MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F005.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F005.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 5 hour NAM valid 23Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 35.15,-79.4 Latitude: 35.15 Longitude: -79.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 134 26.3 26.0 98 0.4 26.1 79 6 299.4 303.3 299.2 362.5 21.53 1 1000 142 26.2 25.8 98 0.4 25.9 81 5 299.3 303.2 299.1 362.0 21.38 2 950 594 23.4 23.1 98 0.3 23.2 34 17 300.9 304.4 298.1 356.9 19.03 3 900 1067 21.8 20.1 90 1.7 20.6 32 20 304.0 307.1 297.4 353.8 16.73 4 850 1562 18.4 16.0 86 2.4 16.8 4 17 305.4 308.0 295.8 346.1 13.60 5 800 2080 15.7 12.2 80 3.5 13.4 356 15 307.9 310.0 294.8 342.0 11.26 6 750 2626 12.3 9.1 80 3.3 10.3 350 13 310.0 311.8 294.2 339.6 9.69 7 700 3202 9.3 7.1 86 2.2 7.9 329 11 312.8 314.5 294.6 340.9 9.09 8 650 3815 6.0 2.9 81 3.1 4.2 302 10 315.7 317.1 294.0 338.6 7.27 9 600 4465 1.1 -0.7 88 1.8 0.1 286 10 317.4 318.6 293.5 336.8 6.09 10 550 5163 -1.2 -3.9 81 2.8 -2.6 264 9 322.7 323.7 294.3 339.7 5.20 11 500 5919 -4.8 -6.8 86 2.0 -5.8 236 10 327.2 328.1 294.9 342.5 4.58 12 450 6742 -8.5 -9.6 92 1.1 -9.0 218 14 332.5 333.4 295.8 346.6 4.11 13 400 7648 -14.0 -14.3 98 0.3 -14.2 213 18 336.7 337.4 296.1 347.8 3.16 14 350 8645 -21.9 -22.1 98 0.3 -22.0 218 28 339.3 339.7 295.7 346.0 1.86 15 300 9766 -28.7 -29.8 90 1.1 -28.9 222 36 344.9 345.2 296.4 349.0 1.08 16 250 11044 -38.5 -44.3 54 5.8 -39.1 225 44 348.8 348.9 296.7 350.1 0.30 17 200 12539 -50.3 -54.3 63 4.0 -50.4 233 44 353.2 353.2 297.4 353.7 0.12 18 150 14351 -65.2 -69.3 56 4.2 -65.2 230 44 357.9 357.9 298.3 358.0 0.02 19 100 16752 -69.6 -84.0 11 14.4 -69.6 257 20 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5777.09 m Freezing level: 575.57 mb = 4805.82 m = 15766.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 597.46 mb = 4498.83 m = 14759.76 ft Precipitable water: 2.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.64 % Est. max temperature: 32.35 C = 90.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 996.14 mb = 175.68 m = 576.35 ft T: 25.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.19 C/km ThetaE index: 22.94 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 931.25 mb = 768.19 m = 2520.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 19.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.97 C = 84.14 F Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lifted Index: -4.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.27 C Showalter Index: -0.43 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.05 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.23 C Cross Totals Index: 20.82 C K Index: 37.06 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 235.91 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.82 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1706.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.11 mb = 666.74 m = 2187.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 887.11 mb = 1191.79 m = 3910.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 147.11 mb = 14466.58 m = 47461.96 ft B at Equ Level: 1677.38 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 336.7 at 12.4 knts Storm direction: 6.7 at 9.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 2.4 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 127.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -71.1 tot: -71.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -23.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: -5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 77.82 Bulk Shear: 21.93 m/s