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: 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 25.0 24.4 97 0.6 24.6 41 10 297.2 300.7 297.4 353.3 19.35 1 1000 156 24.4 23.7 96 0.7 23.9 45 15 297.5 300.9 297.1 352.0 18.77 2 950 605 21.5 21.5 100 -0.0 21.5 59 29 299.0 302.1 296.5 349.2 17.24 3 900 1074 20.1 20.1 100 -0.0 20.1 77 29 302.2 305.3 297.0 351.4 16.67 4 850 1567 17.8 16.7 93 1.1 17.0 82 10 304.7 307.4 296.0 347.0 14.17 5 800 2085 14.8 12.2 85 2.5 13.1 61 7 306.9 309.0 294.5 340.8 11.26 6 750 2629 12.1 8.4 78 3.7 9.8 18 6 309.7 311.4 293.8 338.0 9.25 7 700 3205 9.6 1.7 58 7.9 5.2 328 8 313.1 314.2 292.4 332.4 6.17 8 650 3817 6.2 2.6 78 3.6 4.1 334 10 315.9 317.3 293.9 338.4 7.12 9 600 4469 1.9 -1.2 80 3.1 0.3 340 11 318.3 319.5 293.6 337.0 5.84 10 550 5165 -2.6 -5.8 79 3.1 -4.1 342 12 321.0 321.8 293.3 335.7 4.53 11 500 5914 -7.0 -9.3 84 2.2 -8.0 323 10 324.5 325.2 293.6 337.1 3.80 12 450 6735 -9.6 -11.0 90 1.3 -10.2 288 14 331.1 331.9 295.2 343.7 3.69 13 400 7636 -14.9 -16.6 87 1.7 -15.5 256 28 335.7 336.2 295.5 344.9 2.62 14 350 8634 -20.7 -22.8 83 2.1 -21.3 239 29 340.9 341.2 296.0 347.2 1.74 15 300 9759 -28.0 -30.5 79 2.5 -28.5 224 31 346.0 346.2 296.6 349.8 1.01 16 250 11041 -38.3 -41.4 73 3.0 -38.7 215 30 349.1 349.2 296.8 350.7 0.41 17 200 12532 -51.1 -54.8 65 3.7 -51.2 216 37 351.9 351.9 297.1 352.4 0.11 18 150 14337 -66.4 -70.5 56 4.1 -66.5 215 41 355.6 355.7 297.8 355.7 0.02 19 100 16742 -71.3 -80.4 25 9.1 -71.4 302 15 389.9 389.9 303.8 389.9 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5758.29 m Freezing level: 578.99 mb = 4761.45 m = 15621.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 597.11 mb = 4507.37 m = 14787.78 ft Precipitable water: 2.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.92 % Est. max temperature: 31.95 C = 89.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1002.31 mb = 135.92 m = 445.93 ft T: 24.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.12 C/km ThetaE index: 19.03 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 961.33 mb = 501.26 m = 1644.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.39 C = 79.50 F Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lifted Index: -4.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.25 C Showalter Index: -3.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.48 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.79 C Cross Totals Index: 23.69 C K Index: 33.55 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 230.57 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 619.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 957.15 mb = 539.36 m = 1769.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 952.15 mb = 585.21 m = 1919.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 912.15 mb = 957.80 m = 3142.34 ft B at Equ Level: 17.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 122.15 mb = 15554.76 m = 51032.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 24.7 at 12.6 knts Storm direction: 54.7 at 9.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 2.4 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -44.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 102.7 neg: -0.3 tot: 102.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.38 Bulk Rich Number: 43.56 Bulk Shear: 14.23 m/s