MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010000F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010000F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 15Z 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 1009 65 28.7 24.2 77 4.5 25.4 106 4 301.1 304.6 298.2 357.6 19.20 1 1000 144 27.2 23.7 81 3.5 24.6 104 3 300.3 303.8 297.8 355.5 18.78 2 950 596 23.2 23.0 99 0.2 23.1 1 5 300.7 304.2 298.0 356.5 18.96 3 900 1069 21.4 21.3 99 0.1 21.3 313 6 303.6 306.9 298.1 357.1 17.98 4 850 1564 18.4 18.3 100 0.1 18.4 298 4 305.4 308.3 297.2 352.6 15.78 5 800 2083 15.8 13.4 86 2.4 14.2 292 8 308.0 310.3 295.5 344.8 12.18 6 750 2629 12.7 9.4 80 3.4 10.6 288 11 310.4 312.3 294.5 340.8 9.91 7 700 3205 9.6 0.5 53 9.1 4.6 283 11 313.1 314.2 291.9 330.8 5.65 8 650 3817 6.2 0.8 68 5.4 3.2 271 13 316.0 317.2 293.3 335.9 6.26 9 600 4469 2.6 -2.1 71 4.7 0.1 271 14 319.2 320.2 293.5 336.8 5.47 10 550 5168 -1.8 -5.3 77 3.5 -3.5 268 16 322.0 322.9 293.7 337.3 4.69 11 500 5921 -5.7 -10.2 70 4.5 -7.6 264 13 326.2 326.9 293.8 338.0 3.53 12 450 6740 -10.3 -13.3 79 3.0 -11.5 262 16 330.2 330.8 294.5 340.7 3.04 13 400 7638 -15.8 -17.4 87 1.6 -16.3 248 18 334.5 335.0 295.1 343.1 2.45 14 350 8633 -21.6 -28.8 52 7.2 -23.3 240 21 339.6 339.8 295.1 343.3 1.01 15 300 9752 -29.0 -32.4 73 3.3 -29.7 235 24 344.4 344.6 296.1 347.7 0.84 16 250 11030 -38.7 -41.6 74 2.9 -39.1 224 25 348.5 348.6 296.7 350.1 0.40 17 200 12522 -50.8 -54.3 66 3.6 -50.9 219 27 352.4 352.4 297.3 352.9 0.12 18 150 14329 -65.2 -69.3 57 4.1 -65.2 196 34 357.8 357.8 298.3 357.9 0.02 19 100 16735 -71.0 -80.5 23 9.4 -71.1 237 18 390.5 390.5 303.9 390.5 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5777.30 m Freezing level: 570.07 mb = 4887.61 m = 16035.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 598.11 mb = 4494.59 m = 14745.87 ft Precipitable water: 2.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.94 % Est. max temperature: 32.69 C = 90.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.04 mb = 632.50 m = 2075.12 ft T: 23.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.60 C/km ThetaE index: 26.25 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 932.03 mb = 762.95 m = 2503.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.34 C = 84.81 F Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lifted Index: -4.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.70 C Showalter Index: -3.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.99 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.02 C Cross Totals Index: 23.97 C K Index: 33.23 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 239.79 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.95 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1638.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.69 mb = 682.14 m = 2237.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 885.69 mb = 1207.48 m = 3961.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 155.69 mb = 14095.53 m = 46244.62 ft B at Equ Level: 1628.11 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 278.8 at 10.3 knts Storm direction: 308.8 at 7.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 2.5 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 122.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: -16.3 tot: -10.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -3.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.05 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 0.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 66.24 Bulk Shear: 24.73 m/s