MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F007.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F007.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 7 hour NAM valid 1Z SAT 2 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 1010 65 25.8 24.7 94 1.0 25.0 41 9 298.1 301.7 297.8 355.7 19.80 1 1000 151 25.4 23.8 91 1.5 24.2 43 14 298.5 301.9 297.4 353.6 18.90 2 950 601 22.0 21.5 97 0.5 21.6 53 28 299.5 302.6 296.6 349.9 17.25 3 900 1071 20.3 20.3 100 -0.0 20.4 73 23 302.4 305.5 297.1 352.4 16.92 4 850 1564 18.1 16.6 91 1.5 17.1 52 7 305.1 307.7 296.0 347.3 14.12 5 800 2082 15.4 11.5 78 3.8 12.9 48 8 307.5 309.5 294.3 340.0 10.74 6 750 2628 13.2 6.1 62 7.2 8.9 334 9 310.9 312.4 293.1 335.2 7.87 7 700 3206 10.6 -1.9 42 12.5 4.1 323 11 314.2 315.1 291.5 329.4 4.77 8 650 3819 6.6 0.0 63 6.5 3.0 323 11 316.4 317.5 293.1 335.1 5.90 9 600 4471 2.1 -2.4 72 4.6 -0.2 329 11 318.6 319.6 293.3 335.7 5.34 10 550 5166 -3.1 -4.8 88 1.7 -3.9 308 12 320.4 321.4 293.4 336.2 4.87 11 500 5917 -6.2 -7.0 94 0.8 -6.5 347 4 325.5 326.4 294.4 340.6 4.53 12 450 6736 -10.2 -11.4 91 1.2 -10.7 284 6 330.4 331.1 294.9 342.5 3.55 13 400 7636 -15.0 -16.7 87 1.7 -15.6 284 15 335.5 336.0 295.4 344.6 2.58 14 350 8634 -21.0 -23.4 81 2.4 -21.7 264 23 340.4 340.8 295.8 346.5 1.66 15 300 9757 -28.5 -31.1 78 2.6 -29.0 230 35 345.3 345.5 296.4 348.9 0.95 16 250 11039 -37.9 -41.0 73 3.0 -38.3 226 35 349.7 349.7 296.9 351.4 0.42 17 200 12535 -49.9 -53.5 66 3.6 -50.1 225 50 353.7 353.7 297.5 354.3 0.13 18 150 14347 -65.5 -69.5 57 4.0 -65.6 215 52 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.3 0.02 19 100 16742 -71.1 -83.1 15 12.0 -71.2 300 16 390.3 390.3 303.8 390.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5766.18 m Freezing level: 579.51 mb = 4755.80 m = 15602.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 603.33 mb = 4425.77 m = 14520.08 ft Precipitable water: 2.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.67 % Est. max temperature: 32.24 C = 90.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 995.20 mb = 192.93 m = 632.96 ft T: 25.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.18 C/km ThetaE index: 23.07 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 951.37 mb = 588.35 m = 1930.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.14 C = 80.84 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: -3.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.43 C Showalter Index: -2.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 46.97 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.22 C Cross Totals Index: 22.75 C K Index: 28.36 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 217.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.41 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 717.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 949.47 mb = 605.83 m = 1987.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 944.47 mb = 651.73 m = 2138.20 ft Equ Level (EL): 924.47 mb = 837.79 m = 2748.61 ft B at Equ Level: 13.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 124.47 mb = 15449.10 m = 50685.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 7.8 at 11.8 knts Storm direction: 37.8 at 8.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 4.8 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 168.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 61.1 neg: -4.1 tot: 57.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 34.10 Bulk Shear: 21.04 m/s