MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 4 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 25.4 23.4 89 2.0 24.0 51 8 297.9 301.3 296.8 351.1 18.28 1 1000 111 24.7 23.1 91 1.6 23.6 52 9 297.9 301.2 296.7 350.4 18.10 2 950 560 21.6 21.6 100 -0.0 21.6 89 15 299.1 302.2 296.5 349.6 17.32 3 900 1029 19.5 19.5 100 -0.0 19.5 112 6 301.6 304.6 296.4 349.0 16.09 4 850 1521 17.7 16.9 95 0.8 17.2 29 7 304.7 307.4 296.1 347.7 14.42 5 800 2039 15.2 13.1 88 2.0 13.8 28 4 307.3 309.5 295.1 343.4 11.95 6 750 2584 12.3 9.7 84 2.6 10.7 346 1 310.0 311.9 294.6 341.0 10.16 7 700 3161 9.7 7.0 83 2.7 8.0 267 6 313.2 314.9 294.6 341.2 9.03 8 650 3775 7.1 1.6 68 5.4 4.0 266 6 317.0 318.3 293.9 338.1 6.65 9 600 4428 2.8 -1.7 73 4.4 0.4 307 2 319.3 320.4 293.7 337.4 5.64 10 550 5128 -1.3 -5.5 73 4.2 -3.3 297 5 322.6 323.5 293.7 337.7 4.63 11 500 5882 -5.2 -13.8 51 8.6 -8.6 255 10 326.7 327.2 293.2 335.7 2.64 12 450 6702 -9.7 -15.8 61 6.2 -12.0 237 16 331.1 331.6 294.3 339.7 2.48 13 400 7603 -14.9 -34.2 18 19.3 -19.0 236 16 335.6 335.7 293.7 337.6 0.53 14 350 8599 -21.6 -28.3 54 6.7 -23.2 259 14 339.7 339.9 295.2 343.6 1.06 15 300 9716 -30.2 -35.0 62 4.9 -31.0 254 18 342.8 343.0 295.6 345.3 0.65 16 250 10989 -39.3 -42.5 72 3.2 -39.6 234 20 347.7 347.7 296.4 349.1 0.36 17 200 12477 -50.8 -54.5 65 3.7 -51.0 201 30 352.3 352.3 297.3 352.8 0.12 18 150 14282 -66.2 -70.3 56 4.1 -66.2 221 30 356.0 356.0 297.9 356.1 0.02 19 100 16705 -70.2 -84.8 10 14.6 -70.3 59 5 392.0 392.0 304.1 392.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5771.53 m Freezing level: 565.88 mb = 4905.67 m = 16094.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 594.62 mb = 4500.82 m = 14766.29 ft Precipitable water: 2.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.26 % Est. max temperature: 31.73 C = 89.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.63 mb = 299.84 m = 983.71 ft T: 23.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.46 C/km ThetaE index: 10.08 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 951.56 mb = 545.57 m = 1789.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.50 C = 79.70 F Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lifted Index: -2.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.88 C Showalter Index: -1.39 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.90 C Cross Totals Index: 22.11 C K Index: 37.15 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 227.69 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 520.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 949.96 mb = 560.35 m = 1838.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 944.96 mb = 606.13 m = 1988.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 244.96 mb = 11124.76 m = 36498.11 ft B at Equ Level: 519.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.96 mb = 14913.44 m = 48928.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 330.8 at 6.1 knts Storm direction: 0.8 at 4.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 1.9 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 147.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 44.8 neg: -13.6 tot: 31.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 19.33 Bulk Shear: 26.92 m/s