MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F000.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F000.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1200Z 4 AUG 25 Station: 32.34,-80.15 Latitude: 32.34 Longitude: -80.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1015 -1 26.1 25.8 99 0.3 25.9 55 16 297.9 301.7 298.5 359.1 21.02 1 1000 132 24.3 24.4 100 -0.0 24.4 69 19 297.5 301.0 297.5 354.2 19.53 2 950 582 21.4 21.5 100 -0.0 21.5 82 23 298.9 302.1 296.4 349.1 17.21 3 900 1051 19.3 19.4 100 -0.0 19.4 89 20 301.4 304.4 296.3 348.3 15.92 4 850 1543 17.0 17.1 100 -0.0 17.1 94 18 304.0 306.7 296.0 347.2 14.54 5 800 2060 14.9 15.0 100 -0.0 15.0 85 14 307.1 309.6 296.1 347.7 13.49 6 750 2606 12.4 12.4 100 -0.0 12.4 84 13 310.1 312.3 296.0 347.2 12.17 7 700 3184 9.8 9.8 100 -0.0 9.8 93 13 313.4 315.4 296.0 347.2 10.95 8 650 3799 6.9 6.8 99 0.2 6.8 107 12 316.8 318.7 296.0 346.9 9.58 9 600 4455 3.6 3.6 100 0.0 3.6 119 12 320.3 321.9 295.9 346.7 8.28 10 550 5157 -0.2 -0.2 100 0.0 -0.2 139 12 323.8 325.2 295.8 346.1 6.85 11 500 5916 -4.0 -4.1 99 0.2 -4.0 161 12 328.2 329.4 296.0 347.0 5.66 12 450 6741 -8.8 -9.2 97 0.4 -8.9 172 14 332.2 333.1 295.9 346.7 4.25 13 400 7645 -14.2 -14.9 95 0.7 -14.5 175 14 336.5 337.1 296.0 347.0 3.00 14 350 8644 -21.1 -22.1 91 1.1 -21.4 168 13 340.4 340.8 296.0 347.1 1.85 15 300 9766 -28.9 -30.5 87 1.5 -29.2 155 10 344.6 344.8 296.3 348.4 1.01 16 250 11044 -39.0 -41.8 75 2.8 -39.3 146 11 348.1 348.2 296.5 349.6 0.39 17 200 12527 -52.8 -56.4 64 3.7 -52.9 172 11 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.6 0.09 18 150 14316 -67.8 -71.9 56 4.1 -67.9 220 14 353.2 353.2 297.3 353.3 0.02 19 100 16730 -71.0 -85.0 11 14.1 -71.0 78 10 390.6 390.6 303.9 390.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5784.48 m Freezing level: 552.63 mb = 5120.24 m = 16798.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 552.82 mb = 5115.96 m = 16784.43 ft Precipitable water: 2.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.78 % Est. max temperature: 31.36 C = 88.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1012.05 mb = 26.99 m = 88.56 ft T: 25.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.04 C/km ThetaE index: 11.91 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 970.31 mb = 396.40 m = 1300.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.48 C = 79.66 F Cap Strength: -0.23 C Lifted Index: -1.51 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.16 C Showalter Index: 0.01 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 41.99 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.99 C Cross Totals Index: 21.00 C K Index: 38.04 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 251.68 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.16 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 627.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 965.67 mb = 438.52 m = 1438.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 960.67 mb = 484.13 m = 1588.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 170.67 mb = 13513.07 m = 44333.68 ft B at Equ Level: 623.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 110.67 mb = 16126.04 m = 52906.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 100.4 at 14.8 knts Storm direction: 130.4 at 11.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 0.9 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 17.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 57.4 neg: -13.8 tot: 43.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: 1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 46.77 Bulk Shear: 13.41 m/s