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: 34.90,-78.82 Latitude: 34.90 Longitude: -78.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1014 32 25.0 24.6 98 0.4 24.7 89 7 297.0 300.6 297.4 353.8 19.60 1 1000 151 23.9 23.9 100 0.0 23.9 90 9 297.1 300.5 297.1 352.0 18.98 2 950 601 21.3 21.3 100 -0.0 21.3 68 22 298.8 301.9 296.3 348.5 17.06 3 900 1071 20.2 20.2 100 -0.0 20.2 66 30 302.3 305.4 297.0 351.8 16.77 4 850 1564 17.9 17.9 100 -0.0 17.9 57 23 304.9 307.8 296.8 350.9 15.41 5 800 2083 15.2 14.4 95 0.8 14.7 50 11 307.4 309.8 295.8 346.6 13.00 6 750 2628 12.5 8.8 78 3.6 10.2 358 6 310.1 311.9 294.1 339.3 9.54 7 700 3205 10.4 0.1 49 10.2 4.8 331 10 314.0 315.0 292.1 331.4 5.52 8 650 3818 6.4 0.2 64 6.2 3.0 345 10 316.2 317.4 293.1 335.2 5.98 9 600 4468 0.8 -1.1 87 1.9 -0.2 0 14 317.1 318.2 293.3 335.8 5.90 10 550 5164 -2.6 -3.4 94 0.8 -3.0 20 13 321.0 322.1 294.0 338.5 5.41 11 500 5916 -5.5 -6.5 92 1.0 -6.0 299 7 326.3 327.2 294.8 341.9 4.69 12 450 6737 -9.8 -11.2 90 1.4 -10.4 289 18 330.9 331.6 295.1 343.3 3.62 13 400 7639 -14.5 -16.1 87 1.7 -15.1 241 21 336.2 336.7 295.7 345.7 2.72 14 350 8639 -20.3 -22.4 83 2.1 -21.0 215 23 341.4 341.8 296.2 348.0 1.81 15 300 9763 -28.2 -30.8 78 2.6 -28.7 210 26 345.7 345.9 296.5 349.4 0.98 16 250 11046 -38.0 -41.0 73 3.0 -38.3 211 28 349.6 349.7 296.9 351.4 0.42 17 200 12539 -50.9 -54.6 65 3.7 -51.1 208 30 352.1 352.1 297.2 352.6 0.11 18 150 14345 -65.7 -69.9 56 4.1 -65.8 220 36 356.8 356.8 298.1 356.9 0.02 19 100 16743 -70.3 -83.1 14 12.8 -70.4 326 15 391.9 391.9 304.0 391.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5765.22 m Freezing level: 588.15 mb = 4633.15 m = 15200.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 603.33 mb = 4423.31 m = 14512.00 ft Precipitable water: 2.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.69 % Est. max temperature: 32.23 C = 90.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1008.18 mb = 80.04 m = 262.59 ft T: 24.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 20.48 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 970.31 mb = 415.60 m = 1363.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.10 C = 78.99 F Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lifted Index: -2.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.38 C Showalter Index: -2.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 46.93 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.45 C Cross Totals Index: 23.47 C K Index: 31.16 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 269.64 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.90 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 527.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 963.50 mb = 477.48 m = 1566.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 958.50 mb = 523.14 m = 1716.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 908.50 mb = 989.45 m = 3246.19 ft B at Equ Level: 19.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 128.50 mb = 15260.05 m = 50065.16 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 31.5 at 13.7 knts Storm direction: 61.5 at 10.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 2.2 tot: 2.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: -63.0 tot: -59.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -19.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: -5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 33.82 Bulk Shear: 15.61 m/s