MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030600F025.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508030600F025.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 25 hour NAM valid 7Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 32.13,-81.7 Latitude: 32.13 Longitude: -81.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1012 30 24.1 21.9 88 2.2 22.6 49 5 296.3 299.2 295.3 344.1 16.58 1 1000 134 23.5 21.5 88 2.1 22.1 61 10 296.7 299.6 295.2 343.8 16.32 2 950 583 20.6 20.3 98 0.3 20.4 85 19 298.1 301.0 295.4 344.5 15.99 3 900 1051 19.2 16.6 85 2.6 17.4 117 10 301.3 303.7 294.4 340.3 13.28 4 850 1541 16.8 15.4 92 1.3 15.9 164 9 303.7 306.1 295.0 342.6 13.09 5 800 2057 14.4 10.7 78 3.7 12.1 217 6 306.5 308.4 293.6 337.2 10.18 6 750 2601 11.8 9.1 84 2.7 10.1 233 11 309.4 311.2 294.1 339.0 9.71 7 700 3176 9.0 6.8 86 2.2 7.6 236 14 312.4 314.1 294.3 340.0 8.90 8 650 3788 5.8 3.7 86 2.1 4.6 233 15 315.6 317.1 294.3 339.8 7.71 9 600 4439 2.4 -4.7 59 7.2 -1.1 237 13 318.9 319.8 292.6 333.5 4.49 10 550 5137 -1.8 -6.6 70 4.8 -4.0 234 13 322.0 322.8 293.3 336.0 4.26 11 500 5891 -5.5 -16.1 43 10.6 -9.5 247 9 326.4 326.8 292.7 333.8 2.18 12 450 6709 -10.5 -14.1 75 3.6 -11.9 268 12 330.0 330.5 294.3 339.8 2.85 13 400 7606 -16.0 -19.4 76 3.3 -17.1 249 11 334.1 334.5 294.7 341.4 2.07 14 350 8599 -22.3 -25.7 74 3.4 -23.2 232 16 338.6 338.9 295.2 343.6 1.35 15 300 9715 -29.7 -34.0 66 4.3 -30.4 238 23 343.6 343.7 295.8 346.3 0.72 16 250 10989 -40.0 -45.0 58 5.0 -40.4 216 25 346.7 346.7 296.1 347.8 0.28 17 200 12470 -52.5 -56.2 65 3.6 -52.7 211 29 349.6 349.6 296.6 350.0 0.09 18 150 14265 -66.6 -71.7 49 5.1 -66.7 205 31 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.4 0.02 19 100 16692 -70.2 -84.2 11 14.1 -70.2 64 7 392.2 392.2 304.1 392.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5756.80 m Freezing level: 570.95 mb = 4844.97 m = 15895.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 609.62 mb = 4310.00 m = 14140.24 ft Precipitable water: 2.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.36 % Est. max temperature: 31.00 C = 87.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.38 mb = 307.19 m = 1007.82 ft T: 22.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.32 C/km ThetaE index: 5.42 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.56 mb = 1035.63 m = 3397.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.04 C = 84.27 F Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lifted Index: -0.16 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.17 C Showalter Index: 0.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.16 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.25 C Cross Totals Index: 20.91 C K Index: 35.52 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 211.54 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.74 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 55.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 45.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 943.69 mb = 640.42 m = 2101.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 648.69 mb = 3804.25 m = 12480.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 398.69 mb = 7630.84 m = 25035.26 ft B at Equ Level: 55.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 308.69 mb = 9508.49 m = 31195.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.8 at 12.0 knts Storm direction: 246.8 at 9.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 151.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 110.3 neg: -1.2 tot: 109.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.77 Bulk Shear: 71.18 m/s