MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F008.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F008.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 8 hour NAM valid 2Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 34.88,-78.92 Latitude: 34.88 Longitude: -78.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1011 52 25.1 25.0 99 0.2 25.0 93 8 297.3 300.9 297.8 355.5 20.05 1 1000 151 24.3 24.3 100 -0.0 24.3 99 9 297.4 301.0 297.5 353.9 19.48 2 950 600 21.6 21.7 100 -0.0 21.7 84 18 299.2 302.3 296.6 350.0 17.43 3 900 1070 20.0 20.0 100 -0.0 20.1 64 23 302.1 305.2 296.9 351.2 16.61 4 850 1564 18.4 18.5 100 -0.0 18.5 61 29 305.5 308.4 297.3 353.1 15.92 5 800 2083 15.9 15.9 100 -0.0 15.9 67 21 308.1 310.7 297.0 351.4 14.33 6 750 2630 12.4 11.9 97 0.5 12.1 24 11 310.1 312.3 295.7 346.0 11.77 7 700 3206 9.3 3.1 65 6.3 5.8 332 14 312.8 314.1 292.8 334.1 6.84 8 650 3818 5.8 0.1 67 5.7 2.7 349 12 315.6 316.7 292.9 334.4 5.95 9 600 4468 1.5 -0.0 89 1.6 0.7 7 14 317.9 319.1 293.9 338.2 6.38 10 550 5165 -2.5 -3.8 91 1.2 -3.2 3 14 321.1 322.1 293.9 338.1 5.26 11 500 5918 -5.3 -6.5 91 1.2 -5.8 310 11 326.6 327.5 294.8 342.3 4.72 12 450 6741 -9.1 -10.3 91 1.2 -9.6 278 15 331.8 332.5 295.5 345.0 3.89 13 400 7643 -14.6 -16.0 89 1.4 -15.1 247 19 336.1 336.6 295.7 345.7 2.75 14 350 8643 -20.4 -22.6 83 2.2 -21.1 211 24 341.2 341.6 296.1 347.7 1.78 15 300 9767 -28.0 -30.6 78 2.6 -28.5 211 28 345.9 346.1 296.5 349.7 1.00 16 250 11050 -38.1 -41.2 73 3.1 -38.5 213 27 349.4 349.5 296.8 351.1 0.41 17 200 12542 -50.8 -54.5 64 3.7 -51.0 205 29 352.3 352.3 297.3 352.8 0.12 18 150 14350 -65.9 -70.0 56 4.1 -65.9 219 34 356.6 356.6 298.0 356.7 0.02 19 100 16748 -70.2 -83.4 13 13.2 -70.2 337 17 392.1 392.1 304.1 392.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5766.55 m Freezing level: 581.18 mb = 4730.72 m = 15520.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 591.41 mb = 4583.87 m = 15038.75 ft Precipitable water: 2.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.51 % Est. max temperature: 32.52 C = 90.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1009.67 mb = 67.07 m = 220.03 ft T: 24.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.40 C/km ThetaE index: 18.95 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 967.19 mb = 443.15 m = 1453.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.37 C = 79.47 F Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lifted Index: -2.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.76 C Showalter Index: -3.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.48 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.73 C Cross Totals Index: 23.75 C K Index: 35.92 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 289.57 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.25 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 663.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 961.67 mb = 493.24 m = 1618.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 956.67 mb = 538.89 m = 1767.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 876.67 mb = 1296.69 m = 4254.19 ft B at Equ Level: 22.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 116.67 mb = 15836.11 m = 51955.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 31.7 at 15.8 knts Storm direction: 61.7 at 11.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 3.3 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 9.4 neg: -80.7 tot: -71.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -23.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: -6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 24.35 Bulk Shear: 27.25 m/s