MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508260600F038.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508260600F038.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 38 hour NAM valid 20Z WED 27 AUG 25 Station: 42.59,-91.79 Latitude: 42.59 Longitude: -91.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 174 SFC 982 328 15.3 14.5 95 0.9 14.8 161 7 290.0 291.8 288.6 319.8 10.60 2 950 609 16.2 10.7 70 5.5 12.9 197 19 293.6 295.2 288.1 318.1 8.54 3 900 1068 14.6 10.4 76 4.2 12.1 246 23 296.6 298.2 289.5 322.3 8.85 4 850 1549 11.1 8.6 85 2.5 9.7 255 26 297.8 299.3 289.4 322.0 8.30 5 800 2052 7.4 5.0 84 2.4 6.1 268 28 299.0 300.3 288.5 319.2 6.83 6 750 2582 5.8 5.8 100 0.0 5.8 272 19 302.9 304.3 290.6 326.0 7.75 7 700 3145 2.5 2.4 99 0.1 2.5 281 16 305.3 306.5 290.3 325.1 6.53 8 650 3741 -0.7 -0.7 100 0.0 -0.7 278 23 308.2 309.2 290.4 325.4 5.60 9 600 4377 -3.8 -3.8 100 0.0 -3.8 285 25 311.7 312.6 290.8 326.8 4.80 10 550 5059 -8.5 -8.6 100 0.0 -8.5 290 24 314.0 314.6 290.5 325.6 3.64 11 500 5791 -13.7 -13.9 99 0.2 -13.7 305 23 316.3 316.9 290.2 324.9 2.62 12 450 6582 -20.0 -24.6 67 4.5 -21.1 297 30 318.0 318.3 289.3 322.0 1.16 13 400 7443 -26.4 -39.3 29 12.8 -28.1 293 37 320.6 320.7 289.3 321.8 0.32 14 350 8394 -32.7 -37.6 62 4.9 -33.3 301 34 324.7 324.7 290.6 326.3 0.43 15 300 9465 -38.8 -47.6 39 8.8 -39.4 304 57 330.7 330.7 292.1 331.3 0.17 16 250 10696 -47.0 -67.0 8 20.0 -47.5 303 71 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.3 0.02 17 200 12148 -52.7 -70.0 11 17.3 -53.0 299 79 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.4 0.02 18 150 13989 -55.9 -80.3 3 24.4 -56.2 307 66 373.7 373.7 301.2 373.8 0.00 19 100 16544 -58.8 -86.4 2 27.6 -59.2 319 36 414.1 414.1 307.0 414.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5616.87 m Freezing level: 660.61 mb = 3614.66 m = 11858.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.80 mb = 3608.67 m = 11839.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.94 % Est. max temperature: 23.55 C = 74.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.61 mb = 435.46 m = 1428.66 ft T: 15.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 3.09 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 825.98 mb = 1786.90 m = 5862.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.69 C = 74.65 F Cap Strength: 2.99 C Lifted Index: 2.58 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.02 C Showalter Index: 1.58 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.15 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.81 C Cross Totals Index: 22.33 C K Index: 33.36 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 179.03 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.54 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 24.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8415.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 875.06 mb = 1304.64 m = 4280.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 275.8 at 22.7 knts Storm direction: 305.8 at 17.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 259.7 neg: -22.0 tot: 237.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.31 Bulk Shear: 78.91 m/s