MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F056.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2506061200F056.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 56 hour NAM valid 20Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 35.74,-79.55 Latitude: 35.74 Longitude: -79.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 985 182 30.1 24.0 70 6.1 25.6 190 8 304.6 308.2 299.2 362.9 19.47 2 950 499 26.6 21.8 75 4.8 23.1 192 16 304.2 307.4 298.0 356.5 17.55 3 900 975 22.4 20.3 88 2.1 20.9 194 21 304.6 307.7 297.7 355.0 16.91 4 850 1471 18.6 18.7 100 -0.0 18.7 199 27 305.7 308.7 297.5 354.0 16.13 5 800 1989 15.6 12.4 81 3.2 13.5 238 31 307.8 309.9 294.8 342.2 11.38 6 750 2535 11.7 9.8 89 1.8 10.5 242 39 309.2 311.2 294.4 340.4 10.22 7 700 3109 7.9 2.9 71 4.9 5.1 249 46 311.2 312.5 292.3 332.2 6.77 8 650 3716 4.0 -3.8 57 7.8 0.2 240 53 313.5 314.4 291.0 327.6 4.45 9 600 4361 -1.2 -4.0 81 2.8 -2.6 240 52 314.7 315.6 291.6 329.7 4.73 10 550 5050 -4.8 -10.5 65 5.6 -7.2 249 43 318.3 318.9 291.3 328.6 3.13 11 500 5794 -8.6 -22.9 30 14.3 -12.8 254 36 322.5 322.8 290.8 326.7 1.21 12 450 6601 -14.8 -26.4 37 11.6 -17.7 248 31 324.7 324.9 291.2 328.2 0.99 13 400 7480 -21.0 -33.0 33 12.1 -23.2 243 33 327.7 327.8 291.7 329.9 0.59 14 350 8453 -27.5 -46.8 14 19.3 -29.5 236 41 331.7 331.8 292.3 332.4 0.16 15 300 9545 -34.5 -38.2 69 3.7 -34.9 227 49 336.8 336.9 294.0 338.6 0.47 16 250 10798 -43.3 -46.6 70 3.3 -43.5 226 64 341.7 341.8 295.0 342.6 0.23 17 200 12257 -54.9 -63.4 34 8.5 -55.1 245 78 345.8 345.9 295.7 346.0 0.04 18 150 14068 -61.8 -73.5 20 11.7 -62.0 229 60 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.6 0.01 19 100 16558 -66.0 -83.9 6 17.9 -66.1 241 30 400.2 400.2 305.2 400.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5750.10 m Freezing level: 611.65 mb = 4210.50 m = 13813.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.49 mb = 3759.94 m = 12335.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.75 % Est. max temperature: 31.80 C = 89.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 901.84 mb = 957.19 m = 3140.34 ft T: 22.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.15 C/km ThetaE index: 35.24 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 874.41 mb = 1225.22 m = 4019.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.63 C = 87.14 F Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lifted Index: -8.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.55 C Showalter Index: -7.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.53 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.26 C Cross Totals Index: 27.28 C K Index: 40.96 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 551.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.41 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3415.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 82.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.34 mb = 1137.13 m = 3730.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 868.34 mb = 1285.64 m = 4217.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 158.34 mb = 13727.24 m = 45036.31 ft B at Equ Level: 3378.38 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.9 at 37.4 knts Storm direction: 268.9 at 28.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 117.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 306.4 neg: -0.4 tot: 306.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 102.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.16 Bulk Rich Number: 29.04 Bulk Shear: 117.60 m/s