MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010600F007.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010600F007.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 7 hour NAM valid 13Z 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 26.5 24.6 90 1.8 25.1 16 3 298.9 302.5 298.0 356.4 19.67 1 1000 137 25.0 24.3 96 0.6 24.5 14 3 298.1 301.6 297.7 354.8 19.49 2 950 588 23.7 20.9 84 2.8 21.8 6 4 301.3 304.3 296.7 350.2 16.63 3 900 1060 21.6 17.2 76 4.4 18.5 288 4 303.7 306.3 295.5 344.9 13.84 4 850 1555 18.9 16.4 85 2.6 17.2 265 13 306.0 308.6 296.1 347.7 13.92 5 800 2075 16.3 11.3 72 5.0 13.1 236 16 308.6 310.6 294.5 340.7 10.60 6 750 2622 13.3 7.6 68 5.7 9.8 246 21 311.0 312.7 293.9 338.1 8.79 7 700 3199 10.1 0.9 53 9.1 5.1 259 19 313.7 314.8 292.3 332.1 5.86 8 650 3811 5.8 0.8 70 5.1 3.1 256 16 315.6 316.8 293.2 335.3 6.24 9 600 4462 2.4 1.8 96 0.6 2.1 252 16 318.9 320.3 294.8 342.1 7.30 10 550 5161 -1.6 -3.0 90 1.4 -2.3 255 16 322.2 323.3 294.4 340.4 5.59 11 500 5914 -6.1 -9.6 76 3.5 -7.6 238 14 325.6 326.4 293.8 338.0 3.71 12 450 6734 -9.9 -14.7 68 4.8 -11.8 238 16 330.8 331.3 294.3 340.1 2.72 13 400 7635 -14.8 -18.1 76 3.3 -15.9 247 17 335.8 336.3 295.3 344.0 2.31 14 350 8633 -21.0 -24.4 74 3.4 -22.0 248 15 340.4 340.7 295.7 346.0 1.51 15 300 9755 -28.5 -38.6 37 10.1 -30.0 251 17 345.2 345.3 296.0 347.0 0.45 16 250 11035 -38.7 -51.7 24 12.9 -39.7 243 21 348.5 348.5 296.4 349.0 0.13 17 200 12523 -51.0 -59.0 38 7.9 -51.3 242 22 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.2 0.07 18 150 14326 -66.2 -71.8 45 5.6 -66.2 228 21 356.1 356.1 298.0 356.2 0.02 19 100 16732 -71.6 -81.1 23 9.6 -71.6 188 17 389.4 389.4 303.7 389.5 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5777.11 m Freezing level: 569.98 mb = 4882.11 m = 16017.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 576.44 mb = 4784.26 m = 15696.20 ft Precipitable water: 2.22 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.50 % Est. max temperature: 33.18 C = 91.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.08 mb = 296.17 m = 971.69 ft T: 24.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.96 C/km ThetaE index: 15.61 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 867.58 mb = 1378.10 m = 4521.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.75 C = 90.96 F Cap Strength: 1.72 C Lifted Index: -3.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.71 C Showalter Index: -2.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.48 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.02 C Cross Totals Index: 22.46 C K Index: 32.25 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 235.95 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.96 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 584.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 61.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.30 mb = 818.29 m = 2684.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 750.30 mb = 2618.43 m = 8590.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 240.30 mb = 11298.56 m = 37068.30 ft B at Equ Level: 583.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.30 mb = 15635.64 m = 51297.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.8 at 14.0 knts Storm direction: 283.8 at 10.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 3.1 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 143.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 36.0 neg: -10.0 tot: 26.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 17.10 Bulk Shear: 34.16 m/s