MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F043.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F043.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 43 hour NAM valid 7Z THU 28 AUG 25 Station: 41.48,-86.85 Latitude: 41.48 Longitude: -86.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 166 SFC 993 230 14.9 12.7 87 2.1 13.6 220 5 288.6 290.3 287.0 314.8 9.35 2 950 604 17.2 11.8 70 5.5 13.8 268 17 294.7 296.3 289.0 321.0 9.16 3 900 1063 13.2 10.6 84 2.6 11.6 263 18 295.1 296.7 289.0 320.9 8.94 4 850 1541 9.6 8.9 96 0.7 9.2 278 16 296.2 297.7 288.9 320.7 8.45 5 800 2042 7.1 6.4 95 0.7 6.7 295 19 298.7 300.1 289.0 320.9 7.55 6 750 2572 4.9 2.8 87 2.1 3.8 292 19 301.9 303.0 288.9 320.7 6.27 7 700 3131 1.5 1.4 99 0.1 1.4 293 21 304.1 305.2 289.5 322.4 6.04 8 650 3726 -1.4 -6.4 69 5.0 -3.6 300 19 307.4 308.1 288.3 318.8 3.65 9 600 4359 -5.3 -13.9 51 8.6 -8.4 301 20 309.9 310.3 287.8 316.9 2.17 10 550 5036 -10.0 -14.8 68 4.7 -11.6 305 23 312.2 312.6 288.5 319.3 2.21 11 500 5763 -15.0 -22.4 53 7.4 -17.0 308 24 314.7 314.9 288.4 319.0 1.27 12 450 6551 -20.2 -27.5 52 7.3 -21.7 309 26 317.8 318.0 289.0 320.9 0.89 13 400 7413 -26.2 -37.9 33 11.6 -27.8 309 33 320.9 320.9 289.4 322.2 0.37 14 350 8364 -33.2 -41.8 42 8.7 -34.0 303 37 324.0 324.1 290.3 325.1 0.28 15 300 9429 -41.8 -45.1 70 3.3 -42.1 307 52 326.4 326.5 290.9 327.3 0.23 16 250 10634 -52.5 -55.7 68 3.3 -52.5 307 59 328.1 328.1 291.3 328.4 0.08 17 200 12058 -53.9 -68.9 14 14.9 -54.2 311 59 347.3 347.3 296.1 347.4 0.02 18 150 13903 -54.4 -83.0 2 28.6 -54.8 311 54 376.4 376.4 301.6 376.4 0.00 19 100 16496 -55.8 -84.1 2 28.3 -56.3 309 30 419.8 419.8 307.7 419.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5596.41 m Freezing level: 674.22 mb = 3438.14 m = 11279.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 685.68 mb = 3297.25 m = 10817.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.21 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.99 % Est. max temperature: 22.77 C = 72.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.36 mb = 502.57 m = 1648.84 ft T: 16.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.28 C/km ThetaE index: 0.31 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.81 mb = 1464.44 m = 4804.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.24 C = 72.03 F Cap Strength: 1.75 C Lifted Index: 1.51 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.17 C Showalter Index: 0.93 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.59 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.63 C Cross Totals Index: 23.96 C K Index: 33.42 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 163.35 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.37 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 24.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7605.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.92 mb = 1166.50 m = 3827.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 294.2 at 19.7 knts Storm direction: 324.2 at 14.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.1 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 89.4 neg: -2.6 tot: 86.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 1.37 Bulk Shear: 17.89 m/s