MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031200F032.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508031200F032.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 32 hour NAM valid 20Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 35.74,-78.66 Latitude: 35.74 Longitude: -78.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 101 28.5 12.2 37 16.3 18.1 62 6 301.0 302.6 291.0 327.3 8.91 1 1000 166 26.5 11.3 39 15.2 17.0 62 6 299.7 301.2 290.1 324.5 8.43 2 950 614 21.8 10.2 48 11.6 14.7 58 7 299.3 300.8 289.8 323.5 8.23 3 900 1079 17.3 9.2 59 8.0 12.4 56 7 299.3 300.8 289.8 323.3 8.16 4 850 1563 15.2 -23.0 6 38.2 2.6 79 11 302.1 302.2 283.2 304.4 0.71 5 800 2075 14.7 -34.4 2 49.0 1.3 109 7 306.8 306.8 284.4 307.7 0.26 6 750 2616 11.4 -0.1 45 11.5 5.4 165 5 309.0 309.9 290.2 324.7 5.07 7 700 3190 8.6 1.0 59 7.6 4.5 194 3 312.0 313.2 291.9 330.5 5.90 8 650 3800 5.3 -3.8 52 9.1 0.8 199 4 315.0 315.8 291.5 329.2 4.44 9 600 4449 1.7 -12.6 33 14.4 -4.1 197 3 318.1 318.6 290.6 326.1 2.41 10 550 5144 -3.0 -11.9 51 8.8 -6.7 250 5 320.5 321.0 291.6 329.8 2.80 11 500 5892 -6.8 -23.0 26 16.2 -11.8 269 16 324.7 324.9 291.4 328.9 1.20 12 450 6709 -10.0 -32.9 13 22.9 -15.3 250 21 330.7 330.8 292.4 332.7 0.53 13 400 7606 -16.0 -38.6 12 22.6 -20.2 238 25 334.2 334.2 293.2 335.5 0.34 14 350 8598 -22.6 -27.0 67 4.4 -23.7 238 30 338.3 338.5 295.0 342.7 1.19 15 300 9712 -30.5 -33.3 77 2.8 -31.0 236 37 342.4 342.5 295.6 345.3 0.77 16 250 10981 -40.2 -46.8 49 6.6 -40.8 238 43 346.2 346.3 296.0 347.1 0.23 17 200 12462 -52.5 -62.5 29 10.1 -52.7 237 43 349.7 349.7 296.6 349.9 0.04 18 150 14266 -64.7 -76.5 18 11.9 -64.7 255 34 358.7 358.7 298.4 358.7 0.01 19 100 16716 -69.2 -85.7 7 16.5 -69.2 256 10 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.54 m Freezing level: 581.67 mb = 4703.51 m = 15431.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.06 mb = 3899.18 m = 12792.43 ft Precipitable water: 0.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.06 % Est. max temperature: 29.15 C = 84.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 794.35 mb = 2134.55 m = 7003.05 ft T: 14.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 22.92 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 637.30 mb = 3959.48 m = 12990.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.29 C = 109.92 F Cap Strength: 6.87 C Lifted Index: 7.43 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.62 C Showalter Index: 18.54 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 5.91 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.06 C Cross Totals Index: -16.16 C K Index: -8.54 Risk: None Sweat Index: 37.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 5.10 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8341.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 799.37 mb = 2081.65 m = 6829.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 167.3 at 6.6 knts Storm direction: 197.3 at 4.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 0.3 tot: 2.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -10.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 25.4 neg: -1.8 tot: 23.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.5 stream: 1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.16 Bulk Shear: 15.01 m/s