MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010600F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010600F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 19Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 34.97,-81.94 Latitude: 34.97 Longitude: -81.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 135 SFC 989 235 31.5 24.4 66 7.1 26.2 63 5 305.6 309.3 299.7 365.3 19.86 2 950 592 26.8 23.3 81 3.5 24.3 65 6 304.4 308.0 299.1 362.2 19.35 3 900 1068 22.2 22.3 100 -0.0 22.3 68 5 304.4 308.0 299.0 361.5 19.11 4 850 1564 18.9 17.1 89 1.8 17.7 40 5 305.9 308.7 296.6 349.8 14.62 5 800 2083 15.9 14.1 89 1.9 14.7 344 3 308.1 310.5 295.8 346.6 12.72 6 750 2630 13.2 8.8 75 4.4 10.4 326 8 310.9 312.7 294.3 340.1 9.52 7 700 3208 9.7 7.4 85 2.4 8.3 326 9 313.3 315.0 294.8 342.0 9.25 8 650 3820 5.9 4.6 91 1.3 5.1 318 10 315.6 317.2 294.7 341.4 8.22 9 600 4472 1.6 0.2 90 1.4 0.8 299 10 318.0 319.2 294.0 338.7 6.49 10 550 5169 -2.1 -7.6 66 5.5 -4.6 285 13 321.6 322.4 292.9 334.5 3.94 11 500 5920 -6.3 -15.3 49 8.9 -9.7 280 13 325.3 325.8 292.6 333.2 2.33 12 450 6737 -10.8 -16.7 61 6.0 -12.9 274 14 329.7 330.2 293.7 337.7 2.30 13 400 7634 -15.3 -27.0 36 11.8 -18.4 256 19 335.2 335.4 294.1 339.0 1.04 14 350 8630 -21.5 -32.3 37 10.8 -23.8 245 24 339.8 339.9 294.9 342.5 0.73 15 300 9750 -29.0 -45.7 18 16.7 -31.0 244 33 344.5 344.5 295.6 345.4 0.21 16 250 11029 -38.7 -62.3 6 23.6 -39.9 234 37 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.7 0.03 17 200 12519 -50.7 -68.0 11 17.2 -51.1 220 38 352.4 352.4 297.2 352.5 0.02 18 150 14326 -65.7 -73.6 32 7.9 -65.7 216 37 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.0 0.01 19 100 16734 -71.2 -83.8 14 12.6 -71.2 228 20 390.2 390.2 303.8 390.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5785.01 m Freezing level: 578.31 mb = 4774.27 m = 15663.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 592.29 mb = 4575.32 m = 15010.71 ft Precipitable water: 2.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.54 % Est. max temperature: 32.29 C = 90.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 893.31 mb = 1132.78 m = 3716.43 ft T: 21.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.94 C/km ThetaE index: 25.18 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.73 mb = 1041.37 m = 3416.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 19.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.30 C = 86.53 F Cap Strength: -0.23 C Lifted Index: -7.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.98 C Showalter Index: -3.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.73 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.25 C Cross Totals Index: 23.48 C K Index: 40.00 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 229.11 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2959.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 76.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.03 mb = 1067.79 m = 3503.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 895.03 mb = 1116.12 m = 3661.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 135.03 mb = 14950.36 m = 49049.15 ft B at Equ Level: 2923.67 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 313.1 at 8.7 knts Storm direction: 343.1 at 6.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 2.0 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 174.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: -2.1 tot: 3.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.4 stream: 1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 157.64 Bulk Shear: 18.77 m/s