 1.5 14.4 211 22 307.6 310.0 295.7 345.6 12.59 6 750 2626 11.5 11.5 100 0.0 11.6 210 28 309.1 311.3 295.3 344.0 11.47 7 700 3203 9.8 9.8 100 -0.0 9.8 229 22 313.3 315.4 296.0 347.1 10.93 8 650 3817 7.5 7.2 98 0.3 7.3 244 18 317.4 319.3 296.3 348.4 9.83 9 600 4473 2.7 -2.1 70 4.8 0.2 246 18 319.2 320.3 293.5 336.8 5.46 10 550 5169 -3.7 -8.6 69 4.8 -5.9 255 19 319.6 320.4 292.2 331.6 3.64 11 500 5913 -9.2 -19.6 43 10.4 -12.5 274 21 321.8 322.1 291.0 327.4 1.62 12 450 6718 -14.6 -26.4 36 11.8 -17.6 274 22 324.9 325.1 291.3 328.4 0.98 13 400 7601 -19.5 -31.9 32 12.4 -22.1 285 27 329.6 329.7 292.3 332.0 0.66 14 350 8580 -25.8 -31.6 58 5.8 -26.9 286 20 334.0 334.1 293.6 336.9 0.78 15 300 9686 -32.2 -35.2 75 3.0 -32.7 318 13 339.9 340.1 294.9 342.4 0.64 16 250 10943 -42.9 -46.2 70 3.3 -43.1 273 16 342.3 342.4 295.1 343.3 0.24 17 200 12407 -54.4 -58.2 62 3.9 -54.5 325 32 346.6 346.7 296.0 347.0 0.07 18 150 14193 -65.0 -70.5 47 5.4 -65.1 283 33 358.1 358.1 298.3 358.1 0.02 19 100 16698 -59.2 -86.7 2 27.5 -59.5 281 8 413.3 413.3 306.9 413.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5758.10 m Freezing level: 579.02 mb = 4764.96 m = 15632.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 598.39 mb = 4494.28 m = 14744.84 ft Precipitable water: 2.05 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.74 % Est. max temperature: 31.99 C = 89.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.88 mb = 481.09 m = 1578.36 ft T: 20.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.00 C/km ThetaE index: 4.62 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 809.96 mb = 1974.69 m = 6478.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.62 C = 90.72 F Cap Strength: 3.49 C Lifted Index: -3.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.56 C Showalter Index: -5.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.15 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.35 C Cross Totals Index: 25.80 C K Index: 44.95 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 493.91 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 427.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 236.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.77 mb = 1011.37 m = 3318.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 580.77 mb = 4733.45 m = 15529.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 310.77 mb = 9432.88 m = 30947.38 ft B at Equ Level: 425.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 170.77 mb = 13388.12 m = 43923.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.0 at 21.5 knts Storm direction: 262.0 at 16.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.7 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 234.3 neg: -31.9 tot: 202.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.57 Bulk Rich Number: 12.22 Bulk Shear: 35.00 m/s