MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F032.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F032.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 32 hour NAM valid 20Z 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 34 SFC 997 65 32.3 22.8 57 9.5 25.3 197 14 305.7 309.1 298.5 359.1 17.78 2 950 493 28.0 20.3 63 7.7 22.4 201 24 305.6 308.6 297.4 353.4 15.96 3 900 970 23.3 19.4 79 3.9 20.5 202 26 305.5 308.5 297.4 353.3 15.97 4 850 1467 18.7 18.2 97 0.5 18.4 204 27 305.8 308.7 297.2 352.7 15.67 5 800 1985 15.0 13.6 92 1.3 14.1 226 30 307.1 309.4 295.4 344.3 12.35 6 750 2530 12.6 4.9 59 7.7 8.1 246 34 310.2 311.6 292.4 332.6 7.27 7 700 3106 9.4 -1.3 47 10.8 3.8 254 36 312.9 313.9 291.3 328.6 4.96 8 650 3717 6.2 -15.1 20 21.2 -2.1 259 38 315.9 316.3 289.3 322.0 1.82 9 600 4367 3.2 -34.8 4 38.0 -6.4 266 42 319.9 319.9 289.0 321.1 0.33 10 550 5068 -0.3 -44.3 2 44.0 -9.2 261 43 323.7 323.7 290.0 324.2 0.13 11 500 5821 -5.7 -43.7 3 38.0 -12.8 259 39 326.2 326.2 290.8 326.8 0.16 12 450 6637 -10.8 -47.8 3 36.9 -16.7 266 35 329.6 329.6 291.7 330.0 0.11 13 400 7532 -16.4 -55.3 2 39.0 -21.0 281 35 333.7 333.7 292.8 333.9 0.05 14 350 8521 -23.1 -59.3 2 36.2 -26.3 281 37 337.7 337.7 293.8 337.8 0.04 15 300 9630 -32.0 -39.1 49 7.1 -33.0 317 18 340.3 340.3 294.8 341.9 0.43 16 250 10892 -41.4 -44.7 70 3.3 -41.6 303 34 344.5 344.6 295.7 345.7 0.29 17 200 12364 -53.8 -57.7 62 3.9 -53.9 277 46 347.6 347.6 296.2 347.9 0.08 18 150 14155 -66.4 -70.5 56 4.1 -66.5 295 44 355.6 355.6 297.8 355.7 0.02 19 100 16589 -68.0 -81.8 12 13.8 -68.1 262 22 396.4 396.4 304.7 396.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5786.29 m Freezing level: 554.70 mb = 5001.69 m = 16409.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 668.15 mb = 3489.74 m = 11449.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.45 % Est. max temperature: 32.39 C = 90.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 869.13 mb = 1273.51 m = 4178.13 ft T: 20.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 37.99 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 852.64 mb = 1439.94 m = 4724.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.29 C = 90.13 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: -4.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.42 C Showalter Index: -3.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.22 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.37 C Cross Totals Index: 23.85 C K Index: 31.81 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 439.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1879.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 854.61 mb = 1419.87 m = 4658.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 849.61 mb = 1470.77 m = 4825.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 149.61 mb = 14170.59 m = 46490.86 ft B at Equ Level: 1853.37 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.3 at 34.3 knts Storm direction: 276.3 at 25.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 238.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 238.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.04 Bulk Rich Number: 22.47 Bulk Shear: 83.64 m/s