MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010000F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010000F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 16Z 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 27.5 25.1 87 2.4 25.7 143 8 299.9 303.6 298.6 359.4 20.27 1 1000 147 26.3 24.6 91 1.6 25.1 144 9 299.4 303.0 298.2 357.6 19.88 2 950 598 22.6 22.6 100 -0.0 22.6 106 6 300.1 303.5 297.5 354.3 18.48 3 900 1070 21.2 21.2 100 -0.0 21.2 328 4 303.3 306.6 298.0 356.5 17.90 4 850 1565 18.5 18.6 100 -0.0 18.5 321 2 305.6 308.5 297.4 353.5 16.02 5 800 2084 15.3 13.9 91 1.4 14.4 307 5 307.5 309.9 295.6 345.6 12.60 6 750 2630 12.3 10.4 88 1.9 11.1 293 11 309.9 312.0 294.9 342.4 10.63 7 700 3205 9.1 2.6 64 6.4 5.4 290 10 312.5 313.8 292.6 333.1 6.62 8 650 3816 5.7 2.1 78 3.5 3.7 282 14 315.4 316.7 293.6 337.1 6.89 9 600 4467 2.4 -3.8 64 6.1 -0.7 279 17 318.8 319.8 292.9 334.4 4.83 10 550 5165 -2.0 -5.0 80 3.0 -3.4 277 17 321.7 322.7 293.7 337.4 4.80 11 500 5918 -5.4 -13.0 55 7.6 -8.5 269 14 326.5 327.1 293.3 336.0 2.81 12 450 6738 -10.3 -13.0 81 2.7 -11.4 255 19 330.2 330.9 294.6 340.9 3.12 13 400 7636 -15.7 -21.7 60 6.0 -17.6 250 22 334.5 334.9 294.4 340.6 1.69 14 350 8630 -22.2 -25.3 76 3.1 -23.0 244 23 338.8 339.1 295.3 343.9 1.39 15 300 9750 -29.0 -31.7 77 2.7 -29.5 229 23 344.6 344.7 296.2 348.0 0.90 16 250 11028 -38.6 -41.7 72 3.1 -38.9 239 25 348.7 348.8 296.7 350.3 0.39 17 200 12519 -51.1 -54.8 65 3.7 -51.2 225 28 351.9 351.9 297.1 352.3 0.11 18 150 14329 -64.8 -68.8 58 4.0 -64.8 206 30 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.6 0.02 19 100 16735 -70.3 -84.4 11 14.1 -70.4 239 14 391.8 391.8 304.0 391.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5771.64 m Freezing level: 572.77 mb = 4847.58 m = 15903.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 608.44 mb = 4353.77 m = 14283.86 ft Precipitable water: 2.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.60 % Est. max temperature: 32.80 C = 91.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.91 mb = 370.42 m = 1215.26 ft T: 24.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.31 C/km ThetaE index: 23.35 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 956.45 mb = 538.63 m = 1767.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.68 C = 81.82 F Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lifted Index: -4.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.10 C Showalter Index: -3.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.83 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.91 C Cross Totals Index: 23.93 C K Index: 36.04 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 240.53 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1617.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 951.06 mb = 588.36 m = 1930.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 946.06 mb = 634.44 m = 2081.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 906.06 mb = 1011.46 m = 3318.39 ft B at Equ Level: 14.62 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 281.4 at 10.7 knts Storm direction: 311.4 at 8.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.0 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: -31.4 tot: -24.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -8.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.06 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: -0.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 39.17 Bulk Shear: 41.30 m/s