MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F030.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F030.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 36.01,-83.94 Latitude: 36.01 Longitude: -83.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 114 SFC 978 312 23.8 19.9 79 3.9 21.1 232 8 298.9 301.6 295.0 343.0 15.15 2 950 562 23.1 18.7 76 4.4 20.1 239 20 300.7 303.3 295.1 343.1 14.46 3 900 1033 20.0 19.3 96 0.6 19.5 247 23 302.1 305.0 296.4 349.0 15.88 4 850 1525 17.6 17.1 97 0.5 17.2 264 17 304.5 307.3 296.2 348.1 14.60 5 800 2042 14.5 12.9 91 1.5 13.5 283 21 306.6 308.8 294.8 342.1 11.81 6 750 2586 11.1 8.9 86 2.2 9.7 289 20 308.7 310.5 293.8 337.9 9.61 7 700 3159 7.7 3.0 72 4.7 5.1 292 21 311.0 312.3 292.3 332.1 6.82 8 650 3766 3.9 -4.0 56 7.9 0.0 282 18 313.4 314.2 290.9 327.2 4.37 9 600 4411 -0.3 -9.4 50 9.1 -4.3 272 18 315.7 316.3 290.5 325.9 3.12 10 550 5102 -4.4 -17.6 35 13.2 -9.0 266 18 318.8 319.2 290.2 324.7 1.74 11 500 5845 -9.4 -19.3 44 9.9 -12.6 269 13 321.5 321.9 290.9 327.2 1.66 12 450 6655 -12.0 -13.7 87 1.7 -12.6 262 22 328.2 328.8 293.9 338.2 2.95 13 400 7547 -18.0 -20.1 84 2.1 -18.6 266 26 331.6 332.0 293.9 338.4 1.94 14 350 8533 -24.1 -26.4 81 2.3 -24.6 256 31 336.3 336.6 294.6 340.9 1.27 15 300 9641 -32.0 -34.6 77 2.7 -32.4 255 33 340.3 340.5 295.0 342.9 0.67 16 250 10901 -42.5 -45.8 70 3.3 -42.8 255 34 342.9 342.9 295.3 343.9 0.25 17 200 12366 -54.4 -58.3 62 3.9 -54.6 260 38 346.5 346.6 295.9 346.9 0.07 18 150 14159 -64.3 -69.8 47 5.5 -64.4 287 46 359.3 359.3 298.5 359.3 0.02 19 100 16608 -66.7 -87.2 4 20.5 -66.8 258 21 398.8 398.8 305.0 398.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.48 m Freezing level: 603.87 mb = 4361.31 m = 14308.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.77 mb = 3768.74 m = 12364.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.25 % Est. max temperature: 30.31 C = 86.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.86 mb = 804.82 m = 2640.46 ft T: 21.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.38 C/km ThetaE index: 24.26 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 855.08 mb = 1474.00 m = 4835.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.18 C = 84.53 F Cap Strength: 1.12 C Lifted Index: -4.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.75 C Showalter Index: -5.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.53 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.99 C Cross Totals Index: 26.54 C K Index: 39.43 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 342.20 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.17 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 863.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 24.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 893.42 mb = 1095.97 m = 3595.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 798.42 mb = 2058.91 m = 6754.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.42 mb = 11787.47 m = 38672.34 ft B at Equ Level: 862.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 128.42 mb = 15096.85 m = 49529.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 271.4 at 18.4 knts Storm direction: 301.4 at 13.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 0.1 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 87.3 neg: -3.6 tot: 83.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.45 Bulk Rich Number: 66.08 Bulk Shear: 13.06 m/s