MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 4Z 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 23.6 23.4 99 0.2 23.5 42 9 295.9 299.2 296.3 348.5 18.26 1 1000 153 22.9 22.7 99 0.2 22.8 42 13 296.0 299.2 296.0 346.9 17.65 2 950 600 20.9 20.9 100 -0.0 20.9 56 27 298.4 301.4 295.9 346.7 16.62 3 900 1067 18.4 18.4 100 -0.0 18.4 78 30 300.4 303.2 295.3 344.2 14.93 4 850 1559 17.7 17.7 100 -0.0 17.8 98 23 304.7 307.5 296.7 350.1 15.21 5 800 2077 15.0 15.0 100 -0.0 15.0 76 19 307.1 309.6 296.1 347.8 13.52 6 750 2621 11.5 8.4 81 3.1 9.6 67 8 309.1 310.8 293.7 337.3 9.26 7 700 3196 9.0 4.4 73 4.5 6.3 20 6 312.4 313.8 293.3 335.8 7.54 8 650 3808 6.1 1.6 73 4.4 3.6 39 10 315.8 317.1 293.5 336.8 6.64 9 600 4458 1.4 0.1 90 1.4 0.7 55 8 317.8 319.0 293.9 338.2 6.42 10 550 5155 -1.9 -2.3 97 0.4 -2.1 316 13 321.8 323.0 294.6 340.9 5.89 11 500 5910 -5.1 -6.4 91 1.3 -5.7 331 20 326.9 327.8 295.0 342.7 4.76 12 450 6730 -9.8 -11.1 90 1.3 -10.4 311 18 331.0 331.7 295.1 343.4 3.64 13 400 7632 -14.9 -16.3 89 1.4 -15.4 277 18 335.6 336.1 295.5 345.0 2.67 14 350 8629 -21.3 -23.3 84 2.0 -21.9 267 21 340.0 340.4 295.8 346.1 1.67 15 300 9750 -29.0 -31.4 79 2.5 -29.5 228 25 344.6 344.8 296.2 348.1 0.92 16 250 11028 -38.8 -41.8 73 3.0 -39.2 212 28 348.3 348.4 296.6 349.9 0.39 17 200 12517 -51.0 -54.6 65 3.7 -51.1 211 35 352.1 352.1 297.2 352.6 0.11 18 150 14322 -66.4 -70.6 55 4.2 -66.4 216 43 355.8 355.8 297.9 355.9 0.02 19 100 16732 -70.8 -81.6 19 10.8 -70.9 291 13 390.9 390.9 303.9 390.9 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5757.03 m Freezing level: 578.57 mb = 4757.00 m = 15606.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 587.94 mb = 4621.00 m = 15160.58 ft Precipitable water: 2.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.42 % Est. max temperature: 31.55 C = 88.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1007.77 mb = 86.01 m = 282.20 ft T: 23.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.16 C/km ThetaE index: 14.29 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 956.45 mb = 541.42 m = 1776.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.80 C = 78.43 F Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lifted Index: -0.86 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.67 C Showalter Index: -2.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 45.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.79 C Cross Totals Index: 22.81 C K Index: 36.03 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 279.76 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.59 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 217.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 959.26 mb = 515.81 m = 1692.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 944.26 mb = 652.70 m = 2141.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 874.26 mb = 1316.95 m = 4320.64 ft B at Equ Level: 23.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 224.26 mb = 11753.35 m = 38560.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 48.5 at 15.3 knts Storm direction: 78.5 at 11.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 3.7 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -18.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 132.2 neg: -26.3 tot: 105.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 228.19 Bulk Shear: 0.95 m/s