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: 35.36,-79.76 Latitude: 35.36 Longitude: -79.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 985 185 30.3 20.3 55 10.0 23.1 229 9 304.8 307.7 296.8 350.9 15.43 2 950 504 28.4 19.1 57 9.2 21.8 228 24 306.0 308.7 296.7 350.4 14.81 3 900 982 23.9 18.1 70 5.8 19.8 227 28 306.2 308.9 296.7 350.3 14.71 4 850 1479 19.1 17.2 88 2.0 17.8 227 29 306.2 308.9 296.7 350.1 14.65 5 800 1998 14.9 14.8 99 0.1 14.8 244 31 307.0 309.5 296.0 347.1 13.31 6 750 2542 11.9 9.4 84 2.6 10.3 273 35 309.5 311.4 294.3 339.7 9.89 7 700 3118 9.5 0.3 53 9.2 4.5 268 32 313.0 314.0 291.9 330.5 5.58 8 650 3728 5.3 0.7 72 4.6 2.8 266 31 315.0 316.1 292.9 334.5 6.21 9 600 4377 1.1 -13.1 34 14.2 -4.6 265 33 317.4 317.9 290.3 325.1 2.32 10 550 5071 -3.1 -18.2 30 15.1 -8.4 259 35 320.4 320.7 290.6 326.0 1.65 11 500 5816 -8.8 -13.1 71 4.3 -10.5 258 39 322.3 322.9 292.2 331.6 2.78 12 450 6627 -12.2 -13.8 88 1.6 -12.8 264 33 327.9 328.5 293.8 337.9 2.93 13 400 7520 -17.4 -19.3 85 1.9 -18.0 268 21 332.4 332.8 294.3 339.7 2.08 14 350 8506 -23.9 -26.4 80 2.5 -24.5 290 23 336.5 336.8 294.6 341.1 1.27 15 300 9616 -31.3 -34.0 77 2.7 -31.8 275 33 341.2 341.4 295.3 343.9 0.72 16 250 10880 -41.4 -44.6 71 3.2 -41.7 277 38 344.5 344.6 295.7 345.7 0.29 17 200 12354 -53.2 -57.0 63 3.8 -53.4 277 48 348.5 348.5 296.4 348.9 0.09 18 150 14154 -65.4 -69.4 57 4.0 -65.4 270 34 357.5 357.5 298.2 357.6 0.02 19 100 16593 -67.1 -84.4 7 17.2 -67.2 269 33 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5768.89 m Freezing level: 586.89 mb = 4558.83 m = 14956.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.07 mb = 3967.81 m = 13017.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.12 % Est. max temperature: 31.92 C = 89.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 852.04 mb = 1458.13 m = 4783.82 ft T: 19.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.76 C/km ThetaE index: 20.42 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 823.83 mb = 1746.60 m = 5730.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.10 C = 89.79 F Cap Strength: 0.57 C Lifted Index: -5.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.29 C Showalter Index: -5.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.86 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.91 C Cross Totals Index: 25.95 C K Index: 35.88 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 490.17 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1334.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 832.95 mb = 1652.35 m = 5421.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 817.95 mb = 1807.89 m = 5931.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 187.95 mb = 12742.49 m = 41805.55 ft B at Equ Level: 1329.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 107.95 mb = 16132.67 m = 52928.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.4 at 31.8 knts Storm direction: 285.4 at 23.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 3.4 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 211.6 neg: -11.9 tot: 199.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.45 Bulk Rich Number: 34.50 Bulk Shear: 38.67 m/s