MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F030.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F030.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 35.13,-78.93 Latitude: 35.13 Longitude: -78.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 998 65 32.6 23.4 58 9.2 25.7 198 12 305.9 309.3 299.0 361.2 18.41 2 950 507 27.2 21.1 69 6.2 22.8 201 19 304.8 308.0 297.7 355.0 16.80 3 900 983 22.7 20.0 85 2.6 20.8 203 20 304.8 307.9 297.6 354.5 16.61 4 850 1479 18.3 17.1 93 1.2 17.5 221 20 305.3 308.0 296.4 348.9 14.59 5 800 1997 15.6 10.0 70 5.5 12.1 237 30 307.8 309.6 293.6 337.2 9.71 6 750 2541 12.0 5.8 66 6.2 8.3 238 34 309.6 311.0 292.6 333.3 7.73 7 700 3116 8.9 -0.5 51 9.5 3.9 242 36 312.4 313.4 291.4 328.9 5.26 8 650 3726 5.5 -11.8 28 17.3 -1.7 252 39 315.1 315.6 289.6 322.9 2.38 9 600 4374 2.0 -19.2 19 21.1 -5.4 259 44 318.4 318.7 289.7 323.1 1.40 10 550 5073 -0.3 -39.9 3 39.6 -9.1 262 45 323.7 323.7 290.1 324.5 0.21 11 500 5827 -5.1 -41.8 4 36.6 -12.5 259 41 326.8 326.8 291.0 327.5 0.20 12 450 6644 -10.8 -43.4 5 32.6 -16.5 263 40 329.7 329.8 291.8 330.4 0.18 13 400 7538 -17.0 -55.0 2 38.0 -21.5 268 39 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.1 0.05 14 350 8523 -24.9 -61.3 2 36.4 -27.8 272 42 335.2 335.3 293.2 335.4 0.03 15 300 9628 -31.9 -54.5 9 22.6 -33.7 289 38 340.4 340.4 294.5 340.7 0.08 16 250 10891 -41.9 -61.0 11 19.1 -42.8 316 53 343.7 343.7 295.3 343.9 0.04 17 200 12357 -54.8 -58.8 61 4.0 -54.9 309 43 346.0 346.1 295.8 346.3 0.07 18 150 14147 -64.8 -77.7 15 12.8 -65.0 283 41 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.4 0.01 19 100 16603 -67.5 -83.1 9 15.7 -67.5 257 25 397.4 397.4 304.9 397.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5778.81 m Freezing level: 557.59 mb = 4966.62 m = 16294.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.45 mb = 3532.43 m = 11589.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.06 % Est. max temperature: 32.06 C = 89.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 874.59 mb = 1231.44 m = 4040.10 ft T: 20.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.19 C/km ThetaE index: 38.24 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.14 mb = 1285.59 m = 4217.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.81 C = 89.26 F Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lifted Index: -4.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.32 C Showalter Index: -1.82 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.64 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.41 C Cross Totals Index: 22.24 C K Index: 31.02 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 388.52 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.11 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2421.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 69.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.97 mb = 1277.34 m = 4190.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 864.97 mb = 1327.30 m = 4354.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 154.97 mb = 13944.08 m = 45747.75 ft B at Equ Level: 2412.25 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.1 at 33.5 knts Storm direction: 276.1 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 164.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 164.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.05 Bulk Rich Number: 28.93 Bulk Shear: 83.71 m/s