MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508011800F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 9Z 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 21.4 21.2 99 0.2 21.3 19 10 293.7 296.5 294.1 339.0 15.88 1 1000 152 20.7 20.5 99 0.2 20.6 21 14 293.8 296.6 293.7 337.7 15.38 2 950 595 18.6 18.6 100 -0.0 18.6 43 33 296.0 298.6 293.6 337.3 14.33 3 900 1061 18.0 18.0 100 -0.0 18.0 81 23 300.0 302.7 295.0 342.7 14.59 4 850 1551 16.1 16.1 100 -0.0 16.1 122 7 303.0 305.5 295.1 343.4 13.64 5 800 2068 15.6 9.2 66 6.4 11.6 136 3 307.8 309.5 293.2 335.6 9.16 6 750 2612 12.2 5.7 64 6.5 8.3 81 3 309.8 311.2 292.6 333.3 7.66 7 700 3187 8.7 4.5 75 4.2 6.3 56 1 312.2 313.6 293.2 335.7 7.58 8 650 3798 5.5 1.2 74 4.2 3.1 331 7 315.1 316.4 293.2 335.4 6.45 9 600 4448 1.2 -0.6 88 1.8 0.3 12 5 317.6 318.7 293.6 337.1 6.13 10 550 5144 -2.0 -4.1 86 2.0 -3.1 16 5 321.7 322.7 293.9 338.4 5.16 11 500 5898 -5.0 -20.8 28 15.8 -10.2 344 10 327.0 327.3 292.3 332.1 1.46 12 450 6718 -9.9 -16.8 57 6.9 -12.5 345 12 330.7 331.2 294.0 338.7 2.28 13 400 7617 -15.2 -18.5 76 3.3 -16.4 295 18 335.2 335.6 295.0 343.0 2.22 14 350 8613 -21.7 -24.9 75 3.2 -22.5 288 26 339.6 339.9 295.5 344.9 1.45 15 300 9733 -29.3 -32.1 77 2.8 -29.9 258 23 344.0 344.2 296.0 347.3 0.86 16 250 11007 -39.7 -43.0 71 3.2 -40.1 261 25 347.0 347.1 296.3 348.4 0.34 17 200 12490 -52.2 -56.0 64 3.8 -52.4 232 31 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.4 0.10 18 150 14291 -64.7 -73.0 31 8.3 -64.8 244 37 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.6 0.01 19 100 16719 -69.9 -85.1 9 15.3 -69.9 246 11 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5745.20 m Freezing level: 581.11 mb = 4710.70 m = 15454.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 596.20 mb = 4498.44 m = 14758.47 ft Precipitable water: 2.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.98 % Est. max temperature: 30.09 C = 86.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1007.42 mb = 88.75 m = 291.18 ft T: 21.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.06 C/km ThetaE index: 10.07 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 969.14 mb = 423.18 m = 1388.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.88 C = 73.19 F Cap Strength: 3.17 C Lifted Index: 2.47 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.58 C Showalter Index: 0.47 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 42.04 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.01 C Cross Totals Index: 21.03 C K Index: 32.87 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 217.58 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.21 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 958.92 mb = 514.76 m = 1688.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 953.92 mb = 559.91 m = 1836.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 933.92 mb = 742.46 m = 2435.86 ft B at Equ Level: 21.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 863.92 mb = 1411.71 m = 4631.54 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 41.0 at 9.0 knts Storm direction: 71.0 at 6.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 0.5 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -83.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 234.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 234.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 78.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.7 stream: 9.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 1.11 Bulk Shear: 19.82 m/s