MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508020600F006.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508020600F006.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 12Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 30.7,-85.58 Latitude: 30.70 Longitude: -85.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 27.4 24.8 86 2.6 25.5 214 3 299.3 302.9 298.2 357.4 19.84 1 1000 154 27.3 23.7 81 3.6 24.7 237 11 300.5 303.9 297.8 355.6 18.75 2 950 609 23.8 21.5 87 2.3 22.1 251 14 301.3 304.5 297.1 352.0 17.22 3 900 1081 21.7 16.7 73 5.0 18.2 293 7 303.8 306.3 295.2 343.6 13.38 4 850 1575 18.2 14.8 81 3.3 16.0 278 4 305.2 307.5 295.0 342.8 12.59 5 800 2093 16.6 4.3 44 12.3 9.5 258 12 308.8 310.1 291.4 328.9 6.53 6 750 2639 13.5 3.5 51 9.9 7.8 254 14 311.2 312.4 292.2 331.6 6.58 7 700 3216 9.9 3.6 65 6.3 6.2 244 13 313.4 314.7 293.2 335.5 7.08 8 650 3829 6.4 0.9 68 5.5 3.4 241 14 316.3 317.5 293.4 336.3 6.32 9 600 4482 3.1 -5.5 53 8.6 -1.1 241 15 319.6 320.5 292.6 333.4 4.23 10 550 5182 -0.6 -14.2 35 13.6 -6.1 239 16 323.3 323.8 292.0 331.1 2.31 11 500 5936 -5.3 -19.8 31 14.5 -10.2 261 14 326.6 327.0 292.3 332.2 1.60 12 450 6755 -10.4 -26.9 24 16.5 -14.9 283 13 330.1 330.3 292.7 333.5 0.94 13 400 7652 -15.3 -40.1 10 24.8 -19.8 284 11 335.0 335.1 293.4 336.2 0.29 14 350 8646 -22.1 -46.6 9 24.4 -25.4 287 8 338.9 338.9 294.2 339.6 0.17 15 300 9761 -30.3 -52.2 10 21.9 -32.3 308 4 342.6 342.6 295.0 343.0 0.10 16 250 11030 -40.7 -50.9 33 10.2 -41.4 81 2 345.5 345.5 295.7 346.1 0.14 17 200 12506 -52.7 -57.9 53 5.2 -52.8 113 10 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.7 0.08 18 150 14302 -66.5 -71.4 51 4.8 -66.6 128 25 355.4 355.4 297.8 355.5 0.02 19 100 16710 -72.0 -83.2 17 11.2 -72.1 59 13 388.5 388.5 303.6 388.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5782.65 m Freezing level: 558.78 mb = 5058.81 m = 16596.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.36 mb = 4315.43 m = 14158.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.13 % Est. max temperature: 32.90 C = 91.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.97 mb = 351.16 m = 1152.10 ft T: 25.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.55 C/km ThetaE index: 28.45 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.23 mb = 1252.97 m = 4110.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.41 C = 90.33 F Cap Strength: 1.42 C Lifted Index: -3.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.42 C Showalter Index: 0.41 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.53 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.43 C Cross Totals Index: 20.10 C K Index: 31.99 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 200.05 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1096.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.31 mb = 866.83 m = 2843.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 847.31 mb = 1601.67 m = 5254.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 837.31 mb = 1703.19 m = 5587.81 ft B at Equ Level: 10.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 107.31 mb = 16291.17 m = 53448.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 249.2 at 12.5 knts Storm direction: 279.2 at 9.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 1.6 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 31.9 neg: -3.0 tot: 28.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 1487.50 Bulk Shear: 0.74 m/s