MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010000F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010000F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 11Z 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 24.0 94 1.0 24.3 288 5 297.6 301.0 297.3 352.8 19.02 1 1000 126 24.3 23.6 96 0.6 23.8 286 6 297.4 300.8 297.0 351.6 18.69 2 950 577 25.4 19.1 68 6.2 20.9 288 11 302.9 305.7 295.9 346.8 14.82 3 900 1051 21.8 21.0 96 0.7 21.3 291 13 303.9 307.2 298.0 356.7 17.71 4 850 1547 19.2 16.3 83 3.0 17.2 286 11 306.3 308.9 296.1 347.8 13.83 5 800 2066 16.2 12.1 77 4.1 13.5 268 12 308.4 310.5 294.8 342.2 11.16 6 750 2613 13.5 9.3 76 4.2 10.8 262 13 311.2 313.0 294.7 341.4 9.83 7 700 3192 10.4 4.4 67 6.0 6.8 265 12 313.9 315.4 293.7 337.4 7.51 8 650 3806 7.2 0.6 63 6.6 3.5 262 9 317.1 318.2 293.4 336.6 6.15 9 600 4460 3.1 -3.1 64 6.2 -0.1 256 12 319.6 320.6 293.3 336.0 5.06 10 550 5159 -1.3 -6.9 66 5.5 -4.0 253 15 322.5 323.3 293.3 336.1 4.15 11 500 5913 -5.8 -8.6 80 2.9 -7.1 259 15 326.0 326.8 294.1 339.4 4.00 12 450 6732 -9.9 -11.6 87 1.7 -10.6 261 17 330.7 331.4 295.0 342.6 3.49 13 400 7633 -14.5 -18.0 75 3.4 -15.7 263 17 336.1 336.6 295.4 344.3 2.33 14 350 8632 -21.0 -23.9 77 2.9 -21.8 267 13 340.5 340.8 295.8 346.3 1.59 15 300 9754 -28.7 -33.2 65 4.5 -29.5 258 18 345.0 345.1 296.2 348.0 0.78 16 250 11033 -39.0 -43.0 66 4.0 -39.4 251 18 348.0 348.1 296.5 349.4 0.34 17 200 12522 -50.9 -56.8 49 5.9 -51.1 232 25 352.2 352.2 297.2 352.6 0.09 18 150 14328 -66.1 -70.1 57 4.0 -66.1 211 25 356.3 356.3 298.0 356.4 0.02 19 100 16740 -71.7 -81.5 22 9.7 -71.8 200 16 389.1 389.1 303.6 389.1 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5787.24 m Freezing level: 565.34 mb = 4944.70 m = 16222.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 601.73 mb = 4436.04 m = 14553.77 ft Precipitable water: 2.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.66 % Est. max temperature: 33.43 C = 92.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 993.22 mb = 185.45 m = 608.44 ft T: 24.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 20.66 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 846.48 mb = 1582.18 m = 5190.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.91 C = 93.05 F Cap Strength: 2.27 C Lifted Index: -2.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.33 C Showalter Index: -2.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.03 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.00 C Cross Totals Index: 22.03 C K Index: 35.33 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 232.08 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.71 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 450.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 83.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.94 mb = 954.51 m = 3131.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 724.94 mb = 2898.31 m = 9508.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 244.94 mb = 11169.12 m = 36643.66 ft B at Equ Level: 450.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.94 mb = 14957.33 m = 49072.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 266.8 at 12.2 knts Storm direction: 296.8 at 9.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 1.4 tot: 1.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: -4.7 tot: -0.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.12 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.1 stream: 0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 113.72 Bulk Shear: 3.96 m/s