MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2507221800F052.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2507221800F052.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 52 hour NAM valid 22Z THU 24 JUL 25 Station: 42,-88 Latitude: 42.00 Longitude: -88.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 99 SFC 987 213 34.5 21.4 47 13.1 24.9 237 13 308.8 311.9 298.5 358.8 16.50 2 950 560 30.1 20.2 56 9.9 22.9 236 19 307.7 310.7 297.8 355.8 15.92 3 900 1041 25.4 19.2 69 6.2 20.9 236 20 307.7 310.6 297.7 355.3 15.75 4 850 1540 20.5 18.2 87 2.3 18.9 236 21 307.6 310.6 297.7 354.9 15.64 5 800 2063 17.6 14.5 82 3.1 15.5 260 28 309.9 312.4 296.6 349.8 13.08 6 750 2613 14.5 10.2 75 4.4 11.7 262 25 312.4 314.3 295.4 344.6 10.46 7 700 3193 10.7 5.1 68 5.6 7.4 267 24 314.4 315.9 294.1 339.1 7.91 8 650 3807 6.6 1.3 69 5.3 3.6 268 23 316.4 317.7 293.6 336.9 6.46 9 600 4458 1.7 1.4 98 0.3 1.5 261 24 318.1 319.5 294.4 340.6 7.09 10 550 5156 -2.2 -4.3 86 2.1 -3.3 257 23 321.5 322.5 293.8 338.0 5.07 11 500 5908 -5.3 -15.0 46 9.8 -9.0 250 26 326.6 327.1 293.0 334.8 2.38 12 450 6726 -10.5 -21.1 41 10.6 -13.9 249 29 330.0 330.3 293.2 335.6 1.58 13 400 7623 -15.4 -38.0 13 22.6 -19.7 238 31 334.9 335.0 293.4 336.3 0.36 14 350 8619 -22.1 -34.8 31 12.7 -24.5 236 27 339.0 339.1 294.6 341.1 0.57 15 300 9736 -29.6 -41.2 32 11.6 -31.2 231 18 343.7 343.7 295.5 345.0 0.35 16 250 11008 -40.5 -48.4 42 8.0 -41.1 266 20 345.9 346.0 295.9 346.7 0.19 17 200 12484 -52.9 -65.0 22 12.0 -53.2 273 24 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.1 0.03 18 150 14287 -64.1 -72.6 30 8.5 -64.2 255 14 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.7 0.01 19 100 16757 -65.0 -86.5 4 21.5 -65.1 253 29 402.2 402.2 305.5 402.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5808.92 m Freezing level: 578.23 mb = 4761.83 m = 15622.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 583.94 mb = 4675.61 m = 15339.76 ft Precipitable water: 2.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.78 % Est. max temperature: 33.92 C = 93.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 818.62 mb = 1864.63 m = 6117.49 ft T: 18.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 21.93 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 798.44 mb = 2079.56 m = 6822.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.72 C = 96.30 F Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lifted Index: -4.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.46 C Showalter Index: -3.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.18 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.75 C Cross Totals Index: 23.43 C K Index: 38.32 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 343.90 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.95 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1774.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 822.48 mb = 1824.09 m = 5984.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 757.48 mb = 2528.13 m = 8294.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 157.48 mb = 13982.51 m = 45873.81 ft B at Equ Level: 1753.71 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.3 at 23.2 knts Storm direction: 285.3 at 17.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 1.3 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 75.1 neg: -1.7 tot: 73.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.81 Bulk Rich Number: 163.12 Bulk Shear: 10.88 m/s