MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010000F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010000F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 13Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 31.28,-84.94 Latitude: 31.28 Longitude: -84.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1010 73 28.2 25.8 87 2.4 26.4 239 8 300.5 304.4 299.2 362.7 21.12 1 1000 158 26.7 25.2 91 1.5 25.6 242 10 299.9 303.6 298.8 360.3 20.58 2 950 610 24.4 21.1 82 3.3 22.1 275 15 301.9 305.0 297.0 351.6 16.83 3 900 1084 22.1 19.6 85 2.6 20.4 288 8 304.3 307.3 297.1 352.4 16.13 4 850 1579 18.7 16.6 88 2.0 17.2 246 4 305.7 308.3 296.2 348.1 14.14 5 800 2098 15.4 13.8 91 1.5 14.4 235 9 307.5 309.9 295.6 345.4 12.54 6 750 2644 12.7 9.0 78 3.8 10.4 250 11 310.4 312.2 294.3 340.0 9.65 7 700 3220 10.1 3.1 62 7.0 6.1 249 12 313.6 314.9 293.0 335.0 6.83 8 650 3833 6.8 -5.0 43 11.8 1.0 237 11 316.7 317.5 291.7 329.8 4.07 9 600 4486 3.7 -9.7 37 13.3 -2.3 243 14 320.3 320.9 291.8 330.4 3.05 10 550 5188 0.1 -13.9 34 14.0 -5.5 260 16 324.3 324.7 292.3 332.3 2.38 11 500 5945 -4.2 -16.6 37 12.5 -8.9 263 18 328.0 328.4 293.1 335.2 2.08 12 450 6766 -9.8 -21.1 39 11.4 -13.5 256 19 331.0 331.3 293.4 336.5 1.57 13 400 7665 -15.8 -29.3 30 13.6 -19.0 264 22 334.5 334.7 293.7 337.6 0.84 14 350 8657 -22.5 -43.5 13 21.0 -25.5 261 23 338.5 338.5 294.1 339.4 0.23 15 300 9770 -30.6 -46.2 20 15.7 -32.3 259 11 342.3 342.4 295.1 343.1 0.20 16 250 11039 -40.0 -54.3 20 14.4 -40.8 206 9 346.7 346.7 296.0 347.1 0.09 17 200 12523 -51.7 -63.3 24 11.6 -52.0 179 9 351.0 351.0 296.9 351.1 0.04 18 150 14325 -66.0 -72.2 42 6.2 -66.1 154 19 356.3 356.3 298.0 356.4 0.01 19 100 16734 -71.7 -83.2 16 11.5 -71.7 118 13 389.3 389.3 303.7 389.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5787.18 m Freezing level: 548.37 mb = 5212.49 m = 17101.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.79 mb = 4026.14 m = 13208.96 ft Precipitable water: 2.07 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.60 % Est. max temperature: 33.11 C = 91.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.43 mb = 377.09 m = 1237.17 ft T: 25.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.22 C/km ThetaE index: 22.59 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.98 mb = 1239.46 m = 4066.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.44 C = 90.40 F Cap Strength: 1.44 C Lifted Index: -2.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.81 C Showalter Index: -0.49 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.59 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.81 C Cross Totals Index: 20.78 C K Index: 32.44 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 225.79 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1423.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.32 mb = 850.20 m = 2789.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 849.32 mb = 1586.01 m = 5203.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 159.32 mb = 13947.25 m = 45758.14 ft B at Equ Level: 1416.51 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.8 at 12.0 knts Storm direction: 283.8 at 9.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 1.3 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 32.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 33.3 neg: -0.7 tot: 32.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.24 Bulk Rich Number: 16900.13 Bulk Shear: 0.08 m/s