MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F054.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506051800F054.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 8 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 62 SFC 990 145 20.7 19.9 95 0.8 20.2 215 9 294.7 297.4 293.7 337.4 14.94 2 950 508 23.9 15.3 59 8.5 18.2 222 30 301.4 303.5 293.2 335.6 11.61 3 900 982 23.5 16.5 65 7.0 18.7 248 41 305.7 308.1 295.6 345.3 13.22 4 850 1479 19.4 15.3 77 4.2 16.6 257 38 306.5 308.9 295.6 345.5 12.96 5 800 1999 16.0 14.5 91 1.5 15.0 266 33 308.2 310.6 296.1 347.7 13.06 6 750 2545 12.3 10.7 90 1.6 11.3 275 33 309.9 312.0 295.0 343.0 10.83 7 700 3120 9.0 4.1 71 4.9 6.1 276 35 312.4 313.8 293.1 335.2 7.34 8 650 3730 5.4 -4.1 50 9.6 0.7 275 36 315.1 316.0 291.4 329.0 4.34 9 600 4379 1.4 -19.8 19 21.2 -5.9 272 33 317.7 318.0 289.4 322.2 1.32 10 550 5075 -2.3 -42.4 3 40.1 -10.3 270 37 321.4 321.4 289.3 322.0 0.17 11 500 5823 -7.0 -43.1 4 36.1 -13.6 273 37 324.5 324.5 290.3 325.2 0.17 12 450 6635 -12.6 -44.5 5 32.0 -17.7 273 31 327.5 327.5 291.2 328.1 0.16 13 400 7523 -18.2 -41.1 12 22.9 -21.9 272 31 331.3 331.4 292.3 332.3 0.26 14 350 8507 -24.4 -54.9 4 30.4 -27.3 270 30 335.8 335.8 293.3 336.1 0.06 15 300 9613 -32.2 -46.1 24 13.9 -33.6 272 35 340.0 340.0 294.5 340.8 0.20 16 250 10872 -42.2 -47.6 56 5.4 -42.5 267 35 343.4 343.4 295.3 344.2 0.21 17 200 12341 -54.1 -57.7 65 3.6 -54.2 271 45 347.1 347.1 296.1 347.4 0.08 18 150 14127 -67.7 -71.7 57 4.0 -67.7 262 45 353.5 353.5 297.4 353.6 0.02 19 100 16584 -65.2 -85.1 5 19.9 -65.4 278 23 401.7 401.7 305.5 401.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5761.04 m Freezing level: 581.39 mb = 4638.17 m = 15216.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.54 mb = 3798.84 m = 12463.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.07 % Est. max temperature: 32.84 C = 91.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.98 mb = 246.43 m = 808.49 ft T: 21.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.91 C/km ThetaE index: 25.72 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 766.60 mb = 2359.54 m = 7741.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.34 C = 95.62 F Cap Strength: 4.61 C Lifted Index: 0.01 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.45 C Showalter Index: -2.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.74 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.45 C Cross Totals Index: 22.29 C K Index: 36.85 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 295.56 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.89 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 61.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 301.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 855.08 mb = 1426.94 m = 4681.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 500.08 mb = 5821.72 m = 19099.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 390.08 mb = 7708.33 m = 25289.49 ft B at Equ Level: 61.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 310.08 mb = 9376.34 m = 30761.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 266.1 at 34.7 knts Storm direction: 296.1 at 26.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 352.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 352.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 117.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 0.80 Bulk Shear: 77.06 m/s