MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508020000F002.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508020000F002.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 2 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 1011 65 25.2 24.4 95 0.9 24.6 44 7 297.5 301.0 297.4 353.6 19.36 1 1000 161 24.1 23.9 99 0.2 24.0 47 11 297.2 300.7 297.1 352.3 18.98 2 950 609 21.6 21.6 100 -0.0 21.6 61 25 299.1 302.2 296.5 349.7 17.35 3 900 1078 19.4 19.4 100 -0.0 19.4 68 24 301.5 304.4 296.3 348.4 15.95 4 850 1571 17.4 17.5 100 -0.0 17.5 66 16 304.4 307.2 296.4 348.9 14.93 5 800 2088 14.3 14.3 100 -0.0 14.3 31 8 306.4 308.8 295.6 345.2 12.92 6 750 2632 11.7 10.9 95 0.8 11.2 8 6 309.3 311.4 295.0 342.9 11.03 7 700 3207 9.0 1.6 59 7.5 4.9 4 7 312.5 313.7 292.2 331.6 6.13 8 650 3818 5.3 2.5 82 2.8 3.7 354 5 315.0 316.4 293.6 337.2 7.08 9 600 4468 1.6 0.5 93 1.0 1.0 305 4 317.9 319.2 294.1 339.0 6.64 10 550 5166 -1.9 -2.0 100 0.0 -2.0 246 8 321.8 323.0 294.6 341.3 6.03 11 500 5919 -5.9 -6.2 98 0.3 -6.1 230 14 325.8 326.7 294.7 341.7 4.80 12 450 6738 -10.1 -11.5 89 1.4 -10.8 232 17 330.5 331.2 294.9 342.5 3.52 13 400 7637 -15.1 -16.6 88 1.5 -15.7 236 17 335.3 335.8 295.4 344.4 2.60 14 350 8634 -21.3 -23.2 85 1.9 -21.8 253 21 340.0 340.4 295.8 346.2 1.69 15 300 9755 -29.0 -31.7 78 2.7 -29.6 262 26 344.5 344.6 296.1 347.9 0.90 16 250 11032 -39.0 -43.1 65 4.1 -39.4 249 36 348.0 348.1 296.5 349.4 0.34 17 200 12520 -51.0 -54.7 65 3.7 -51.2 234 46 351.9 352.0 297.1 352.4 0.11 18 150 14318 -67.3 -71.6 55 4.2 -67.4 218 45 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.2 0.02 19 100 16735 -68.7 -84.8 8 16.0 -68.8 293 14 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5757.98 m Freezing level: 577.86 mb = 4776.98 m = 15672.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 583.66 mb = 4689.40 m = 15385.00 ft Precipitable water: 2.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.34 % Est. max temperature: 31.55 C = 88.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 998.96 mb = 169.80 m = 557.08 ft T: 24.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 17.24 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 961.52 mb = 503.82 m = 1652.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.44 C = 79.58 F Cap Strength: -0.10 C Lifted Index: -3.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.71 C Showalter Index: -2.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 46.79 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.39 C Cross Totals Index: 23.41 C K Index: 33.36 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 254.97 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.54 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 740.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 959.71 mb = 520.30 m = 1707.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 954.71 mb = 565.98 m = 1856.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.71 mb = 11452.45 m = 37573.21 ft B at Equ Level: 738.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.71 mb = 15917.02 m = 52220.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 38.0 at 10.7 knts Storm direction: 68.0 at 8.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 3.7 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -15.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 36.5 neg: -18.7 tot: 17.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.05 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 136.66 Bulk Shear: 5.42 m/s