MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F050.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F050.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 50 hour NAM valid 14Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 41.12,-95.92 Latitude: 41.12 Longitude: -95.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 159 SFC 982 313 22.9 19.9 83 3.0 20.8 167 10 297.5 300.3 294.6 341.1 15.03 2 950 603 20.5 18.7 89 1.9 19.3 182 23 298.0 300.7 294.3 339.9 14.41 3 900 1074 22.1 17.0 73 5.1 18.6 215 27 304.3 306.9 295.6 345.1 13.70 4 850 1570 18.9 17.4 91 1.5 17.9 211 24 305.9 308.7 296.8 350.6 14.90 5 800 2089 16.0 11.3 74 4.7 13.0 207 23 308.2 310.2 294.4 340.4 10.59 6 750 2636 12.4 10.6 89 1.7 11.3 213 25 310.0 312.1 295.0 343.0 10.80 7 700 3213 10.0 7.5 84 2.5 8.5 241 21 313.6 315.4 295.0 342.6 9.35 8 650 3826 6.9 -5.8 40 12.7 0.8 254 20 316.8 317.5 291.5 329.1 3.81 9 600 4478 2.3 -12.9 31 15.2 -3.9 251 19 318.8 319.2 290.7 326.6 2.35 10 550 5173 -3.5 -17.1 34 13.6 -8.4 250 19 319.9 320.3 290.6 326.1 1.82 11 500 5917 -9.0 -21.4 36 12.3 -12.8 268 21 322.0 322.3 290.8 326.8 1.38 12 450 6723 -14.6 -21.8 54 7.2 -16.7 267 19 324.9 325.2 291.7 330.0 1.48 13 400 7605 -20.0 -24.9 65 4.9 -21.2 283 23 329.0 329.3 292.7 333.5 1.27 14 350 8584 -25.3 -28.6 73 3.4 -26.0 305 22 334.7 334.9 293.9 338.5 1.03 15 300 9691 -31.7 -36.6 62 4.9 -32.4 322 21 340.6 340.7 295.0 342.8 0.55 16 250 10950 -42.6 -48.4 53 5.8 -43.0 321 20 342.7 342.8 295.1 343.5 0.19 17 200 12417 -54.3 -58.2 62 3.9 -54.4 310 28 346.8 346.8 296.0 347.1 0.07 18 150 14199 -66.9 -70.8 58 3.9 -66.9 292 31 354.9 354.9 297.7 355.0 0.02 19 100 16693 -59.9 -87.3 2 27.4 -60.2 271 6 411.9 411.9 306.7 412.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5758.07 m Freezing level: 580.29 mb = 4751.63 m = 15589.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.66 mb = 3931.10 m = 12897.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.91 % Est. max temperature: 32.04 C = 89.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.44 mb = 691.54 m = 2268.81 ft T: 20.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.06 C/km ThetaE index: 16.95 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 795.21 mb = 2140.00 m = 7020.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.70 C = 92.66 F Cap Strength: 3.87 C Lifted Index: -3.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.57 C Showalter Index: -6.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.43 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.95 C Cross Totals Index: 26.48 C K Index: 42.86 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 516.19 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.67 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 479.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 222.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.70 mb = 1203.45 m = 3948.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 591.70 mb = 4588.97 m = 15055.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 311.70 mb = 9416.57 m = 30893.89 ft B at Equ Level: 477.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 161.70 mb = 13734.13 m = 45058.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.2 at 21.5 knts Storm direction: 262.2 at 16.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 194.8 neg: -25.8 tot: 169.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.49 Bulk Rich Number: 12.66 Bulk Shear: 37.85 m/s