MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F052.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F052.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 52 hour NAM valid 22Z 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 44 SFC 989 147 31.9 19.8 49 12.1 23.2 223 11 306.1 308.8 296.8 350.7 14.88 2 950 503 29.0 18.3 53 10.7 21.5 223 24 306.6 309.2 296.4 349.0 14.09 3 900 981 24.3 17.2 65 7.1 19.4 223 27 306.5 309.1 296.2 348.2 13.85 4 850 1479 19.5 16.3 82 3.2 17.2 224 28 306.6 309.2 296.2 348.1 13.82 5 800 1997 15.0 13.6 91 1.4 14.1 242 30 307.2 309.5 295.4 344.4 12.36 6 750 2542 12.6 4.3 57 8.3 7.8 258 34 310.3 311.6 292.2 331.7 6.95 7 700 3118 9.7 -2.1 43 11.8 3.6 262 35 313.2 314.1 291.2 328.0 4.67 8 650 3729 5.8 -7.7 37 13.5 -0.4 268 35 315.5 316.2 290.6 326.2 3.29 9 600 4378 1.8 -12.7 33 14.5 -4.1 270 38 318.2 318.7 290.6 326.2 2.40 10 550 5074 -2.7 -20.5 24 17.8 -8.6 268 41 320.8 321.1 290.4 325.5 1.36 11 500 5821 -7.6 -21.3 32 13.7 -11.9 266 35 323.7 324.0 291.3 328.6 1.39 12 450 6633 -12.4 -26.3 30 14.0 -16.1 268 30 327.7 327.9 292.0 331.2 0.99 13 400 7523 -18.1 -26.9 46 8.8 -20.3 267 28 331.5 331.7 293.2 335.3 1.06 14 350 8506 -24.9 -27.9 76 3.0 -25.6 288 26 335.2 335.4 294.1 339.2 1.10 15 300 9610 -32.0 -35.0 75 2.9 -32.5 304 33 340.2 340.3 295.0 342.7 0.65 16 250 10876 -40.9 -44.0 72 3.1 -41.2 276 42 345.3 345.3 295.8 346.5 0.31 17 200 12349 -53.7 -57.4 63 3.7 -53.8 274 39 347.8 347.8 296.2 348.2 0.08 18 150 14141 -66.1 -70.2 56 4.1 -66.1 275 43 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.3 0.02 19 100 16582 -66.6 -86.1 5 19.5 -66.7 277 29 399.1 399.1 305.1 399.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5776.50 m Freezing level: 580.15 mb = 4654.39 m = 15270.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.90 mb = 3667.12 m = 12031.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.63 % Est. max temperature: 32.56 C = 90.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 830.19 mb = 1680.42 m = 5513.12 ft T: 17.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.41 C/km ThetaE index: 25.20 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 809.38 mb = 1897.76 m = 6226.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.90 C = 91.22 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -4.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.65 C Showalter Index: -4.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.04 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.14 C Cross Totals Index: 23.91 C K Index: 31.57 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 435.61 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.84 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1076.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 816.03 mb = 1827.61 m = 5996.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 801.03 mb = 1986.42 m = 6517.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 191.03 mb = 12634.39 m = 41450.91 ft B at Equ Level: 1071.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 111.03 mb = 15952.05 m = 52335.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 256.4 at 33.0 knts Storm direction: 286.4 at 24.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 198.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 198.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.04 Bulk Rich Number: 20.91 Bulk Shear: 51.48 m/s