MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030600F008.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030600F008.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 8 hour NAM valid 14Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 33.59,-83.20 Latitude: 33.59 Longitude: -83.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 153 SFC 998 166 22.0 19.2 84 2.8 20.1 79 8 295.2 297.8 293.3 335.8 14.16 2 950 596 18.2 16.8 91 1.4 17.3 84 21 295.7 298.0 292.4 332.4 12.78 3 900 1059 17.1 16.2 95 0.9 16.5 100 23 299.1 301.5 293.6 337.0 13.00 4 850 1548 16.1 16.2 100 -0.0 16.2 123 18 303.1 305.6 295.2 343.7 13.73 5 800 2062 13.2 13.2 100 -0.0 13.2 145 9 305.2 307.4 294.6 341.1 12.01 6 750 2605 11.0 10.8 98 0.3 10.9 189 6 308.6 310.6 294.7 341.6 10.88 7 700 3178 7.9 7.0 94 0.9 7.3 200 4 311.2 312.9 294.1 339.0 9.01 8 650 3788 4.8 3.2 89 1.6 3.9 168 3 314.4 315.8 293.7 337.6 7.42 9 600 4437 1.1 -1.4 83 2.5 -0.2 188 4 317.4 318.5 293.3 335.9 5.78 10 550 5132 -3.1 -3.4 98 0.3 -3.3 226 9 320.4 321.5 293.8 337.9 5.41 11 500 5881 -7.1 -7.2 99 0.1 -7.1 219 14 324.4 325.3 294.1 339.1 4.45 12 450 6697 -11.4 -14.3 79 2.9 -12.5 225 18 328.8 329.4 293.9 338.4 2.80 13 400 7592 -16.3 -23.8 52 7.6 -18.4 235 23 333.8 334.1 294.0 338.9 1.39 14 350 8584 -22.1 -34.6 31 12.5 -24.5 243 28 339.0 339.1 294.6 341.2 0.58 15 300 9700 -30.3 -44.9 23 14.6 -32.0 240 31 342.7 342.7 295.2 343.6 0.23 16 250 10969 -40.5 -50.0 36 9.4 -41.2 247 36 345.8 345.8 295.8 346.4 0.16 17 200 12448 -52.5 -63.8 24 11.3 -52.8 241 38 349.6 349.6 296.6 349.8 0.04 18 150 14250 -64.1 -78.4 13 14.2 -64.3 262 20 359.6 359.6 298.6 359.6 0.01 19 100 16686 -70.3 -84.5 11 14.1 -70.4 5 6 391.8 391.8 304.0 391.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5728.81 m Freezing level: 586.65 mb = 4622.43 m = 15165.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 602.28 mb = 4406.14 m = 14455.67 ft Precipitable water: 2.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.97 % Est. max temperature: 29.84 C = 85.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.03 mb = 514.42 m = 1687.71 ft T: 18.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 5.74 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 834.57 mb = 1703.49 m = 5588.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.42 C = 86.76 F Cap Strength: 2.54 C Lifted Index: 2.05 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.00 C Showalter Index: -1.76 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.46 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.22 C Cross Totals Index: 23.24 C K Index: 38.50 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 243.33 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.03 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5126.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.84 mb = 816.94 m = 2680.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 149.6 at 10.2 knts Storm direction: 179.6 at 7.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -63.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 98.5 neg: -4.4 tot: 94.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.31 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.53 Bulk Shear: 28.67 m/s