MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010000F005.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010000F005.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 5 hour NAM valid 5Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 39.43,-78.77 Latitude: 39.43 Longitude: -78.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 151 SFC 982 303 18.6 18.1 97 0.5 18.2 3 6 293.2 295.6 292.1 331.4 13.40 2 950 590 16.3 16.3 100 -0.0 16.3 14 16 293.7 296.0 291.5 329.1 12.39 3 900 1051 16.2 16.2 100 -0.0 16.3 63 21 298.2 300.6 293.3 336.1 13.02 4 850 1539 15.6 15.6 100 0.0 15.5 87 12 302.5 304.9 294.7 341.4 13.19 5 800 2053 13.2 13.3 100 -0.0 13.3 62 3 305.3 307.5 294.6 341.3 12.06 6 750 2595 10.6 10.6 100 -0.0 10.6 276 2 308.1 310.1 294.5 340.8 10.79 7 700 3168 7.7 7.7 100 0.0 7.7 225 7 311.0 312.8 294.3 340.1 9.47 8 650 3777 4.7 4.7 100 0.0 4.6 254 10 314.2 315.8 294.3 340.0 8.25 9 600 4427 1.4 1.4 100 0.0 1.4 276 16 317.7 319.1 294.3 340.1 7.06 10 550 5124 -2.5 -7.4 69 4.9 -4.8 261 27 321.1 321.9 292.9 334.2 3.98 11 500 5873 -6.2 -16.5 44 10.3 -10.0 255 29 325.4 325.9 292.4 332.6 2.11 12 450 6692 -10.1 -30.2 17 20.2 -15.1 258 29 330.6 330.7 292.6 333.1 0.69 13 400 7588 -16.2 -36.9 15 20.8 -20.1 267 36 334.0 334.1 293.2 335.5 0.40 14 350 8580 -21.8 -47.1 8 25.3 -25.1 263 42 339.4 339.5 294.3 340.1 0.16 15 300 9696 -30.6 -37.9 49 7.3 -31.6 253 46 342.3 342.4 295.3 344.2 0.49 16 250 10965 -39.9 -45.1 58 5.1 -40.4 243 62 346.7 346.7 296.1 347.8 0.27 17 200 12450 -51.8 -57.3 52 5.4 -52.0 236 69 350.7 350.7 296.8 351.0 0.08 18 150 14258 -63.9 -77.2 15 13.3 -64.0 245 65 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.0 0.01 19 100 16713 -66.1 -86.7 4 20.6 -66.2 245 28 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5722.36 m Freezing level: 582.39 mb = 4672.31 m = 15328.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 588.89 mb = 4576.63 m = 15015.00 ft Precipitable water: 1.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.77 % Est. max temperature: 28.74 C = 83.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.04 mb = 367.89 m = 1206.98 ft T: 18.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.15 C/km ThetaE index: 2.30 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 960.39 mb = 497.36 m = 1631.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.95 C = 66.10 F Cap Strength: 2.86 C Lifted Index: 3.77 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.44 C Showalter Index: -0.04 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.59 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.80 C Cross Totals Index: 21.79 C K Index: 37.35 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 240.56 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.77 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 28.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.52 mb = 766.81 m = 2515.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 925.52 mb = 812.70 m = 2666.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 915.52 mb = 905.20 m = 2969.77 ft B at Equ Level: 27.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 855.52 mb = 1483.93 m = 4868.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 268.8 at 15.0 knts Storm direction: 298.8 at 11.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 4.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 158.9 neg: -24.4 tot: 134.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.40 Bulk Shear: 72.31 m/s