MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011200F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 23Z 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 27.8 24.9 84 2.9 25.6 26 9 300.2 303.8 298.5 359.0 20.02 1 1000 142 26.9 24.3 85 2.7 25.0 28 12 300.1 303.7 298.1 357.2 19.47 2 950 594 22.9 22.8 99 0.1 22.8 33 19 300.4 303.8 297.7 355.1 18.64 3 900 1066 20.9 20.9 100 -0.0 20.9 63 16 303.0 306.3 297.7 355.1 17.55 4 850 1561 19.2 15.8 80 3.5 16.8 14 8 306.3 308.8 295.8 346.4 13.37 5 800 2081 15.9 11.2 74 4.7 12.9 344 8 308.0 310.0 294.3 339.8 10.49 6 750 2626 12.4 8.2 75 4.2 9.8 311 9 310.1 311.8 293.9 338.1 9.16 7 700 3202 9.7 2.2 60 7.5 5.5 310 12 313.2 314.5 292.6 333.4 6.44 8 650 3814 5.6 1.3 74 4.2 3.2 305 11 315.2 316.5 293.3 335.7 6.51 9 600 4464 1.9 -0.9 81 2.9 0.4 307 11 318.4 319.5 293.7 337.4 5.96 10 550 5162 -1.9 -4.6 82 2.6 -3.3 301 10 321.8 322.7 293.8 337.9 4.96 11 500 5914 -6.3 -10.2 74 3.9 -7.9 254 5 325.4 326.1 293.6 337.2 3.52 12 450 6731 -11.2 -12.7 89 1.5 -11.8 210 15 329.2 329.8 294.3 340.1 3.20 13 400 7630 -14.4 -15.9 88 1.5 -15.0 228 22 336.3 336.8 295.7 346.0 2.76 14 350 8630 -20.7 -22.8 83 2.1 -21.3 237 27 340.9 341.2 296.0 347.2 1.74 15 300 9753 -29.0 -32.2 74 3.2 -29.6 219 27 344.5 344.7 296.1 347.8 0.86 16 250 11030 -38.1 -41.3 72 3.2 -38.4 212 37 349.4 349.5 296.8 351.1 0.41 17 200 12529 -49.1 -52.9 65 3.7 -49.3 216 40 355.0 355.0 297.8 355.6 0.14 18 150 14352 -64.0 -68.0 58 4.0 -64.0 209 42 359.9 359.9 298.7 360.0 0.03 19 100 16758 -69.5 -84.3 10 14.8 -69.5 248 21 393.5 393.5 304.3 393.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5771.78 m Freezing level: 575.12 mb = 4811.13 m = 15784.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 594.89 mb = 4532.63 m = 14870.65 ft Precipitable water: 2.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.64 % Est. max temperature: 33.32 C = 91.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.10 mb = 427.90 m = 1403.86 ft T: 24.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 25.59 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 950.20 mb = 592.49 m = 1943.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.98 C = 82.36 F Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lifted Index: -5.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.43 C Showalter Index: -2.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.52 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.49 C Cross Totals Index: 22.02 C K Index: 33.78 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 210.35 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.87 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1405.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.56 mb = 635.18 m = 2083.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 940.56 mb = 681.45 m = 2235.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 860.56 mb = 1454.33 m = 4771.38 ft B at Equ Level: 13.49 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 336.1 at 10.6 knts Storm direction: 6.1 at 8.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 3.8 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 172.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 35.4 neg: -13.8 tot: 21.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.12 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 0.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.29 Bulk Rich Number: 74.24 Bulk Shear: 18.93 m/s