MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F051.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F051.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 35.31,-79.45 Latitude: 35.31 Longitude: -79.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 988 146 32.0 20.2 50 11.8 23.5 208 10 306.1 309.0 297.0 351.8 15.21 2 950 501 28.9 18.5 54 10.4 21.5 209 21 306.5 309.1 296.5 349.2 14.24 3 900 979 24.2 17.5 66 6.8 19.5 211 24 306.5 309.1 296.4 348.9 14.11 4 850 1477 19.5 16.4 83 3.0 17.4 213 25 306.5 309.1 296.3 348.4 13.95 5 800 1996 15.4 12.7 84 2.7 13.6 236 32 307.5 309.7 295.0 342.6 11.61 6 750 2541 12.5 6.4 66 6.1 8.8 250 35 310.1 311.7 293.0 334.9 8.05 7 700 3117 9.7 -1.2 47 10.8 3.9 255 37 313.2 314.1 291.5 329.0 5.02 8 650 3728 6.2 -10.8 28 17.0 -1.1 266 37 316.0 316.5 290.1 324.4 2.59 9 600 4377 1.4 -22.9 14 24.3 -6.3 271 40 317.8 318.0 289.1 321.3 1.01 10 550 5072 -2.2 -39.0 4 36.8 -10.1 270 40 321.5 321.6 289.5 322.4 0.24 11 500 5822 -6.8 -41.0 5 34.2 -13.5 272 39 324.7 324.8 290.5 325.6 0.21 12 450 6634 -12.4 -45.9 4 33.5 -17.6 274 35 327.7 327.7 291.2 328.2 0.14 13 400 7523 -17.9 -49.7 4 31.8 -22.0 281 38 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.2 0.10 14 350 8509 -24.3 -43.1 16 18.8 -26.9 281 40 335.9 336.0 293.6 336.9 0.24 15 300 9614 -32.3 -41.8 39 9.4 -33.4 301 38 339.8 339.8 294.6 341.1 0.33 16 250 10874 -42.3 -45.7 70 3.4 -42.5 308 48 343.2 343.3 295.3 344.2 0.26 17 200 12342 -53.4 -57.3 62 3.9 -53.5 308 49 348.2 348.3 296.3 348.6 0.08 18 150 14134 -64.9 -70.7 45 5.8 -65.0 274 36 358.2 358.2 298.4 358.3 0.02 19 100 16573 -66.4 -83.5 7 17.0 -66.6 279 30 399.3 399.3 305.1 399.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5779.13 m Freezing level: 579.96 mb = 4655.85 m = 15274.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.85 mb = 3591.56 m = 11783.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.62 % Est. max temperature: 32.59 C = 90.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 833.38 mb = 1645.71 m = 5399.24 ft T: 18.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.08 C/km ThetaE index: 30.51 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 808.79 mb = 1902.15 m = 6240.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.18 C = 91.73 F Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lifted Index: -3.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.86 C Showalter Index: -3.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.46 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.25 C Cross Totals Index: 23.21 C K Index: 31.86 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 428.49 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1191.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 819.73 mb = 1787.08 m = 5863.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 794.73 mb = 2051.49 m = 6730.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 194.73 mb = 12507.97 m = 41036.16 ft B at Equ Level: 1190.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.73 mb = 15746.54 m = 51661.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.4 at 33.5 knts Storm direction: 284.4 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 260.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 260.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 86.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.52 Bulk Rich Number: 14.84 Bulk Shear: 80.28 m/s