MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010600F004.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010600F004.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 4 hour NAM valid 10Z 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 25.0 24.4 96 0.6 24.6 232 4 297.5 301.1 297.5 354.1 19.49 1 1000 134 24.2 24.1 99 0.2 24.2 233 5 297.4 300.9 297.3 353.1 19.20 2 950 585 23.4 22.6 96 0.8 22.8 249 10 300.9 304.3 297.7 355.2 18.47 3 900 1059 22.6 20.8 90 1.8 21.3 269 4 304.8 308.0 298.1 356.9 17.45 4 850 1555 18.6 18.2 98 0.4 18.3 291 6 305.6 308.5 297.2 352.5 15.67 5 800 2073 15.0 13.0 88 1.9 13.7 250 7 307.1 309.3 295.0 342.9 11.87 6 750 2618 12.2 9.5 84 2.7 10.4 240 9 309.8 311.7 294.4 340.3 9.98 7 700 3193 9.2 4.6 73 4.6 6.5 259 14 312.6 314.1 293.4 336.2 7.60 8 650 3805 6.5 -5.8 41 12.4 0.6 258 16 316.4 317.1 291.3 328.6 3.80 9 600 4457 3.3 -9.2 39 12.5 -2.3 259 16 320.0 320.6 291.8 330.4 3.18 10 550 5158 -1.0 -5.6 71 4.6 -3.3 266 16 322.8 323.7 293.8 337.9 4.58 11 500 5912 -5.5 -8.0 83 2.5 -6.7 263 15 326.3 327.1 294.4 340.2 4.18 12 450 6731 -10.3 -14.8 69 4.6 -12.0 261 19 330.3 330.9 294.2 339.6 2.69 13 400 7631 -14.9 -19.5 68 4.6 -16.4 255 21 335.7 336.1 295.0 342.9 2.04 14 350 8628 -20.9 -25.6 66 4.7 -22.1 254 22 340.6 340.9 295.7 345.6 1.36 15 300 9751 -28.5 -34.6 56 6.1 -29.6 256 24 345.1 345.3 296.1 347.8 0.68 16 250 11030 -38.7 -48.2 36 9.5 -39.4 252 24 348.6 348.6 296.5 349.4 0.19 17 200 12520 -50.7 -56.7 49 6.0 -51.0 244 28 352.4 352.4 297.3 352.8 0.09 18 150 14325 -66.0 -73.5 34 7.5 -66.1 244 25 356.3 356.3 298.0 356.4 0.01 19 100 16739 -71.5 -80.3 25 8.9 -71.5 171 11 389.7 389.7 303.8 389.7 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5777.99 m Freezing level: 562.04 mb = 4989.04 m = 16368.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.06 mb = 3930.59 m = 12895.50 ft Precipitable water: 2.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.59 % Est. max temperature: 33.01 C = 91.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 999.64 mb = 137.03 m = 449.57 ft T: 24.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.41 C/km ThetaE index: 28.28 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 887.01 mb = 1184.74 m = 3886.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.52 C = 90.54 F Cap Strength: 1.69 C Lifted Index: -4.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.76 C Showalter Index: -3.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.88 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.12 C Cross Totals Index: 23.76 C K Index: 37.73 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 245.66 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1268.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 28.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 946.74 mb = 615.06 m = 2017.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 851.74 mb = 1536.94 m = 5042.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 171.74 mb = 13475.68 m = 44211.01 ft B at Equ Level: 1268.25 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 259.2 at 11.8 knts Storm direction: 289.2 at 8.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 1.2 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 26.3 neg: -7.4 tot: 18.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 327.15 Bulk Shear: 3.88 m/s