MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030600F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030600F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 32.33,-85 Latitude: 32.33 Longitude: -85.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1005 82 26.4 24.8 91 1.6 25.3 45 3 299.2 302.8 298.2 357.7 20.01 1 1000 124 25.7 24.4 93 1.3 24.7 46 3 298.8 302.4 297.9 356.1 19.60 2 950 574 22.5 22.5 100 -0.0 22.5 130 4 300.0 303.3 297.4 353.7 18.35 3 900 1045 19.8 19.8 100 -0.0 19.8 198 8 301.9 304.9 296.7 350.3 16.41 4 850 1536 16.7 16.6 99 0.1 16.6 210 6 303.6 306.2 295.6 345.5 14.10 5 800 2053 14.7 11.7 82 3.1 12.7 239 5 306.9 308.9 294.2 339.6 10.84 6 750 2597 11.6 9.2 85 2.4 10.1 243 7 309.2 311.0 294.1 339.0 9.77 7 700 3172 8.8 4.7 75 4.1 6.4 250 8 312.2 313.7 293.3 336.0 7.67 8 650 3783 6.5 -0.1 62 6.7 2.9 257 11 316.4 317.5 293.0 334.9 5.83 9 600 4436 3.0 -7.5 46 10.5 -1.9 270 13 319.6 320.3 292.1 331.5 3.64 10 550 5135 -1.6 -12.2 44 10.7 -6.0 265 12 322.2 322.8 292.1 331.3 2.72 11 500 5887 -5.5 -15.0 47 9.5 -9.1 249 12 326.4 326.8 292.9 334.5 2.39 12 450 6707 -9.6 -21.1 39 11.4 -13.3 250 15 331.1 331.4 293.5 336.7 1.58 13 400 7606 -15.2 -28.9 30 13.7 -18.6 250 18 335.2 335.4 293.9 338.4 0.88 14 350 8602 -21.6 -45.6 10 24.0 -24.9 265 17 339.6 339.6 294.4 340.3 0.18 15 300 9718 -30.3 -49.2 14 18.9 -32.2 247 19 342.6 342.7 295.1 343.2 0.14 16 250 10988 -40.5 -51.3 30 10.9 -41.2 237 25 345.9 346.0 295.8 346.5 0.14 17 200 12467 -52.4 -61.0 35 8.6 -52.7 229 31 349.7 349.8 296.6 350.0 0.05 18 150 14265 -65.2 -74.2 28 9.1 -65.2 230 16 357.9 357.9 298.3 357.9 0.01 19 100 16706 -69.0 -83.8 10 14.7 -69.1 66 7 394.3 394.3 304.4 394.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5763.53 m Freezing level: 567.19 mb = 4894.35 m = 16057.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.73 mb = 4172.22 m = 13688.22 ft Precipitable water: 2.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.48 % Est. max temperature: 30.73 C = 87.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.14 mb = 282.07 m = 925.42 ft T: 24.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.26 C/km ThetaE index: 26.38 C Layer 1000.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 950.39 mb = 570.83 m = 1872.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.23 C = 81.02 F Cap Strength: -0.07 C Lifted Index: -3.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.81 C Showalter Index: -0.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.23 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.18 C Cross Totals Index: 22.05 C K Index: 34.64 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 222.62 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.20 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1428.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 949.57 mb = 578.35 m = 1897.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 944.57 mb = 624.32 m = 2048.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 174.57 mb = 13316.66 m = 43689.29 ft B at Equ Level: 1425.67 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 249.1 at 8.8 knts Storm direction: 279.1 at 6.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 38.1 neg: -2.3 tot: 35.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.8 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 78.07 Bulk Shear: 18.29 m/s