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: 35.40,-78.35 Latitude: 35.40 Longitude: -78.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 31 SFC 999 43 32.6 23.1 57 9.5 25.6 188 13 305.9 309.3 298.8 360.3 18.11 2 950 489 27.8 21.2 67 6.6 23.0 191 23 305.4 308.5 297.9 356.1 16.93 3 900 966 23.2 20.2 83 3.0 21.1 194 25 305.4 308.5 297.8 355.7 16.80 4 850 1463 18.9 18.1 95 0.8 18.4 200 26 305.9 308.8 297.2 352.6 15.55 5 800 1982 15.6 9.9 69 5.7 12.0 224 29 307.8 309.6 293.6 337.0 9.65 6 750 2526 12.2 5.2 62 7.0 8.1 237 33 309.8 311.2 292.4 332.7 7.43 7 700 3102 9.1 3.8 70 5.3 6.1 243 30 312.6 313.9 293.0 335.0 7.22 8 650 3713 5.8 -4.4 48 10.2 0.8 253 30 315.5 316.3 291.5 329.1 4.25 9 600 4363 2.7 -27.8 8 30.5 -6.2 264 40 319.2 319.4 289.2 321.5 0.65 10 550 5062 -0.5 -40.3 3 39.8 -9.2 260 43 323.5 323.5 290.0 324.3 0.21 11 500 5815 -5.9 -44.4 3 38.5 -13.0 259 39 325.8 325.9 290.7 326.4 0.15 12 450 6631 -10.7 -47.2 3 36.5 -16.6 263 35 329.8 329.8 291.8 330.3 0.12 13 400 7526 -16.3 -52.9 3 36.6 -20.9 277 34 333.8 333.8 292.8 334.1 0.07 14 350 8516 -22.9 -46.4 10 23.5 -25.9 282 35 337.8 337.9 294.0 338.5 0.17 15 300 9627 -31.9 -53.7 10 21.8 -33.6 312 31 340.4 340.4 294.5 340.7 0.09 16 250 10883 -41.6 -45.1 69 3.5 -41.9 313 39 344.2 344.2 295.6 345.3 0.27 17 200 12360 -53.8 -57.4 64 3.7 -53.9 283 41 347.6 347.6 296.2 348.0 0.08 18 150 14147 -67.1 -71.6 53 4.4 -67.2 284 50 354.4 354.4 297.6 354.5 0.02 19 100 16583 -68.1 -85.5 7 17.4 -68.2 257 22 396.1 396.1 304.6 396.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5784.10 m Freezing level: 557.90 mb = 4951.52 m = 16244.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.40 mb = 3783.04 m = 12411.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.36 % Est. max temperature: 32.72 C = 90.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 870.73 mb = 1253.33 m = 4111.92 ft T: 20.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 27.60 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.13 mb = 1349.61 m = 4427.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.56 C = 90.60 F Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lifted Index: -5.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.35 C Showalter Index: -3.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.81 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.81 C Cross Totals Index: 24.00 C K Index: 37.64 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 441.41 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2433.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 69.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.21 mb = 1308.58 m = 4293.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 850.21 mb = 1460.50 m = 4791.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 140.21 mb = 14552.37 m = 47743.41 ft B at Equ Level: 2386.18 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.6 at 31.9 knts Storm direction: 271.6 at 24.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 205.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 205.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 68.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.57 Bulk Rich Number: 29.27 Bulk Shear: 83.16 m/s