MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031200F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031200F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 22Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 32.38,-86.37 Latitude: 32.38 Longitude: -86.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1007 46 27.2 23.9 82 3.4 24.7 70 8 299.7 303.2 297.7 354.8 18.80 1 1000 110 26.2 23.3 84 2.8 24.1 72 9 299.3 302.6 297.3 352.9 18.34 2 950 561 22.0 22.0 100 -0.0 22.1 94 14 299.5 302.8 297.0 351.7 17.84 3 900 1030 19.6 18.5 93 1.1 18.8 111 0 301.7 304.5 295.7 346.1 15.06 4 850 1523 17.7 16.8 94 0.9 17.1 287 4 304.7 307.4 296.1 347.5 14.34 5 800 2041 15.0 13.1 88 1.9 13.7 279 7 307.1 309.3 295.0 343.0 11.91 6 750 2585 12.2 7.8 74 4.4 9.5 263 6 309.8 311.5 293.6 337.0 8.88 7 700 3162 9.9 4.6 69 5.3 6.8 258 8 313.5 315.0 293.6 337.3 7.62 8 650 3775 6.8 2.1 72 4.8 4.1 264 10 316.7 318.0 293.9 338.4 6.86 9 600 4428 2.6 -3.1 66 5.8 -0.3 274 9 319.2 320.2 293.2 335.5 5.06 10 550 5127 -1.3 -10.1 51 8.9 -5.1 265 10 322.6 323.2 292.6 333.3 3.22 11 500 5881 -5.3 -12.2 58 6.9 -8.2 257 12 326.6 327.2 293.5 336.7 3.00 12 450 6701 -10.0 -16.1 61 6.1 -12.3 244 14 330.6 331.1 294.1 339.0 2.41 13 400 7600 -15.1 -35.5 16 20.3 -19.3 237 14 335.3 335.4 293.6 337.1 0.47 14 350 8595 -21.7 -45.6 10 23.9 -25.0 262 14 339.4 339.5 294.4 340.2 0.18 15 300 9711 -30.3 -43.9 25 13.6 -32.0 263 16 342.6 342.7 295.2 343.6 0.26 16 250 10981 -40.2 -50.5 32 10.3 -40.9 244 21 346.4 346.4 296.0 347.0 0.15 17 200 12465 -50.6 -60.9 28 10.3 -50.9 217 34 352.7 352.7 297.3 352.9 0.05 18 150 14275 -66.2 -70.6 54 4.4 -66.2 188 35 356.1 356.1 298.0 356.2 0.02 19 100 16697 -68.7 -85.3 7 16.6 -68.8 20 7 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5771.42 m Freezing level: 566.03 mb = 4903.10 m = 16086.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 603.73 mb = 4377.91 m = 14363.05 ft Precipitable water: 2.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.19 % Est. max temperature: 31.76 C = 89.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.79 mb = 470.53 m = 1543.72 ft T: 22.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.60 C/km ThetaE index: 10.50 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 941.41 mb = 639.64 m = 2098.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.36 C = 81.25 F Cap Strength: -0.01 C Lifted Index: -2.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.97 C Showalter Index: -1.43 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.15 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.03 C Cross Totals Index: 22.12 C K Index: 34.52 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 221.24 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 798.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.98 mb = 634.38 m = 2081.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 936.98 mb = 680.60 m = 2232.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 216.98 mb = 11923.30 m = 39117.97 ft B at Equ Level: 795.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 116.98 mb = 15760.56 m = 51707.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 265.5 at 8.2 knts Storm direction: 295.5 at 6.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 0.8 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 116.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 35.3 neg: -1.1 tot: 34.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 16.53 Bulk Shear: 48.28 m/s