MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010000F014.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010000F014.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 14 hour NAM valid 14Z 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 1008 65 27.8 23.6 78 4.2 24.7 41 2 300.2 303.6 297.5 354.4 18.47 1 1000 137 26.4 23.2 82 3.3 24.0 36 2 299.6 302.9 297.2 352.7 18.14 2 950 589 24.0 22.9 93 1.2 23.2 335 7 301.6 305.0 298.1 357.0 18.77 3 900 1061 21.1 21.1 100 -0.0 21.1 310 8 303.2 306.5 297.9 355.9 17.75 4 850 1557 18.9 17.3 91 1.5 17.8 296 6 305.9 308.7 296.7 350.3 14.81 5 800 2076 15.9 13.7 87 2.2 14.4 282 10 308.1 310.4 295.7 345.7 12.43 6 750 2623 13.0 8.8 75 4.2 10.4 279 14 310.7 312.5 294.3 339.9 9.52 7 700 3200 9.7 1.9 58 7.8 5.4 281 12 313.3 314.5 292.5 333.0 6.28 8 650 3812 6.6 0.7 66 5.8 3.3 274 13 316.4 317.6 293.3 336.1 6.21 9 600 4465 2.7 -1.7 73 4.4 0.4 273 15 319.3 320.4 293.7 337.4 5.64 10 550 5164 -1.3 -7.6 62 6.2 -4.3 271 15 322.5 323.3 293.2 335.4 3.93 11 500 5918 -5.3 -11.0 64 5.6 -7.8 271 12 326.5 327.2 293.7 337.7 3.31 12 450 6738 -9.8 -12.8 79 3.0 -11.1 263 16 330.9 331.5 294.7 341.7 3.16 13 400 7638 -15.1 -18.3 76 3.2 -16.2 249 17 335.4 335.9 295.1 343.4 2.27 14 350 8636 -20.8 -25.1 69 4.2 -22.0 245 18 340.7 341.0 295.7 345.9 1.43 15 300 9757 -28.7 -31.6 76 2.9 -29.2 235 23 345.0 345.2 296.3 348.4 0.91 16 250 11037 -38.7 -42.9 64 4.2 -39.1 222 21 348.6 348.7 296.6 350.0 0.35 17 200 12527 -51.0 -57.6 46 6.5 -51.3 220 27 351.9 351.9 297.1 352.3 0.08 18 150 14333 -65.7 -70.5 51 4.8 -65.8 210 31 356.9 356.9 298.1 356.9 0.02 19 100 16738 -72.0 -82.3 20 10.4 -72.0 227 17 388.7 388.7 303.6 388.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5781.20 m Freezing level: 566.46 mb = 4933.92 m = 16187.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 595.41 mb = 4526.49 m = 14850.50 ft Precipitable water: 2.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.78 % Est. max temperature: 33.01 C = 91.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.22 mb = 595.87 m = 1954.93 ft T: 23.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.55 C/km ThetaE index: 24.02 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.45 mb = 922.14 m = 3025.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.29 C = 86.52 F Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lifted Index: -4.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.28 C Showalter Index: -2.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 46.88 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.20 C Cross Totals Index: 22.68 C K Index: 33.68 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 233.24 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1346.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.63 mb = 731.25 m = 2399.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 889.63 mb = 1161.85 m = 3811.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 159.63 mb = 13941.85 m = 45740.43 ft B at Equ Level: 1339.59 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 281.1 at 11.4 knts Storm direction: 311.1 at 8.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.1 neg: 2.6 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 126.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: -9.4 tot: -3.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.02 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: 0.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 83.87 Bulk Shear: 16.05 m/s