MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010600F029.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508010600F029.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 29 hour NAM valid 11Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 35.06,-82.10 Latitude: 35.06 Longitude: -82.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 173 SFC 986 292 19.3 18.8 97 0.5 19.0 7 8 293.6 296.1 292.7 333.6 14.02 2 950 614 17.6 17.6 100 -0.0 17.6 30 22 295.0 297.4 292.6 333.5 13.42 3 900 1076 17.1 17.0 100 0.1 17.1 77 21 299.1 301.6 294.1 339.0 13.69 4 850 1566 16.9 16.9 100 -0.0 17.0 196 4 303.9 306.6 295.9 346.8 14.44 5 800 2082 14.0 13.7 98 0.2 13.8 258 4 306.0 308.3 295.1 343.3 12.42 6 750 2624 11.4 9.4 88 2.0 10.2 271 5 308.9 310.8 294.1 339.2 9.95 7 700 3200 9.5 2.5 62 7.0 5.6 282 10 313.1 314.3 292.7 333.6 6.58 8 650 3811 5.8 -0.9 62 6.7 2.2 275 12 315.6 316.6 292.6 333.1 5.53 9 600 4461 1.9 -7.4 50 9.3 -2.4 269 13 318.3 319.0 291.7 330.2 3.66 10 550 5158 -2.6 -8.0 67 5.3 -5.1 264 13 320.9 321.7 292.6 333.5 3.81 11 500 5908 -6.5 -15.0 51 8.5 -9.8 263 11 325.1 325.6 292.6 333.2 2.38 12 450 6724 -10.8 -19.3 50 8.4 -13.7 275 10 329.6 330.0 293.3 336.1 1.85 13 400 7619 -16.2 -35.4 17 19.2 -20.0 304 13 333.9 334.0 293.2 335.7 0.47 14 350 8612 -22.0 -45.9 10 24.0 -25.2 298 23 339.2 339.2 294.3 339.9 0.18 15 300 9726 -30.5 -49.1 15 18.6 -32.4 292 18 342.3 342.4 295.0 342.9 0.15 16 250 10996 -40.2 -49.6 36 9.3 -40.9 262 27 346.2 346.3 296.0 346.9 0.17 17 200 12477 -52.1 -57.7 51 5.7 -52.2 256 37 350.3 350.4 296.8 350.7 0.08 18 150 14284 -64.8 -72.8 33 8.0 -64.9 239 36 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.5 0.01 19 100 16715 -68.5 -84.4 8 15.9 -68.7 289 6 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5734.66 m Freezing level: 579.08 mb = 4752.75 m = 15592.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.74 mb = 4120.25 m = 13517.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.13 % Est. max temperature: 30.11 C = 86.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.61 mb = 350.04 m = 1148.42 ft T: 19.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.93 C/km ThetaE index: 16.58 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 959.07 mb = 531.99 m = 1745.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.34 C = 68.61 F Cap Strength: 3.19 C Lifted Index: 2.02 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.19 C Showalter Index: -2.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 46.91 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.45 C Cross Totals Index: 23.46 C K Index: 33.40 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 222.73 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.74 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 27.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.03 mb = 758.54 m = 2488.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 929.03 mb = 804.45 m = 2639.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 919.03 mb = 897.02 m = 2942.95 ft B at Equ Level: 26.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 859.03 mb = 1475.22 m = 4839.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 284.4 at 11.0 knts Storm direction: 314.4 at 8.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 151.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 262.7 neg: -10.4 tot: 252.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 84.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.9 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.39 Bulk Shear: 71.11 m/s