MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F048.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F048.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 36.67,-78.84 Latitude: 36.67 Longitude: -78.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 993 122 32.0 21.0 52 11.0 24.0 205 4 305.8 308.8 297.4 353.6 15.94 2 950 513 26.6 18.7 62 7.9 21.1 208 6 304.2 306.9 296.0 347.3 14.47 3 900 987 22.0 17.6 76 4.4 18.9 212 6 304.2 306.8 295.8 346.5 14.22 4 850 1481 17.8 14.7 82 3.1 15.7 243 15 304.8 307.1 294.8 341.9 12.44 5 800 1998 14.6 10.0 74 4.5 11.7 241 25 306.7 308.5 293.3 336.0 9.71 6 750 2540 10.9 6.7 75 4.2 8.4 240 30 308.4 310.0 292.7 333.6 8.25 7 700 3113 7.6 -0.0 58 7.7 3.5 239 34 310.9 312.0 291.1 327.9 5.45 8 650 3719 3.6 -3.8 59 7.3 -0.0 244 37 313.0 313.8 290.9 327.1 4.45 9 600 4363 -0.9 -5.5 71 4.5 -3.1 255 39 315.0 315.9 291.3 328.6 4.24 10 550 5054 -4.5 -17.7 35 13.2 -9.0 260 40 318.8 319.1 290.2 324.6 1.73 11 500 5798 -8.7 -12.0 77 3.2 -10.0 268 46 322.4 323.0 292.4 332.6 3.06 12 450 6607 -13.1 -19.3 60 6.2 -15.0 273 46 326.8 327.2 292.6 333.2 1.85 13 400 7495 -18.6 -21.9 75 3.3 -19.6 274 42 330.7 331.1 293.4 336.6 1.65 14 350 8477 -25.5 -35.3 39 9.8 -27.1 265 45 334.4 334.5 293.4 336.4 0.54 15 300 9575 -34.2 -43.9 37 9.7 -35.1 267 48 337.2 337.3 293.9 338.3 0.26 16 250 10823 -44.4 -56.3 25 11.9 -45.0 278 52 340.0 340.0 294.4 340.3 0.07 17 200 12281 -54.9 -65.5 26 10.7 -55.1 298 69 345.9 345.9 295.7 346.0 0.03 18 150 14090 -63.2 -75.1 19 11.8 -63.4 210 39 361.1 361.1 299.0 361.2 0.01 19 100 16567 -64.5 -84.4 5 19.9 -64.7 270 35 403.0 403.0 305.6 403.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5740.70 m Freezing level: 610.39 mb = 4229.50 m = 13876.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.54 mb = 3712.45 m = 12179.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.77 % Est. max temperature: 31.26 C = 88.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 846.69 mb = 1514.42 m = 4968.52 ft T: 17.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 26.51 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 837.30 mb = 1609.42 m = 5280.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.45 C = 88.62 F Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lifted Index: -5.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.54 C Showalter Index: -2.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.91 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.51 C Cross Totals Index: 23.39 C K Index: 33.51 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 347.21 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.92 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1645.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 845.98 mb = 1521.51 m = 4991.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 820.98 mb = 1777.23 m = 5830.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 190.98 mb = 12571.28 m = 41243.86 ft B at Equ Level: 1641.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 110.98 mb = 15930.31 m = 52264.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.8 at 29.5 knts Storm direction: 280.8 at 22.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 2.8 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 114.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 114.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.89 Bulk Rich Number: 18.49 Bulk Shear: 89.01 m/s