MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031200F028.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031200F028.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 28 hour NAM valid 16Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 35.79,-78.77 Latitude: 35.79 Longitude: -78.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 128 25.4 12.7 45 12.8 17.3 46 7 298.1 299.8 290.3 324.9 9.18 1 1000 172 23.6 12.2 49 11.4 16.4 46 7 296.7 298.3 289.6 322.7 8.95 2 950 616 18.8 10.9 60 7.9 14.0 45 10 296.3 297.9 289.2 321.4 8.66 3 900 1077 14.6 6.1 57 8.5 9.9 49 12 296.6 297.7 287.3 315.8 6.59 4 850 1560 15.3 -18.3 8 33.6 3.2 42 10 302.1 302.3 283.6 305.6 1.06 5 800 2072 14.9 -19.7 8 34.6 2.5 73 5 307.1 307.2 285.4 310.4 1.00 6 750 2614 11.5 4.2 61 7.3 7.3 133 3 309.1 310.4 291.8 330.3 6.92 7 700 3188 8.7 3.4 69 5.3 5.6 220 2 312.1 313.4 292.7 333.8 6.98 8 650 3798 5.2 -2.4 58 7.6 1.3 215 3 314.8 315.7 291.8 330.4 4.93 9 600 4446 1.3 -9.0 46 10.2 -3.3 211 3 317.6 318.2 291.2 328.1 3.23 10 550 5141 -3.6 -10.2 60 6.5 -6.4 245 7 319.8 320.4 291.8 330.3 3.21 11 500 5886 -8.0 -17.2 48 9.1 -11.2 238 19 323.2 323.6 291.7 330.0 1.99 12 450 6698 -11.8 -34.6 13 22.8 -16.7 242 24 328.3 328.4 291.7 330.0 0.45 13 400 7593 -15.8 -45.4 6 29.7 -20.3 243 26 334.5 334.6 293.1 335.2 0.16 14 350 8584 -23.0 -42.7 15 19.6 -25.9 244 28 337.7 337.7 294.0 338.7 0.25 15 300 9696 -31.5 -38.8 48 7.4 -32.5 244 35 341.0 341.1 295.0 342.7 0.44 16 250 10962 -40.7 -44.7 65 4.0 -41.1 246 43 345.6 345.6 295.9 346.7 0.29 17 200 12439 -52.4 -56.1 64 3.7 -52.5 252 51 349.7 349.8 296.7 350.2 0.10 18 150 14247 -63.9 -78.6 12 14.7 -64.0 254 33 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.1 0.01 19 100 16702 -69.8 -85.0 9 15.2 -69.8 250 13 392.9 392.9 304.2 392.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.95 m Freezing level: 587.04 mb = 4626.29 m = 15177.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.14 mb = 3972.34 m = 13032.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.62 % Est. max temperature: 28.85 C = 83.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 833.11 mb = 1729.32 m = 5673.55 ft T: 15.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.19 C/km ThetaE index: 19.36 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 642.77 mb = 3888.35 m = 12756.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.50 C = 108.49 F Cap Strength: 8.28 C Lifted Index: 7.98 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.94 C Showalter Index: 17.13 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 13.09 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.33 C Cross Totals Index: -10.24 C K Index: -0.26 Risk: None Sweat Index: 40.19 Risk: None Energy Index: 5.05 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9778.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 834.49 mb = 1715.38 m = 5627.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.3 at 7.4 knts Storm direction: 265.3 at 5.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 0.1 tot: 1.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 41.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 28.7 neg: -7.1 tot: 21.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.7 stream: 1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.04 Bulk Shear: 32.48 m/s