MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010000F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010000F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 10Z FRI 1 AUG 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1007 65 25.0 24.4 96 0.6 24.6 268 3 297.6 301.1 297.5 354.0 19.43 1 1000 126 24.3 24.1 99 0.2 24.2 268 4 297.4 300.9 297.3 353.1 19.20 2 950 576 25.1 19.2 70 5.9 20.9 276 11 302.6 305.4 295.9 346.7 14.89 3 900 1050 21.9 21.0 95 0.9 21.3 287 12 304.1 307.4 298.1 356.8 17.69 4 850 1546 19.2 15.2 78 4.0 16.5 278 8 306.3 308.7 295.6 345.1 12.93 5 800 2065 15.7 12.9 83 2.8 13.8 261 9 307.9 310.1 295.1 343.5 11.77 6 750 2611 13.0 8.7 75 4.3 10.3 255 10 310.6 312.4 294.2 339.6 9.43 7 700 3189 10.0 6.2 78 3.7 7.7 270 12 313.5 315.1 294.3 340.1 8.54 8 650 3802 6.7 1.3 69 5.3 3.7 273 11 316.5 317.8 293.6 337.1 6.49 9 600 4455 3.0 -4.5 58 7.4 -0.7 269 12 319.5 320.4 292.9 334.4 4.58 10 550 5155 -1.1 -7.1 64 6.0 -4.0 258 15 322.7 323.5 293.3 336.1 4.07 11 500 5909 -5.3 -10.1 69 4.8 -7.4 258 16 326.5 327.2 293.9 338.4 3.55 12 450 6729 -9.7 -13.8 72 4.1 -11.3 254 19 331.1 331.7 294.6 341.2 2.93 13 400 7631 -14.5 -20.1 62 5.6 -16.4 255 19 336.1 336.5 295.0 343.0 1.93 14 350 8630 -20.8 -25.3 67 4.6 -22.0 265 18 340.8 341.1 295.7 345.9 1.40 15 300 9752 -28.6 -33.3 64 4.7 -29.5 257 19 345.0 345.2 296.2 348.0 0.77 16 250 11031 -38.7 -41.8 73 3.1 -39.1 252 20 348.5 348.5 296.6 350.0 0.39 17 200 12521 -50.7 -62.2 25 11.4 -51.1 229 27 352.4 352.4 297.2 352.6 0.04 18 150 14328 -66.1 -69.2 64 3.2 -66.1 221 26 356.3 356.3 298.0 356.4 0.02 19 100 16731 -72.5 -80.1 31 7.7 -72.5 191 14 387.7 387.7 303.5 387.8 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5783.53 m Freezing level: 564.02 mb = 4958.71 m = 16268.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 608.44 mb = 4341.25 m = 14242.76 ft Precipitable water: 2.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.93 % Est. max temperature: 33.44 C = 92.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 998.30 mb = 140.61 m = 461.31 ft T: 24.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.63 C/km ThetaE index: 17.25 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.56 mb = 1530.04 m = 5019.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.68 C = 92.62 F Cap Strength: 2.34 C Lifted Index: -2.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.85 C Showalter Index: -0.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.18 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.58 C Cross Totals Index: 20.60 C K Index: 36.10 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 215.63 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.35 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 491.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 69.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.95 mb = 915.42 m = 3003.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 788.95 mb = 2182.87 m = 7161.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.95 mb = 11332.29 m = 37178.97 ft B at Equ Level: 489.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 128.95 mb = 15223.91 m = 49946.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.1 at 11.5 knts Storm direction: 297.1 at 8.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 1.1 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 15.7 neg: -3.2 tot: 12.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.7 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 151.60 Bulk Shear: 3.24 m/s